in·crease

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【释义】：

vt．增加，增大，增长，增强：increase speed加快速度．increase fighting capacity增强战斗力．increase the patrols加强巡逻．increase sense of the enemy’s presence加强敌情观念．increase the arrogance of助长…的气焰．increase production and practise economy增产节约．

－vi．增加，增大，增长，增强：increase with year与年俱增．increase in number数目增加．increase by 20 per cent增加百分之二十．The number of pigs of the commune has increased from 10，000 to 20，000．公社的生猪头数从一万增加到二万．in·creas·ing·ly ad．愈加，渐增，日益．

－n．增加，增大，增长：increase in population人口的增加．increase in production增产．be on the increase 在增加中，在增长中．