increase

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 ĭnkrēsʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amount by which a quantity is increased. countable,uncountable
    — An increase of about 30% in hits on the website.
  2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger. countable,uncountable
  3. Offspring, progeny. countable,uncountable
    — That infortunate imperfit Embrion of my idle houres the Ile of Dogs before mentioned, breeding vnto me ſuch bitter throwes in the teaming as it did, and the tempeſtes that aroſe at his birth, ſo aſtoniſhing outragious and violent as if my braine had bene conceiued of another Hercules, I was ſo terrifyed with my owne encreaſe (like a woman long trauailing to bee deliuered of a monſter) that it was no ſooner borne but I was glad to run from it.
  4. The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting). countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. intransitive
    — His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.
  2. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger. transitive
    — The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
    — Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn.
  4. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax. intransitive
    — The Moon increases.

词形变化

increases present,singular,third-person increasing participle,present increased participle,past increased past encrease alternative increases plural encrease alternative

词汇关系

近义词
wax go up grow soar shoot up greaten raise up accelerate accrue aggrandize augment embiggen enhance enlarge heighten increase swell wind up rise increment uptick acquisition expansion
反义词
decrease drop fall go down plummet plunge reduce shrink sink cut decrement lower wane contract lessen loss lowering reduction shrinkage decline diminishment
上位词
happen
下位词
aggravate brighten crescendo escalate intensify broaden climb deepen dilate go up lengthen widen burgeon expand inflate multiply propagate quicken speed up surge compound rise ascend accumulate shoot up skyrocket extend get better strengthen
衍生词
disincrease reincrease increasability increasable Increase increasement increaser natural increase rate nonincrease

词源

词源 1
From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.
词源 2
From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.
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