| 单词 | step something up |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to increase (something) by stages Security is being stepped up to deal with the increase in violence. Synonyms increase The company has increased the price of its cars. boost They need to take action to boost sales. intensify They are intensifying their efforts to secure the release of the hostages. up raise Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern. accelerate Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year. speed up I woke when we started to speed up. escalate Defeat could cause one side or the other to escalate the conflict. augment She was searching for a way to augment her income. Additional synonymsin the sense of accelerate Definition to move or cause to move more quickly Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year. Synonyms increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, build up, strengthen, raise, swell, intensify, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, proliferate, snowball in the sense of augment Definition to make or become greater in number or strength She was searching for a way to augment her income. Synonyms increase, grow, raise, extend, boost, expand, add to, build up, strengthen, enhance, reinforce, swell, intensify, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, dilatein the sense of boost Definition to cause to rise They need to take action to boost sales. Synonyms increase, develop, raise, expand, add to, build up, heighten, enlarge, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment, jack upNearby words of |
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