英语词汇“increasing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Verb The house increased in value. She increased her wealth substantially. Noun an increase in life expectancy The employees expect some increase in wages. The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays. The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent. an increase of three dollars See More

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But the court left other provisions in place, including ones that increase penalties for helping voters who don’t qualify and require people who assist voters to fill out more paperwork.

Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 During the last two fiscal years, Lamont has blocked efforts by progressives to create a corporation tax surcharge or make other income tax changes that would increase burdens on Connecticut’s wealthiest households.

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 The Democratic governor's calls for conservation also drew criticism about new state policies governing electric vehicles and other measures that will only increase energy demand.

Kathleen Ronayne, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The county also will be hit by strong offshore winds that will greatly increase the risk of wildfires.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Liss-Riordan loaned her campaign $9.3 million leading up to the primary election, a number that could increase once all figures are tallied.

Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Rates, before factoring in residential add-ons that increase the bills for many people, range from 1% to 3% in the other 56 villages and cities, with 37 below 2.25%, three exactly at 2.25%, and 17 above 2.25%.

Zachary Smith, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The scientists estimated that would increase a person's protection against symptomatic infection over the next six months from 50% to 86.5%.

Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 That initiated a process that could increase membership from 1,200 to more than 6,000.

Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022

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This historic shift is likely to be cemented by last week’s 0.75 percentage-point interest increase by the European Central Bank.

Carol Ryan, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Fed watchers and the financial markets increasingly expect another increase of that scale next week, since the Fed is rushing to get rates high enough to slow down the economy.

Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Three airlines drove this increase: Delta Air Lines hired 2,981 new workers that month, United Airlines added 1,322 and Southwest Airlines added 1,007.

Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 The data, which will reveal how prices moved in August, arrives little more than a week before Federal Reserve officials meet to determine what investors expect to be another borrowing cost increase aimed at fighting inflation.

Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Fire scientists, cultural practitioners and government officials have overwhelmingly called for a dramatic increase in the use of prescribed fire to restore balance to these areas.

Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast an 8.1% annual increase.

Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Homeowners will see their fire fee increase by $10 to $321, boosting city coffers by $50 million.

Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Portland has seen a sharper increase in violent crime than many other major cities.

Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	increasing
释义	increase 1 of 2 verb in·crease in-ˈkrēs ˈin-ˌkrēs increased; increasing intransitive verb 1 : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) 2 : to multiply by the production of young transitive verb 1 : to make greater : augment 2 obsolete : enrich increasable in-ˈkrē-sə-bəl ˈin-ˌkrē- adjective increaser noun increase 2 of 2 noun in·crease ˈin-ˌkrēs in-ˈkrēs 1 : the act or process of increasing: such as a : addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity b obsolete : propagation 2 : something that is added to an original stock or amount by augmentation or growth (such as offspring, produce, profit) Phrases on the increase : becoming greater (as in size, number, or amount) : increasing crime is on the increase Synonyms Verb accelerate add (to) aggrandize amplify augment boost build up compound enlarge escalate expand extend hype multiply pump up raise swell stoke supersize up Noun accretion accrual addendum addition augmentation boost expansion gain increment more plus proliferation raise rise step-up supplement uptick See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The house increased in value. She increased her wealth substantially. Noun an increase in life expectancy The employees expect some increase in wages. The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays. The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent. an increase of three dollars See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb But the court left other provisions in place, including ones that increase penalties for helping voters who don’t qualify and require people who assist voters to fill out more paperwork. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 During the last two fiscal years, Lamont has blocked efforts by progressives to create a corporation tax surcharge or make other income tax changes that would increase burdens on Connecticut’s wealthiest households. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 The Democratic governor's calls for conservation also drew criticism about new state policies governing electric vehicles and other measures that will only increase energy demand. Kathleen Ronayne, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The county also will be hit by strong offshore winds that will greatly increase the risk of wildfires. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Liss-Riordan loaned her campaign $9.3 million leading up to the primary election, a number that could increase once all figures are tallied. Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Rates, before factoring in residential add-ons that increase the bills for many people, range from 1% to 3% in the other 56 villages and cities, with 37 below 2.25%, three exactly at 2.25%, and 17 above 2.25%. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The scientists estimated that would increase a person's protection against symptomatic infection over the next six months from 50% to 86.5%. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 That initiated a process that could increase membership from 1,200 to more than 6,000. Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Noun This historic shift is likely to be cemented by last week’s 0.75 percentage-point interest increase by the European Central Bank. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Fed watchers and the financial markets increasingly expect another increase of that scale next week, since the Fed is rushing to get rates high enough to slow down the economy. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Three airlines drove this increase: Delta Air Lines hired 2,981 new workers that month, United Airlines added 1,322 and Southwest Airlines added 1,007. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 The data, which will reveal how prices moved in August, arrives little more than a week before Federal Reserve officials meet to determine what investors expect to be another borrowing cost increase aimed at fighting inflation. Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Fire scientists, cultural practitioners and government officials have overwhelmingly called for a dramatic increase in the use of prescribed fire to restore balance to these areas. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast an 8.1% annual increase. Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Homeowners will see their fire fee increase by $10 to $321, boosting city coffers by $50 million. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Portland has seen a sharper increase in violent crime than many other major cities. Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English encresen, from Anglo-French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- + crescere to grow — more at crescent First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing increase on the increase on the increase Kids Definition increase 1 of 2 verb in·crease in-ˈkrēs increased; increasing : to make or become greater Skill increases with practice. increase 2 of 2 noun in·crease ˈin-ˌkrēs : an addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity He received a pay increase. increasing verb present participle of increase 1 as in expanding to make greater in size, amount, or number we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance expanding accelerating augmenting boosting multiplying raising extending enhancing intensifying escalating maximizing enlarging amplifying swelling reinforcing strengthening upping stoking compounding aggrandizing hyping skyrocketing heightening supplementing developing supersizing lengthening pumping up spiking building up booming inflating prolonging stretching jumping adding (to) complementing accumulating elongating distending protracting dilating magnifying amassing drawing out collecting blowing up reenforcing racheting (up) bumping (up) ratcheting (up) parlaying following up fleshing (out) beefing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms decreasing reducing diminishing lessening lowering dwindling downsizing subtracting (from) curtailing abating shortening abridging abbreviating contracting compressing minifying de-escalating condensing constricting retrenching cutting back See More 2 as in rising to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s Synonyms & Similar Words rising expanding accelerating swelling multiplying intensifying climbing accumulating escalating spreading gaining enlarging proliferating ballooning waxing surging mushrooming mounting snowballing booming heightening burgeoning jumping appreciating bourgeoning skyrocketing rolling up building up redoubling rocketing peaking inflating distending bulking cresting crescendoing blowing up puffing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms decreasing diminishing lessening contracting dwindling waning receding See More
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