The verb is pronounced /ɪn'kriːs/. The noun is pronounced /'ɪnkriːs/. 动词读作 /ɪn'kriːs/,名词读作 /'ɪnkriːs/。
1 V-ERG 增加;增大;增长 If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. 增加;增大;增长
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The population continues to increase. [VERB]
人口继续增长。
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Japan's industrial output increased by 2%. [V + by/from/to]
日本工业产量增长了2%。
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The company has increased the price of its cars. [VERB noun]
公司已经提高了汽车价格。
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The increased investment will help stabilise the economy. [VERB-ed]
增加的投资将有助于经济的稳定。
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We are experiencing an increasing number of problems. [VERB-ing]
我们正遇到越来越多的问题。
SYN raise, extend, boost, expand
2 N-COUNT 增加;增大;增长 If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater. 增加;增大;增长
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...a sharp increase in productivity. [+ in]
生产率的大幅提高
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He called for an increase of 1p on income tax.
他呼吁所得税提高 1 便士。
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...an increase of violence along the border.
边境线上暴力事件的增加
SYN growth, rise, boost, development
3 PHRASE 正在增加;不断增长 If something is on the increase, it is happening more often or becoming greater in number or intensity. 正在增加;不断增长
SYN growing, increasing, spreading, expanding
ThesaurusWord PartnershipWord Link
| Thesaurus | increase Also look up: |
| VERB. | expand, extend, raise; (ant.) decrease, reduce 1 |
| N. | gain, hike, raise, rise; (ant.) decrease, reduction 2 |
| Word Partnership | Use increase with: |
| ADV. | increase dramatically, increase rapidly 1 |
| N. | increase in crime, increase in demand, population increase, price increase, salary increase, increase in size, increase in spending, increase in temperature, increase in value 2 |
| ADJ. | big increase, marked increase, sharp increase 2 |
| Word Link | cresc, creas ≈ growing : crescent, decrease, increase |
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