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单词 on the increase
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on the increase
3. on the increase (in senses 1, 2): Increasing, becoming greater or more frequent.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > increasing in quantity, amount, or degree [phrase]
on the increase1752
on the upgrade1892
1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 51 The power of the crown..is rather on the encrease.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. viii. 141 Brandenburg was..always rather on the increase than otherwise.
1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 26 Sept. 3/4 The use of the telephone is generally on the increase in most parts of the Continent.
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