| 单词 | add to something |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Smiles and cheerful faces added to the general good feeling. Synonyms increase The company has increased the price of its cars. boost They need to take action to boost sales. expand We can expand the size of the image. strengthen Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers. enhance They want to enhance their reputation abroad. step up (informal) intensify They are intensifying their efforts to secure the release of the hostages. raise Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern. advance They clocked up a worldwide sales advance of 27 per cent. spread The sense of fear is spreading in residential neighbourhoods. extend They have added three new products to extend their range. heighten The move has heightened tension in the state. enlarge plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium escalate Defeat could cause one side or the other to escalate the conflict. multiply Her new job has multiplied the demands on her time. inflate Promotion can inflate a film's final cost. magnify The telescope magnifies images over 11 times. amplify The music was amplified with microphones. augment She was searching for a way to augment her income. proliferate Courses in creative writing have proliferated in recent years. Additional synonymsin the sense of advance They clocked up a worldwide sales advance of 27 per cent. Synonyms increase, rise, development, gain, growth, boost, addition, expansion, extension, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, upturn, increment, intensification, augmentationin the sense of amplify Definition to increase the size, extent, or effect of The music was amplified with microphones. Synonyms expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilatein 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, dilateNearby words of |
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