increase
verb
noun
ɪnˈkriːs
verb
1
if
you
increase
something,
or
if
it
increases,
it
becomes
bigger
in
amount,
number,
or
degree
增加; 增大; 提高;
The
population
increased
dramatically
in
the
first
half
of
the
century.
该世纪上半叶，人口大幅度增加。
political
tensions
that
might
increase
the
likelihood
of
war
可能增加战争爆发几率的紧张政治局面
Visits
to
the
site
have
increased
threefold
since
May.
5 月份以来参观者已增加了两倍。
increase
in
value/price/importance
etc
Investments
are
certain
to
increase
in
value.
投资一定会增值。
increase
(sth)
by
sth
Food
prices
increased
by
10%
in
less
than
a
year.
不到一年，食品价格就上涨了 10%。
increase
(sth)
from/to
sth
The
salary
is
£18,600
a
year,
increasing
to
£23,000.
薪水由每年 1.86 万英镑增加到 2.3 万英镑。
the
increasing
difficulty
of
finding
trained
staff
寻找技术熟练的员工越来越难
European
leaders
watched
events
unfold
with
increasing
alarm.
欧洲领导人看到事态的发展变得越来越惊慌。
an
increased
incidence
of
childhood
leukaemia
儿童白血病的发病率越来越高
ˈɪnkriːs
noun
2
a
rise
in
amount,
number,
or
degree
增加，增多; 增长;