increase

高中CET4CET6考研IELTS

英[ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs]
美[ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs]

基本释义

v.
增加,增长
n.
增加,增长

词性变化

实用例句

The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.

人口已从120万增加到了180万。

牛津词典

The rate of inflation increased by 2%.

通货膨胀率增长了2%。

牛津词典

The price of oil increased.

石油价格上涨了。

牛津词典

increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere

地球大气层中日益增多的二氧化碳含量

牛津词典

Oil increased in price .

石油价格上涨了。

牛津词典

Disability increases with age (= the older sb is, the more likely they are to be disabled) .

身体机能随着年龄退化。

牛津词典

We need to increase productivity.

我们需要提高生产力。

牛津词典

They've increased the price by 50%.

他们已经把价格提高了50%。

牛津词典

[只用于名词前]increased demand

增加的需求

牛津词典

an increase in spending

开支的增长

牛津词典

an increase of 2p in the pound on income tax

所得税每英镑增加2便士

牛津词典

an increase of nearly 20%

近20%的增长

牛津词典

a significant/substantial increase in sales

销售量的显著 / 可观增长

牛津词典

price/tax/wage increases

价格 / 税额 / 工资的上涨

牛津词典

Homelessness is on the increase (= increasing) .

无家可归者越来越多。

牛津词典

The population continues to increase...

人口继续增长。

Japan's industrial output increased by 2%...

日本工业产量增长了2%。

...a sharp increase in productivity...

生产率的大幅提高

He called for an increase of 1p on income tax.

他呼吁所得税提高 1 便士。

Crime is on the increase.

犯罪活动在不断增多。

Though I never got perfect answers to them, I've been always thinking.

虽然我从未曾找到回答那些问题的完美答案, 但是我一直在思考.

期刊摘选

Sugar is added to the wine during fermentation to increase the alcohol level.

发酵时在葡萄酒里加糖以提高酒精浓度.

《简明英汉词典》

The Liberal Bloc voted for the tax increase.

开明集团投票赞成增税.

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The sudden increase in sales is easily explicable.

销售额的突然增加是很容易理解的.

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The club has decided to increase subscriptions.

会所决定增加报刊订阅份数.

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The registration of the university shows an increase of 10 percent over last year.

这所大学的注册人数比去年递增了10%.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We should increase production and practise strict economy.

我们应当增加生产,厉行节约.

《简明英汉词典》

The increase of wages is proportional to the rise in prices.

工资的增长与物价的上涨是成比例的.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from £43 in 2014 to £41 in 2015.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

He estimated that the comfort level will increase considerably in five to ten years3) One dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver in what appears to be an intentional attack on competitors in the Iditarod Race in Alaska.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases, Salthouse said in a news release.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security—has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more vigorous than our ancestorsYet plenty has been lost too, even in cultures that still live to eat.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world's grain production.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

If the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And in my position as a professor at three different colleges, the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired—not to teach but to hold meetings—has increased significantly.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

"These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

A variety of factors contribute to the long-run increase in the share of young adults living with their parents.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

As global surface temperatures increase, so does the likelihood of extreme weather.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

For women,delayed marriage—which is related, in part, to labor market outcomes for men—may explain more of the increase in their living in the family home.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

He estimated that the "comfort level" will increase considerably in five to ten years.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

The Great Recession and modest recovery has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

When the body realizes the muscles are hurt, the response is to increase blood flow to the area and increase body heat, damaged cells are then cleaned up and the body sends cells specially designed to break down the large muscle fiber fragments.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

They call for increased investments.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor families reflect growing social inequality.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits, including more connections with colleagues, improved visibility and increased citations.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class wage.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand , the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong pay-go rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Mothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their newborn infant is a bad idea, because it increases the risk that the baby might die unexpectedly during the night.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

A lot of times people are not really aware of the impact they have, or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk for something that you wouldn’t otherwise being countering or be at risk for.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

The sales of tobacco substitutes have increased considerably.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Stress levels increased 18% for women and 24% for men from 1983 to 2009.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

South Korea, which operates state-of-the-art bases here, is increasing its fishing of krill , found in abundance in the Southern Ocean, while Russia recently frustrated efforts to create one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries here.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Perlow calls this vicious cycle the cycle of responsiveness: Once bosses and colleagues experience an employee's increased responsiveness, they increase their demands on the employee's time.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Only 13 percent of respondents said that they were interested in buying a smartwatch in 2016, for example – an increase of just one percent from the previous year despite a year of high-profile launches.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Many countries are racing against each other to increase their business and strategic influence on Antarctica.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It's important to note that the increased flexibility didn't encourage them to work around the clock.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In addition to many senior officials from the Federal Trade and Federal Communications commissions, this year's list of policy makers also includes appearances from Transportation Curran, the Accenture analyst, said that increased government interest in the show makes sense as technology becomes a larger part of our lives.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And because a failure to accept these increased demands indicates a lack of commitment to one's work, the employee complies.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

99 Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s Disease for this age group have more than doubled, increasing from 3.8% to 8.5%, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

But because this population is getting larger, the number of deaths in this group is also increasing.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

It is important to increase the size of the middle class.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream, he said.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

"We as a society need to understand that, when we don't punish lying, we increase the probability it will happen again," Ariely says.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

A few psychology journals have created incentives to increase interest in reproducible science—for example,by affixing an ‘open-data' badge to articles that clearly state where data are available.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

According to the International Business times, electric car sales are expected to increase as Volkswagen is still recovering from its emissions scandal.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Alcohol may increase the effect of a drug.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

At around age 60, "muscles really start to break down," says Kathryn Starr, an aging researcher, "and because of that, the protein needs of an older adult actually increase.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Beyond revealing population-wide patterns, the right combination of data and analysis can also help individuals identify unique characteristics of their own behavior, including conditions that could indicate the need for some form of intervention-such as

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

But poor diet and physical inactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of some cancers.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

For instance, years with a larger increase in online usage were followed by years with lower well-being, rather than the other way around.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

However, the last such increase in temperature took place two years ago.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand especially from eme

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Instead of narrowing our focus, like negative emotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention and memory.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

It was an increase that was on a small base of 6.9 percent.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up" double-digit" increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Only 13 percent of respondents said that they were interested in buying a smartwatch in 2016, for example – an increase of just one percent from the previous year despite a year of high-profile launches.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Other efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles include plans to build over 1 million hybrid and electric car battery charging stations across the country.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Perlow calls this vicious cycle the "cycle of responsiveness": Once bosses and colleagues experience an employee's increased responsiveness, they increase their demands on the employee's time.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Pipitone says if you increase protein, you also have to increase your fluid intake.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Researches have found that it gives us a chance to think about our goals and it also seems to increase creativity.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong "pay-go" rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The Burean of Labor Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will grow faster than supply, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs by then.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in a handwritten form, while less popular works went out of circulation.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

The Los Angeles times reports that the industry is in the midst of an intense increase in cash flow.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

There have been some indications that extra protein makes the kidneys work harder, which could be problematic for individuals with a history of kidney disease and for them, the supplements may increase the risk of kidney stones, the says.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

This period was one of inter-elite rivalry, in which nobles sought to increase their influence by funding the construction of churches and other buildings.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

You see there has been a sharp increase in Indian's balance of payment deficit.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

A good first impression increases sales.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

As for crowds, a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurant's reputation, suggesting great food at fair prices.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

As the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.

2016年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

Au pair in Stamford, Conn, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese Au pairs from zero to around 4, 000 since 2004.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But driverless car ownership could increase as the prices drop and more people become comfortable with the technology.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

But while increasing health was a typical feature of the 20th century, declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area's annual pony drift (迁移).

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over the past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

Depending on which role you choose, you could help to increase a community's access to safe drinking water, or help to protect valuable local cultures.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought (干旱) and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

He told people at a conference, "there have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing."

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut have reported increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a belief that populations are increasing.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses which reflect light back to space has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

In the first move of its kind, all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London underground as part of a plan to increase capacity at the height of the rush hour.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family,thanks to cellphones,email and social media, have increased significantly.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Increasing earth's reflectiveness can cool the planet.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Not only will you help our young volunteers to develop personally, you'll also learn new skills and increase your cultural awareness.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

"NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacating periods, " he said.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Of the nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six are stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

Our standard course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas----speaking, listening, reading and writing.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students NUS, argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship – young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in weight problems.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 语法填空 原文

Scientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

So by increasing their song output, there might be some costs of energy.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

That is, you'll have 12 days in your first year, and then increase if you stay longer with the company.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The human population would increase by one third.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The industry cost might be increased.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

The move, imitating a similar structure in far eastern cities such as Hong Kong, is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The need for increased flexibility has also been confirmed by changes in workstation design.

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

The usa will increase, from 2010-2030, its population by 20% through.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设

There is a significant increase of opportunities.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college needs to be a time of exploration and experimentation.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

We urge congress to increase farmland conservation, as we push for immigration reform.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

With each day, increase the distance by a half mile.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 选项

As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Beethoven’s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.

出自-2014年考研翻译原文

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said: “The creation of the ‘statistics board’ was motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientific research and is part of Science’s overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

“We estimate that either eliminating a substantial labour-rights concern, such as child labour, or increasing corporate giving by about 20% results in fines that generally are 40% lower than the typical punishment for bribing foreign officials,” says one researcher.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

There is one and only one social responsibility of business,” wrote Milton Friedman, a Nobel prize-winning economist, “That is, to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.”

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional revenue.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

The family’s increasing poverty forced Dickens out of school at age 12 to work in Warren’s Blacking Warehouse, a shoe-polish factory, where the other working boys mocked him as "the young gentleman."

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel , so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in return for increased safety.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Most of the money would come from a penny-per-letter permanent rate increase and from shifting postal retirees into Medicare.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs grade—point averages over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

If my training intensity remains the same, but I'm constantly hungry and dropping weight, this is a sign that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.

2019年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphin, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing—much like an effective exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.

2014年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Peter lissaman, an aeronautics expert who was formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern California has suggested that a formation of 25 birds might enjoy a range increase of 71%.

2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a quantity that is added;

    "there was an addition to property taxes this year"

    "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

  • 2. a change resulting in an increase;

    "the increase is scheduled for next month"

  • 3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important;

    "the increase in unemployment"

    "the growth of population"

  • 4. the amount by which something increases;

    "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

  • 5. the act of increasing something;

    "he gave me an increase in salary"

Verb
  • 1. become bigger or greater in amount;

    "The amount of work increased"

  • 2. make bigger or more;

    "The boss finally increased her salary"

    "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

同义词辨析

enlarge, amplify, expand, increase, magnify, multiply, augment

这些动词均有"增加,增大"或"扩大"之意。

  • enlarge: 主要指面积或体积等的扩大。
  • amplify: 在科技中常指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强。也指补充了细节、详述或扩大内容等。此词系正式用语。
  • expand: 指范围、程度、体积和尺寸等方面的扩大或增加。
  • increase: 指数量、强度和大小等方面的扩大或增加。
  • magnify: 可指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大;也指事实上把某物增大,有时用于夸张意味。
  • multiply: 通常指自然繁殖而产生的增长,有时也指同类事物数量的成倍增加。
  • augment: 较正式用词,一般指在原有的基础上增加含量而扩大。

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