| 单词 | increase |
| 释义 | increase —increasable, adj. —increasedly /in kree"sid lee/, adv. v. /in krees"/; n. /in"krees/, v. , increased, increasing, n. v.t. 1. to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes. v.i. 2. to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. 3. to multiply by propagation. 4. to wax, as the moon. n. 5. growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.: the increase of crime. 6. the act or process of increasing. 7. that by which something is increased. 8. the result of increasing. 9. produce of the earth. 10. product; profit; interest. 11. Obs. a. multiplication by propagation; production of offspring. b. offspring; progeny. [1275-1325; ME incresen, encresen < AF encres-, MF encreiss-, s. of encreistre < L increscere, equiv. to in- IN-2 + crescere to grow; see CRESCENT] Syn. 1. 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. expand, grow, develop, swell. 6. enlargement, expansion. Ant. 1, 3. decrease. |
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