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  • [ɪnˈkriːs][ˈɪnkriːs]
  • Conjugation : past  increased ; ing  increasing
  • Derivatives : n  increaser ; adj  increasable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

increase ['ɪnkriːs]
  1. 1. noun [c] 增长
    a sharp increase in productivity
    生产率急剧增长
    an increase of 2 per cent in the volume of sales
    销售量增长了百分之二
  2. 2. vi. [price] [ level] [ productivity+] 增长
    The population continues to increase.
    人口不断增长
  3. 3. vt. [+price] [ number] [ level] 提高
    The company has increased the price of its cars.
    公司提高汽车价格
    a 5% increase, an increase of 5%
    百分之五的增长
    a tax/price increase
    加税/价
    to be on the increase
    增加
    to increase by 3%
    增长了百分之三

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

increase [ɪnˈkriːs] [ˈɪnkriːs]
  1. 1. vi. 增大增加增多
    The amount of work increased.
    工作量增加了。
  2. 2. vt. 使增加,使增长,使增多
    The boss finally increased her salary.
    老板终于给她加薪了。
    The university increased the number of students it admitted.
    这所大学提高招生人数
  3. 3. n.[c] 增加量增加
  4. 4. noun [Person Name] 英克里斯
  5. 5. n.[u] 增加增长提高
    The increase is scheduled for next month.
    计划在下个月有所增加
  6. 6. n.[c] 增加过程增长过程增进过程
  7. 7. n.[c] 增量,增长度
    They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare.
    他们提议费用增加15%。
  8. 8. n.[c] 增长提升
    He gave me an increase in salary.
    他给我涨了工资

Collins English-English Dictionary

increase
  1. 1. vb to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
  2. 2. n the act of increasing; augmentation
  3. 3. n the amount by which something increases
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in-2 + crescere to grow

Examples

a 5% increase, an increase of 5%
百分之五的增长
to rate an increase
应予增加
a retroactive increase
追加
The BHS is aiming for a 45% increase of production.
BHS公司的力求将要产量提高百分之四十五。
According to the foreign minister's speech, the country will have an increase in tourism of 35% in two years.
据外交部长讲,国家的旅游业在未来两年内将会增长35%。

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