increase

英 [ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs]

美 [ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs]

v.  (使)增长，增多; 增加
n.  增长; 增多; 增加

过去分词：increased　现在分词：increasing　复数：increases　第三人称单数：increases　过去式：increased　

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.523 / COCA.660

同义词辨析

amplifyenlargeexpandincrease【导航词义：扩大，增加】

牛津词典

verb

• （使）增长，增多；增加
  to become or to make sth greater in amount, number, value, etc.
  1. The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
     人口已从120万增加到了180万。
  2. The rate of inflation increased by 2%.
     通货膨胀率增长了2%。
  3. The price of oil increased.
     石油价格上涨了。
  4. increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere
     地球大气层中日益增多的二氧化碳含量
  5. Oil increased in price .
     石油价格上涨了。
  6. Disability increases with age (= the older sb is, the more likely they are to be disabled) .
     身体机能随着年龄退化。
  7. We need to increase productivity.
     我们需要提高生产力。
  8. They've increased the price by 50%.
     他们已经把价格提高了50%。

noun

• 增长；增多；增加
  a rise in the amount, number or value of sth
  1. an increase in spending
     开支的增长
  2. an increase of 2p in the pound on income tax
     所得税每英镑增加2便士
  3. an increase of nearly 20%
     近20%的增长
  4. a significant/substantial increase in sales
     销售量的显著 / 可观增长
  5. price/tax/wage increases
     价格 / 税额 / 工资的上涨
  6. Homelessness is on the increase (= increasing) .
     无家可归者越来越多。

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ɪn'kriːs/. The noun is pronounced /'ɪnkriːs/. 动词读作 /ɪn'kriːs/,名词读作 /'ɪnkriːs/。


• V-ERG 增加;增大;增长
  If somethingincreasesor youincreaseit, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount.
  1. The population continues to increase...
     人口继续增长。
  2. Japan's industrial output increased by 2%...
     日本工业产量增长了2%。
  3. The company has increased the price of its cars...
     公司已经提高了汽车价格。
  4. The increased investment will help stabilise the economy...
     增加的投资将有助于经济的稳定。
  5. We are experiencing an increasing number of problems.
     我们正遇到越来越多的问题。
• N-COUNT 增加;增大;增长
  If there is anincrease inthe number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater.
  1. ...a sharp increase in productivity...
     生产率的大幅提高
  2. He called for an increase of 1p on income tax.
     他呼吁所得税提高 1 便士。
  3. ...an increase of violence along the border.
     边境线上暴力事件的增加
• PHRASE 正在增加;不断增长
  If something ison the increase, it is happening more often or becoming greater in number or intensity.
  1. Crime is on the increase.
     犯罪活动在不断增多。

英英释义

noun

• the act of increasing something
  1. he gave me an increase in salary
  Synonym:step-up
• the amount by which something increases
  1. they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
  Synonym:increment
• a change resulting in an increase
  1. the increase is scheduled for next month
• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
  1. the increase in unemployment
  2. the growth of population
  Synonym:incrementgrowth
• a quantity that is added
  1. there was an addition to property taxes this year
  2. they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
  Synonym:additiongain

verb

• make bigger or more
  1. The boss finally increased her salary
  2. The university increased the number of students it admitted
• become bigger or greater in amount
  1. The amount of work increased

双语例句

• The government has decided to increase salaries for all civil servants.
  政府已决定给所有公务员加薪。
• We aim to increase sales by 10 per cent
  我们的目标是将销售额提高10%。
• The number of people asking to go there is on the increase.
  要求去那儿的人数在增加。
• The company has increased the price of its cars
  公司已经提高了汽车价格。
• Testosterone does not increase their erectile or orgasmic ability.
  睾酮没有提高男性勃起或达到性高潮的能力。
• The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity
  提高的生产率抵消了增加的工资成本后仍有结余。
• The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business
  税赋的增加为这个企业敲响了丧钟。
• Regular exercise can increase your basal metabolic rate
  定期运动能够提高你的基础代谢率。
• The increase slowed to 0.4 percent, possibly indicating the start of a downtrend.
  增长幅度降到了0.4%，可能意味着下降的开始。
• Crime is on the increase.
  犯罪活动在不断增多。