单词	augmentation
释义	augmentaug‧ment /ɔːɡˈment $ ɒːɡ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINaugment Origin: 1300-1400 French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere ‘to increase’ Verb Table VERB TABLE augment Simple Form Present I, you, we, they augment he, she, it augments Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they augmented Present perfect I, you, we, they have augmented he, she, it has augmented Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had augmented Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will augment Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have augmented Continuous Form Present I am augmenting he, she, it is augmenting you, we, they are augmenting Past I, he, she, it was augmenting you, we, they were augmenting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been augmenting he, she, it has been augmenting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been augmenting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be augmenting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been augmenting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES State universities are looking for money from businesses to augment state funds. The cream contains ingredients that augment the skin's natural healing processes. We pay performance bonuses that augment your annual salary. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the medical staff has been augmented with an orthopedic and vascular surgeon. Church augmented his tagging program to locate noun phrases. The new qualification will augment existing provision in the area of craft baking and baking technology. The offer still stands, augmented by responses to a recent e-mail call for more donors. This not only augments the supply of visual aids, but is an excellent method of learning. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto increase by adding another number or amount► add to if a change to something, especially an improvement, adds to its cost, price, value, or amount, it causes the cost, price, value, or amount to increase: · Gardens that have been substantially improved will add to the value of your property.· New high-quality printing technology added $1,000 to the retail price of the computer.· The diversion added another hour to our journey. ► augment formal to increase and improve the strength, value, effectiveness etc of something: · The cream contains ingredients that augment the skin's natural healing processes.· We pay performance bonuses that augment your annual salary. ► put 10p/20p etc on British if something such as a new tax or increased production cost puts 10p/20p etc on the price of something, it causes the price to increase by that much: · The new tax puts 20 pence on the price of a pack of cigarettes.· The increased cost of imported wheat will put 5p on the price of a loaf of bread. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► income · There is much evidence that. constables and sergeants of the regular police unofficially augmented their incomes.· But she was advertising from the piano bench and specializing in private sessions to augment her income after her musical workday.· It seemed that those who augmented inadequate incomes by poaching or stealing food raised physically healthier families than the more law-abiding.· Their response was that this method had greatly augmented their income. formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something:  Any surplus was sold to augment their income.—augmentation /ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃən, -mən- $ ˌɒːɡ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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