| 词汇 | increase |
| 释义 | increase A. intransitive verb | BrE ɪnˈkriːs, AmE ɪnˈkris | ① (become larger) 增加 ▸ the population has increased from 70,000 to 90,000 人口已经从7万增长到了9万 ▸ the value of the house has increased by 25% 房子增值了25％ ▸ to increase in speed 加速 ▸ petrol has increased in price 汽油价格上涨了 ② (become more intense) 增强 ▸ her anger increased 她怒气更大了 ▸ the pain is increasing (in intensity) 越来越疼了 ▸ the rain increased 雨下大了 ▸ the darkness increased 天越来越黑了 ③ (in knitting) 放针 B. transitive verb | BrE ɪnˈkriːs, AmE ɪnˈkris | ① (make greater) 增加 ▸ to increase the value of a property 使某房产升值 ▸ giving up smoking may increase life expectancy by 10 years 戒烟可以使预期寿命延长10年 ▸ she increased her speed from 60 to 70 mph 她把速度从每小时60英里提高到70英里 ② (intensify) 增强 ▸ to increase volume 调高音量 ▸ the news increased our anxiety 这一消息使我们更加焦虑 ③ (in knitting) 放 ▸ to increase one stitch 放一针 C. noun | BrE ˈɪŋkriːs, AmE ˈɪnkris | ① (in amount) 增加 ▸ a price/pay increase 涨价/加薪 ▸ a massive increase in unemployment 失业人数的大幅增长 ▸ a 5% increase, an increase of 5% 5%的增长 ▸ (to be) on the increase 正在增加 ▸ the problem of illiteracy is on the increase 文盲问题越来越严重 ② (in intensity) 增强 ▸ a further increase in effort is needed 需要更加努力 ▸ an increase in support for sb/sth 对某人/某事物更多的支持 ▸ (to be) on the increase 正在增强 |
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