释义 |
increasev. & n.●v. /inˈkri:s/ 1 tr. & intr. make or become greater in size, amount, etc., or more numerous (尺寸、数量等)增加;增大 2 intr. advance (in quality, attainment, etc.) (质量、成就等)提高 3 tr. intensify (a quality) (特性)增强,强化 ●n. /ˈiŋkri:s/ 1 the act or process of becoming greater or more numerous; growth, enlargement 增长,增加,增大 2 (of people, animals, or plants) growth in numbers; multiplication (人、牲畜、植物)增加量;增殖 3 the amount or extent of an increase 增加额 □ on the increase increasing, esp. in frequency (尤指频率)不断增加 □ increasable adj.□ increasingly adv.[Middle English via Old French encreiss-, stem of encreistre, from Latin increscere (as IN-2, crescere ‘grow’)] |