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

in•crease v., -creased, -creas•ing, n.
v.

to (cause to) become greater: [no object]Her knowledge increased daily.[~ + object]went to school to increase his knowledge of business.

growth in size, strength, or quality:[uncountable]The economy is on the increase.
Business an amount by which something is increased:[countable]an increase of 12%.

in•crease v., -creased, -creas•ing, n.
v.t.

to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality;
augment;
add to:to increase taxes.

v.i.

to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality:Sales of automobiles increased last year.
Developmental Biologyto multiply by propagation.
to wax, as the moon.

growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:the increase of crime.
the act or process of increasing.
Businessthat by which something is increased.
the result of increasing.
produce of the earth.
Businessproduct;
profit;
interest.
Developmental Biology[Obs.]
- multiplication by propagation;
  production of offspring.
- offspring;
  progeny.

Latin incrēscere, equivalent. to in- in-² + crēscere to grow; see crescent
Anglo-French encres-, Middle French encreiss-, stem of encreistre
Middle English incresen, encresen 1275–1325

in•creas′a•ble, adj.
in•creas•ed•ly adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand, extend, prolong. Increase, augment, enlarge may all mean to make larger. To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, degree:to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the(degree of ) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range:to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, esp. by addition from the outside:to augment one's income(by doing extra work).
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand, grow, develop, swell.
6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enlargement, expansion.

1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decrease.

increase vb /ɪnˈkriːs/

to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand

n /ˈɪnkriːs/

the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase ⇒ increasing, esp becoming more frequent

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in-² + crēscere to grow

inˈcreasable adj increasedly /ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ/, inˈcreasingly adv inˈcreaser n

单词	increase
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•crease /v. ɪnˈkris; n. ˈɪnkris/USA pronunciation v., -creased, -creas•ing, n. v. to (cause to) become greater: [no object]Her knowledge increased daily.[~ + object]went to school to increase his knowledge of business. n. growth in size, strength, or quality:[uncountable]The economy is on the increase. Business an amount by which something is increased:[countable]an increase of 12%. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•crease (v. in krēs′;n. in′krēs),USA pronunciation v., -creased, -creas•ing, n. v.t. to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to:to increase taxes. v.i. to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality:Sales of automobiles increased last year. Developmental Biologyto multiply by propagation. to wax, as the moon. n. growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:the increase of crime. the act or process of increasing. Businessthat by which something is increased. the result of increasing. produce of the earth. Businessproduct; profit; interest. Developmental Biology[Obs.] multiplication by propagation; production of offspring. offspring; progeny. Latin incrēscere, equivalent. to in- in-² + crēscere to grow; see crescent Anglo-French encres-, Middle French encreiss-, stem of encreistre Middle English incresen, encresen 1275–1325 in•creas′a•ble, adj. in•creas•ed•ly (in krē′sid lē),USA pronunciation adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand, extend, prolong. Increase, augment, enlarge may all mean to make larger. To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, degree:to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the(degree of ) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range:to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, esp. by addition from the outside:to augment one's income(by doing extra work). 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand, grow, develop, swell. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enlargement, expansion. 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decrease. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: increase vb /ɪnˈkriːs/ to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand n /ˈɪnkriːs/ the act of increasing; augmentation the amount by which something increases on the increase ⇒ increasing, esp becoming more frequent Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in-² + crēscere to grow inˈcreasable adj increasedly /ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ/, inˈcreasingly adv inˈcreaser n
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