increase

增加；增大；增多

增加；增大；增多

increase

增加, 增大, 增长

增加, 加大

增加, 繁殖

increase

1. a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

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2. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

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3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

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4. the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

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5. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

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1. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

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2. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

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