increase

['inkri:s,in'kri:s]

v.增加, 提高
n.增加, 增强, 提高

vt.

增大; 增加; 增强

Travel increases one's knowledge of the world.

旅游增进人对世界的了解。

vi.

1. 增大; 增加; 增强

Foreign investments there increased five times.

那里的外国投资增加了五倍。

2. 增殖

These flowers will increase every year.

这些花会年复一年越长越多。

词形变化

形容词: increasable | 副词: increasingly | 名词: increaser | 动词过去式: increased | 动词过去分词: increased | 动词现在分词: increasing | 动词第三人称单数: increases |

词义辨析

同义:

v.增大; 增加; 增强

enlarge  extend  expand  augment  multiply  advance  raise  add  attach  annex  

反义:

vt.vi.增加; 增进; 扩大

decrease  diminish  divide  subtract  reduce  

英英释义

名词 increase:

a quantity that is added

同义词：addition, gain

a change resulting in an increase

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

同义词：increment, growth

the amount by which something increases

同义词：increment

the act of increasing something

同义词：step-up

动词 increase:

become bigger or greater in amount

make bigger or more

补充

increaseincrease英:[inˈkri:s] 美:[ɪnˈkris]vt. & vi.1.增加, 增大, 增多Her family increased.她家的人口增加了。The population of this city has greatly increased.本市人口已大大增加。Their difficulties are increasing.他们的困难越来越多。The factors for war were visibly increasing.这时战争因素有明显增长。The rain increased.雨下大了。The darkness increases the further we advance into the forest.我们越朝森林里走, 周围就越来越暗。We should increase production and practise strict economy.我们应当增加生产, 厉行节约。We had better increase the amount.我们最好把数量再增加一些。The purpose of criticism is to increase the Party's fighting capacity.批评的目的是为了增强党的战斗力。His words only increased the anger of the workers.他的话只是使工人更加气愤。It has increased the contradictions between the two superpowers.这加剧了两个超级大国之间的矛盾。Travel increased one's knowledge of the world.旅游使人增进对世界的了解。 [ˈinkri:s]n.1.增加, 增大, 增多Increase in population made emigration necessary.人口的增加使向外移民成为必要。The tobacco merchants rose up in arms over the increase in taxes.烟草商人对提高税率非常恼火。

例句

1. The immediate reason for the fare increase is a drop in the number of passengers.乘客数量减少是票价上涨的直接原因。 2. an increase in road accidents交通事故的增多 3. a sharp increase in productivity生产力的急剧提高 4. an increase in violence along the border边境地区暴力事件的增多 5. The rate of increase is expected to slow down soon.增长率预计不久就会降低。 6. an increase of 1p on income tax所得税1便士的增幅 7. an increase of 5 per cent in the volume of sales销售额5%的增长率 8. There was a threefold increase in mobile phone sales compared to last year.手机销量和去年相比增长了三倍。 9. Crime is on the increase.犯罪率在上升。 10. Divorce rates and births outside marriage are on the increase.离婚率和婚外生育正在增加。 11. The population continues to increase.人口持续增长。 12. Japan's industrial output increased by 3%.日本的工业产量增长了3%。 13. Crime has increased by five per cent in the past year.在过去的一年里, 犯罪率增加了5%。 14. The company has increased the price of its cars.该公司提高了汽车的价格。 15. increase the speed of the mixer and whip until the cream begins to thicken.加快搅拌器的速度, 不停搅打直到奶油开始变稠。 16. increase the heat and boil gently.升高温度用文火煮沸。 17. to increase speed增加速度 18. to increase productivity增加产量 19. to increase one's power增强某人的权力 20. to increase one's efforts进一步努力 21. to increase a few more stitches再放几针 22. to increase in number数量增加 23. to increase with years逐年增长 24. His power increased.他的权力加强了。 25. [no obj.]car use is increasing at an alarming rate.轿车的使用正以令人担忧的速率增长。 26. [with obj.]we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues.我们打算增进对社会问题的意识。 27. [as adj. increasing]the increasing numbers of students.不断增加的学生数目。 28. an increase from sixteen to eighteen clubs.俱乐部从16个到18个的增长。 29. [mass noun]some increase in inflation.通货膨胀的一些增长。 30. increasingly, attention is paid to health and lifestyle.人们日益把注意力投向健康和生活方式。 31. [as submodifier]an increasingly difficult situation.越来越困难的境地。 32. The rate of inflation has increased by 1% to 7%.通胀率已上升一个百分点，达到7%。 33. My employer would like me to increase my hours of work from 25 to 30.老板要我把工作时间从25小时增加到30小时。 34. She increased her speed to overtake the lorry.她加快速度追过那辆卡车。 35. Doctors expect some further increase in the spread of the disease.医生预测，这种疾病蔓延的范围仍会有所扩大。 36. They are demanding a large wage increase.他们要求把工资大幅度调高。 37. Attacks by dogs on children are on the increase.恶犬袭击儿童的事件越来越多。 38. Sales increased [=rose] this year.今年的销售额增长了。 39. Skill increases with practice.熟能生巧。 40. The population is increasing [=growing] dramatically.人口在急剧增长。 41. The house increased in value.这幢房子增值了。 42. They will soon increase [=raise] the price from $50 to $60.他们很快会把价格从50美元提高到60美元。 43. She increased her wealth substantially.她大大地增加了自己的财富。 44. The pilot increased speed.飞行员提高了速度。 45. The store is increasing [=raising] its prices.那家商店在涨价。 46. These symptoms are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.这些症状预示有更大患心脏病的风险。 47. There has been increasing criticism of his policies.对他的政策提出的批评日益增多。 48. a tax increase 税收增加 49. population increases 人口增长 50. increases in sales销售额增加 51. an increase in life expectancy预期寿命增加 52. The employees expect some increase in wages.员工们期望涨些工资。 53. The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays.施工很可能会造成更多的交通延误情况。 54. The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent.报告显示增长量在20%到30%之间。 55. an increase of three dollars三美元的增长 56. The number of college applications is on the increase. [=on the rise]大学申请人数不断增加。