| 释义 |
Verb: increase in'krees- Become bigger or greater in amount
"The amount of work increased" - Make bigger or more
"The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Noun: increase inkrees- A quantity that is added
- addition, gain - A change resulting in an increase
"the increase is scheduled for next month" - A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"
- increment, growth - The amount by which something increases
"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
- increment - The act of increasing something
"he gave me an increase in salary"
- step-up
Derived forms: increased, increasing, increases Type of: alter, alteration, amount, change, change magnitude, change of magnitude, indefinite quantity, modification, modify, physical process, process Antonym: decrease |