Translation of increase – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary

increase

verb [ I or T ]

/ɪnˈkriːs/ us

/ɪnˈkriːs/

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to (make something) become larger in amount or size

增大；增加；增強

Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years. 持械搶劫案近幾年增多了。

The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began. 該專案自開始以來成本就急劇上升。

Gradually increase the temperature to boiling point. 逐步加熱至沸點。

Increased/Increasing efforts are being made to end the dispute. 正在盡更大努力來結束這場爭端。

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We need to increase public awareness of the disease.
Our main aim is to increase sales by 12% this year.
Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.
Students do find that their workload increases throughout the course.
Life expectancy in Europe has increased greatly in the 20th century.

increase

noun [ C or U ]

/ˈɪn.kriːs/ us

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a rise in the amount or size of something

（數量或尺寸）增加；增長

price/tax increases 漲價／增稅

There were 39,000 new cases last year - an increase of six percent. 去年有3萬9千個新案子——上升了6%。

Any increase in production would be helpful. 任何產量的增加都是有益的。

on the increase

increasing:

Homelessness is on the increase in many cities. 許多城市裡無家可歸者在增多。

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The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.
I've managed to negotiate a five percent pay increase with my boss.
The Opposition has condemned the government's proposed tax increases.
Some people blame television for the increase in crime.
An increase in average temperature by only a few degrees could cause environmental problems worldwide.

(Translation of increase from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of increase

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For all farm categories, current acreage increased from 5 years in the past, and farmers predicted further increases in the future.

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As regards psychological distress, no association was found with decision latitude, while conflicts at work increased the risk of psychological distress.

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The parallel to phasing out or reducing quantities in tradable permits can be mimicked by increasing the tax.

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Opportunity for increasing nitrogen use efficiency from improved lowland rice germplasm.

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However, if the rate of inflation is increased excessively, real returns will be driven down to the point where credit market frictions become binding.

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In a nonlinear environment, it would be enough to have locally increasing returns like setup costs.

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This represented an increase in the number of recorded hypertensives from 625 to 1077.

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Since increased canopy reduces the kinetic energy with which raindrops hit the ground, the damage to soil from rainfall is reduced.

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