increase

名词 increase:

1. a quantity that is added
   同义词：addition, gain
2. a change resulting in an increase
3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
   同义词：increment, growth
4. the amount by which something increases
   同义词：increment
5. the act of increasing something
   同义词：step-up

动词 increase:

1. become bigger or greater in amount
2. make bigger or more

1. The government is alarmed by the dramatic increase in violent crime.
   政府对暴力犯罪案件的急剧增加感到恐慌。
2. The workers are trying their best to increase productivity.
   工人们正竭尽全力提高生产力。
3. There was a steady increase in population.
   人口在不断增长中。
4. They have increased the price of petrol again.
   他们又提高了汽油的价格。

in.crease

v.（动词）
in.creased,in.creas.ing,in.creas.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become greater or larger.
增大，增多
To multiply; reproduce.
繁殖；复制
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make greater or larger.
增加，增大
n.（名词）

The act of increasing:
增长的行为：
例句：
a steady increase in temperature.
气温持续增高

The amount or rate by which something is increased:
增加率：某事物的增长量或增长率：
例句：
a tax increase of 5 percent.
百分之十五的税收增长

Obsolete Reproduction and spread; propagation.
【废语】 复制和散布；繁殖

<习惯用语>on the increase
Increasing, especially in frequency of occurrence:
不断增长,特指出现的频率：
例句：
Crime is on the increase.
犯罪率在不断上升

来源：
Middle English encresen
中古英语 encresen
from Old French encreistre encreiss-
源自 古法语 encreistre encreiss-
from Latin incrôscere
源自 拉丁语 incrôscere
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [用于加强语意的前缀] *参见 in-2
crôscere [to grow] * see ker- 2
crôscere [生长] *参见 ker- 2

【引伸】
increas.able
adj.（形容词）
increas.er
n.（名词）
increas.ingly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>increase,expand,enlarge,extend,augment,multiplyThese verbs mean to make or become greater or larger.
这些动词都有增长、扩大的含义。
Increase applies most widely;it sometimes suggests steady growth:
Increase 应用范围最广；有时指稳定的增长：
例句：
.Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones. (La Rochefoucauld).
.分别会使平庸的感情削减，却能使深厚的感情增强. （拉·劳土福科）。

例句：
The mayor`s political influence rapidly increased. Toexpand is to increase in size, area, volume, bulk, or range:
市长的政治影响迅速扩大。 expand 指在大小、面积、容积、体积或范围等方面的增长：

例句：
He does exercises to expand his chest.
他做锻炼以扩大胸肌。

例句：
.Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. (C. Northcote Parkinson).
.扩大工作量以在规定时间内完成工作. (C·纳斯克特·帕金森）。

Enlarge refers to expansion in size, extent, capacity, or scope:
Enlarge 指在大小、程度、容量或范围等方面的扩大：
例句：
The landowner enlarged her property by repeated purchases.
土地拥有者不停购买以扩充她的财产。

例句：
Our group of friends is enlarging by leaps and bounds. Toextend is to lengthen in space or time or to broaden in range, as of application:
我们的朋友圈在飞速地扩大。 extend 指加大空间、加长时间或扩大范围， 如以下应用：

例句：
The transit authority extended the subway line to the next town.
交通运输部门把地铁延伸到下一个城镇。

例句：
The baseball season may be extended.
棒球季节可能会延长。

例句：
.His [Jefferson`s] eye, like his mind, sought an extended view. (Dumas Malone).
.他的［杰斐逊的］ 眼睛，就象他的头脑一样，看得很深远. （杜莫斯·马龙）。

Augment usually applies to what is already developed or well under way:
Augment 通常用于已经发展的或正处于进展状态的：
例句：
augmented her collection of books;
扩大了她的藏书；

例句：
depression that augments with each visit to the hospital. Tomultiply is to increase in number, especially by propagation or procreation:
随着每次看病而增长的压抑之情。 multiply 指在数目上的增加， 尤指繁殖或生殖：

例句：
.As for my cats, they multiplied. (Daniel Defoe).
.至于我的猫嘛，又生了许多只. （丹尼尔·笛福）。

例句：
.May thy days be multiplied!. (Sir Walter Scott).
.愿您拥有越来越多的时间！. （华特·司各特爵士）