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单词 increase
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Definition of increase in English:

increase

verb ɪnˈkriːsɪnˈkris
  • Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

    增长;增加;增进;增强

    no object car use is increasing at an alarming rate

    轿车的使用正以令人担忧的速率增长。

    with object we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues

    我们打算增进对社会问题的意识。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The geometry on this racquet aids the beginner by increasing stability and power.
    • The ordinary fan is continually forced to part with ever increasing amounts of money.
    • A new sleeping pill that increases dreaming sleep improves memory capacity, according to the results of new research.
    • The core of the movement has been increasing in size and in depth of knowledge.
    • By the following day, the amount of food in the feeding spots will have increased again.
    • At first she worked less than a full day and then increased the amount of time at her job.
    • The only practical, long-term solution to increasing lamb survival on both an individual flock basis and on an industry-wide basis is through selection.
    • The operators are reducing the amount they pay out and increasing the amount they take in.
    • Yet, instead of increasing as predicted, air pollutants have dramatically declined.
    • There comes a point at long distance that the helical starts increasing the size of the groups.
    • Inequality in our society is increasing and for those at the bottom things are getting worse.
    • They had the choice of increasing the size of the dairy herd or changing the system completely.
    • The tall buildings increase wind drag on the city, resulting in vertical velocities - essentially a boiling action - that can enhance rainfall.
    • His ideas have been ripped off for years and years, and with increasing frequency.
    • The proposal was aimed at increasing the number of organs available for transplant.
    • Intensity of the job has increased and so has the number of patients going through the system.
    • Historical records of solar activity indicate that solar radiation has been increasing since the late 19th century.
    • Police put this down to increased awareness and confidence in the way it is handled.
    • The colour of the energy beam changed from green to bright red as the power increased.
    • In some cases, peaks could be obtained by increasing the amount of leaf material used.
    Synonyms
    grow, get bigger, get larger, become greater, enlarge, expand, swell
    rise, climb, escalate, soar, surge, rocket, shoot up, spiral
    improve, intensify, strengthen
    heighten, lengthen, extend, stretch, spread, widen
    multiply, snowball, mushroom, proliferate, balloon, build up, mount up, pile up, accrue, accumulate
    literary wax
    add to, make larger, make bigger, make greater, augment, supplement, top up, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate
    magnify, intensify, strengthen, amplify, heighten, escalate
    improve, make better, boost, ameliorate, enhance, enrich, upgrade
    worsen, make worse, exacerbate, aggravate, inflame, compound, reinforce
    informal up, jack up, hike up, hike, bump up, crank up, step up
noun ˈɪŋkriːsˈɪnkris
  • A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

    an increase of 28.3 per cent
    mass noun some increase in inflation is expected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also wants to set minimum wage increases in line with inflation if he gets in office.
    • The past year has seen an increase in the amount of guitar-based music in the charts.
    • The union has asked for the increase to counter the rise in council tax and house prices in the city.
    • He went on to say that there had been a gentle increase in the church activities.
    • So it's hard to see increases of anywhere near this amount being sustained for too much longer.
    • It is also believed that an increase in sunspot activity can have an affect on pole reversal.
    • The figures might go up but no one will know for sure if it is a real increase or a perceived increase.
    • There are no signs of an increase in cyclone activity elsewhere around the globe.
    • Some of the debt growth is a reflection of the increases in the value of shareholdings.
    • Not everyone has had their benefits increased above the rate of price increases.
    • This scenario would probably give rise to gradual increases in geothermal gradient.
    • No money was available to cover pay rises, and if increases were given jobs could be lost.
    • Such increases are both justified and achievable, given the size of the world economy.
    • Etes say that the increase in the size of the show owes a great deal to the change of venue.
    • My bill arrives at its percentage increase by averaging the increases on four items.
    • In the UK, further volume growth is likely to be the main driver behind increases in sales.
    • Pensioners were furious that tiny pension increases were being swallowed up by huge tax rises.
    • Unlikely to be more than inflationary increases to cigarettes, beer and wine duties.
    • Vast amounts of resources have facilitated huge increases in production capacity.
    • Low inflation and the introduction of the euro may make price increases harder to justify.
    Synonyms
    growth, rise, enlargement, expansion, extension, multiplication, elevation, swelling, inflation
    increment, addition, augmentation
    magnification, intensification, strengthening, amplification, stepping up, step up, heightening
    climb, escalation, surge, upsurge, upswing, spiral
    improvement, boost, amelioration, enhancement, upgrade, upturn
    worsening, exacerbation, aggravation
    development, advance, boom, spurt, snowballing, mushrooming
    informal hike

Phrases

  • on the increase

    • Becoming greater, more common, or more frequent.

      正在增加;更为常见;更为频繁

      fraud is on the increase
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They say public order offences and robberies from homes are on the increase.
      • It's a disease that is more common than you might think - and it's on the increase.
      • It is not known whether it is on the increase or not, but it is being reported more frequently.
      • Mr Guymer said vandalism seemed to be on the increase at Vista Road.
      • Allergic diseases are known to be on the increase in western populations, but the reason why is not clear.
      • The rat population is rapidly on the increase, bringing with it increased risk of diseases.
      • One of the reasons, of course, is that fraud is on the increase and that affects the rest of us who end up having to pay higher premiums as a result.
      • However, it is a fact that virus infections, like home break-ins, are on the increase.
      • Crime is on the increase and the recent setting afire of a police vehicle has raised the level of crime to new heights.
      • But the number of pupils remaining out of school with parental permission appears to be on the increase.

Derivatives

  • increasable

  • adjective ɪŋˈkriːsəb(ə)lɪnˈkrisəb(ə)l
    • If you're considering term life insurance, bear in mind there are multiple variations encompassing increasing term insurance, increasable term insurance, decreasing term insurance, renewable term insurance, convertible term insurance, family income benefit insurance and pension linked term insurance.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The use of such increasable volume disposable bags provided with a collar is considerably less expensive than the cost of disposable or single-use bottles.
      • A mortgage should always be increasable meaning that during the term of your mortgage you can increase the amount of the loan for a specific purpose.
      • The beam from the inside was increasable, and he saw what the enemy's last sight would be if completely engulfed by the beam.
      • Initial draft is 16.5 meters increasable to 17.5 meters.

Origin

Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- 'into' + crescere 'grow'.

  • crescent from Late Middle English:

    The Romans referred to the thin curve of the waxing moon early in its cycle as luna crescens, ‘growing moon’. Crescens comes from Latin crescere ‘to grow’, the source of many English words such as the late 19th century curved croissant (the French form of crescent), accrue (Late Middle English), decrease (Late Middle English), and increase (Late Middle English). From being applied to the moon the word came to be applied to anything of that same shape. See also crew

Definition of increase in US English:

increase

verbinˈkrēsɪnˈkris
  • Become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

    增长;增加;增进;增强

    no object car use is increasing at an alarming rate

    轿车的使用正以令人担忧的速率增长。

    with object we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues

    我们打算增进对社会问题的意识。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The geometry on this racquet aids the beginner by increasing stability and power.
    • The tall buildings increase wind drag on the city, resulting in vertical velocities - essentially a boiling action - that can enhance rainfall.
    • The core of the movement has been increasing in size and in depth of knowledge.
    • At first she worked less than a full day and then increased the amount of time at her job.
    • In some cases, peaks could be obtained by increasing the amount of leaf material used.
    • The operators are reducing the amount they pay out and increasing the amount they take in.
    • Historical records of solar activity indicate that solar radiation has been increasing since the late 19th century.
    • A new sleeping pill that increases dreaming sleep improves memory capacity, according to the results of new research.
    • Yet, instead of increasing as predicted, air pollutants have dramatically declined.
    • The only practical, long-term solution to increasing lamb survival on both an individual flock basis and on an industry-wide basis is through selection.
    • The ordinary fan is continually forced to part with ever increasing amounts of money.
    • Intensity of the job has increased and so has the number of patients going through the system.
    • By the following day, the amount of food in the feeding spots will have increased again.
    • The colour of the energy beam changed from green to bright red as the power increased.
    • Inequality in our society is increasing and for those at the bottom things are getting worse.
    • Police put this down to increased awareness and confidence in the way it is handled.
    • They had the choice of increasing the size of the dairy herd or changing the system completely.
    • There comes a point at long distance that the helical starts increasing the size of the groups.
    • His ideas have been ripped off for years and years, and with increasing frequency.
    • The proposal was aimed at increasing the number of organs available for transplant.
    Synonyms
    grow, get bigger, get larger, become greater, enlarge, expand, swell
    add to, make larger, make bigger, make greater, augment, supplement, top up, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate
nounˈinkrēsˈɪnkris
  • An instance of growing or making greater.

    增长;增加;增进

    some increase in inflation

    通货膨胀的一些增长。

    an increase from sixteen to eighteen clubs

    俱乐部从16个到18个的增长。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not everyone has had their benefits increased above the rate of price increases.
    • Low inflation and the introduction of the euro may make price increases harder to justify.
    • He also wants to set minimum wage increases in line with inflation if he gets in office.
    • It is also believed that an increase in sunspot activity can have an affect on pole reversal.
    • The figures might go up but no one will know for sure if it is a real increase or a perceived increase.
    • The union has asked for the increase to counter the rise in council tax and house prices in the city.
    • He went on to say that there had been a gentle increase in the church activities.
    • This scenario would probably give rise to gradual increases in geothermal gradient.
    • No money was available to cover pay rises, and if increases were given jobs could be lost.
    • Etes say that the increase in the size of the show owes a great deal to the change of venue.
    • So it's hard to see increases of anywhere near this amount being sustained for too much longer.
    • Such increases are both justified and achievable, given the size of the world economy.
    • Some of the debt growth is a reflection of the increases in the value of shareholdings.
    • There are no signs of an increase in cyclone activity elsewhere around the globe.
    • Pensioners were furious that tiny pension increases were being swallowed up by huge tax rises.
    • My bill arrives at its percentage increase by averaging the increases on four items.
    • The past year has seen an increase in the amount of guitar-based music in the charts.
    • Vast amounts of resources have facilitated huge increases in production capacity.
    • In the UK, further volume growth is likely to be the main driver behind increases in sales.
    • Unlikely to be more than inflationary increases to cigarettes, beer and wine duties.
    Synonyms
    growth, rise, enlargement, expansion, extension, multiplication, elevation, swelling, inflation

Phrases

  • on the increase

    • Becoming greater, more common, or more frequent.

      正在增加;更为常见;更为频繁

      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the reasons, of course, is that fraud is on the increase and that affects the rest of us who end up having to pay higher premiums as a result.
      • Mr Guymer said vandalism seemed to be on the increase at Vista Road.
      • Crime is on the increase and the recent setting afire of a police vehicle has raised the level of crime to new heights.
      • It's a disease that is more common than you might think - and it's on the increase.
      • It is not known whether it is on the increase or not, but it is being reported more frequently.
      • Allergic diseases are known to be on the increase in western populations, but the reason why is not clear.
      • The rat population is rapidly on the increase, bringing with it increased risk of diseases.
      • However, it is a fact that virus infections, like home break-ins, are on the increase.
      • But the number of pupils remaining out of school with parental permission appears to be on the increase.
      • They say public order offences and robberies from homes are on the increase.

Origin

Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.

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