| 单词 | incremental |
| 释义 | incremental (once / 12416 pages) adj If you are making incremental progress in math, you are moving slowly but steadily forward. Incremental describes regular, measurable movements that are usually small. Sometimes a basketball team might make a huge improvement, like a team that is 32-50 one year and then 50-32 the next. More often, progress is small and tiny — incremental. Anytime something is changing in any way, and the change is slow and steady, you can talk about incremental changes. A lot of life is like that. You might prefer to be making great or even miraculous progress, but incremental gains are better than none at all. WORD FAMILYincremental: incrementally+/increment: incremental, increments USAGE EXAMPLESEven when the text seems repetitive, there’s value in such incremental updates. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In the war against self-destruction, victories tend to be small, incremental and fragile. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Tax reform is a core element here, too — raising returns to work by reducing tax rates on incremental earnings. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary Syn additive characterized or produced by addition |
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