increase
verb [intransitive, transitive]to become greater in amount, number, value, etc.; to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc. （使）增长，增多；增加 Costs have increased significantly. 成本大幅增加。 to iincrease dramatically/substantially 大幅/大幅增加 The price of oil increased. 石油价格上涨了。 - increase in something
Oil increased in price. 石油价格上涨了。 - increase by something
The rate of inflation increased by 2 per cent. 通货膨胀率上升了2%。 - increase from A to B
The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从 120 万增加到了 180 万。 - increase with something
Disability increases with age (= the older somebody is, the more likely they are to be disabled). 身体机能随着年龄退化。 - increase something
Sun exposure may increase the risk of skin cancer. 日晒可能会增加患皮肤癌的风险。 Our aim is to increase the number of women in the sport. 我们的目标是增加女性在这项运动中的人数。 The company plans to significantly increase product availability over the next year. 该公司计划在未来一年大幅提高产品的可用性。 - increase something by something
They've increased the price by 50 per cent. 他们把价格提高了50%。 - increase something from A to B
Last month the reward was increased from $20 000 to $40 000. 上个月报酬从2万英镑增加到了4万英镑。 An increasing number of people live alone. 越来越多的人独居。 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
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table 描述图或表 This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period. 这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June. 这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
The results are shown in the chart below. 结果显示在下面的图表中。
In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age. 在这个饼分图中，调查结果按年龄划分。
This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age. 这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people. 从结果可以看出，年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use. 从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport. 从上图的数据明显看出：公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta2, Moneya2Demand is expected to increase over the next decade. 预计需求在未来十年将会上升。 Sales increased almost fourfold in this period. 这一时期销售额几乎增长了三倍。 The budget has increased by more than a third in the last year. 去年预算增加了三分之一强。 We need to increase productivity. 我们需要提高生产力。 Progressively increase the intensity of the exercise over three weeks. 在 3 个星期里逐步增加练习强度。 You can increase or decrease the font size. 您可以增加或减少字体大小。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- be expected to
- be likely to
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- from
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Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.