| 单词 | increase |
| 释义 | increaseincreasesincreasedincreasingincreaseincrease1 /ɪnˈkriːs/ verb [intransitive and transitive] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in number, amount, or degree OPP decrease, reduce: Regular exercise increases your chances of living longer.increasechancelivelong经常运动可增加长寿的概率。The number of prisoners has increased dramatically.numbprisonerhaveincrease囚犯人数骤增。increase in value/price/size etcThe waves were increasing in size.wavebeincrease浪头越来越大。increase (something) by somethingFood prices increased by 3% last year.priceincrease去年食品价格上涨了 3%。—increasingincreasing adjective: the increasing use of nuclear powerincrease核能越来越多的使用 —increasedincreased adjective: an increased risk of cancerincrease更大的患癌症的风险THESAURUS: increaseto increaseincrease to become bigger in number, amount, or level: The number of students has increased by 50%.numbstudenthaveincreaseThe amount of violence has increased.haveincreaserise to increase. Rise sounds rather formal and is used especially about the temperature, level, or standard of something: The temperature could rise to 40 degrees.candegreeUnemployment rose to its highest ever level.risehighThe standard of healthcare has risen considerably.haverisego up to increase. Go up is less formal than increase or rise, and is very common in everyday English: My rent’s gone up again.rendgogrow to increase, especially gradually over a period of time: Support for him is growing.begrowThe number of people who work from home is growing.numbbegrowdouble to become twice as much: The town’s population has doubled.havedoubleshoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly: House prices shot up.priceshootTheir profits will shoot up.profitto make something increaseincrease to make something larger in number, amount, or level: You need to increase the amount of exercise you do each day.All they want to do is increase their profits.beprofitput something up to increase prices, taxes, rents etc Put something up is less formal than increase, and is very common in everyday English: They’ve put up the price of their clothes.clotheraise to increase prices, taxes, or standards: No one wants the government to raise taxes.wanttaxOur aim is to raise students’ levels of achievement.bestudentleveldouble to make the number, amount, size etc of something twice as large: The company has doubled the number of its staff.havedoublenumbexpand to increase something so that it includes a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business: Many colleges have expanded the range of their courses.collegeexpandcourseThe bank is keen to expand its business.be |
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