increase 的英语意思
increaseincrease1 /ɪnˈkriːs/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译 [intransitive, transitive] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree使某事物增加，或某事物自身增加，即其数量、数目或程度变大 OPP decrease, reduce: 
The population increased dramatically in the first half of the century.该世纪上半叶，人口急剧增加。 political tensions that might increase the likelihood of war可能增加战争可能性的政治紧张局势 Visits to the site have increased threefold since May.自五月以来，该网站的访问量增加了两倍。increase in value/price/importance etc Investments are certain to increase in value.投资价值必然会增加。increase (something) by something Food prices increased by 10% in less than a year.食品价格在不到一年的时间内上涨了10%。increase (something) from/to something The salary is £18,600 a year, increasing to £23,000.薪资为每年18,600英镑，之后增至23,000英镑。Register语体In everyday English, people usually say that an amount or level goes up rather than increases:· The population has gone up a lot.· Her investments all went up in value.在日常英语中，人们通常用 goes up 而非 increases 来表示数量或水平的上升：· The population has gone up a lot.· Her investments all went up in value.—increasing adjective: the increasing difficulty of finding trained staff招募训练有素员工日益增大的困难 European leaders watched events unfold with increasing alarm.欧洲领导人以日益加剧的警惕注视着事态的发展。—increased adjective: an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia儿童白血病发病率的上升GRAMMAR语法Increase belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.increase 属于一类动词，同一名词既可作该动词的主语，也可作其宾语。• You can say: · They increased the price of gas. In this sentence, ‘the price of gas’ is the object of increase.• 可以说：· They increased the price of gas. 在此句中，"the price of gas"是 increase 的宾语。• You can say: · The price of gas increased. In this sentence, ‘the price of gas’ is the subject of increase.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 可以说：· The price of gas increased. 在此句中，"the price of gas"是 increase 的主语。语法指南 — 动词THESAURUS同义词辨析to increase增加；增大increase to become larger in number, amount, or degree在数目、数量或程度上变得更大: · Sales increased by 25%.· 销售额增加了25%。· The level of violence has increased.· 暴力程度有所上升。go up to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English增加。go up 比 increase 更非正式，是日常英语中通常使用的动词。: · The price of coffee has gone up.· 咖啡价格已经上涨了。rise to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing增加。rise 听起来略显正式，常用于谈论某事物水平上升的情况。: · The demand for oil has been rising steadily.· 石油需求一直在稳步上升。· Living standards have risen dramatically.· 生活水平大幅提高。grow to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts增加，尤指在一段时间内逐渐增加——用于数字或数量: · Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.· 自1990年以来，美国外国商品进口额以每年7.7%的速度增长。· The number of people working from home has grown substantially.· 居家办公的人数大幅增加。escalate to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence上升至较高水平——用于不希望增加的事物，如成本、犯罪或暴力: · Fuel prices are escalating.· 燃料价格正在急速上涨。· The fighting has escalated.· 战斗已经升级。double/triple to become twice as much or three times as much变为两倍或三倍: · Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.· 自1950年以来，死于癌症的人数几乎翻了一番。· The company’s profits tripled last quarter.· 上季度该公司利润增至三倍。expand to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities规模变大，或涵盖更广泛的活动范围: · The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.· 该企业以每年15%的速度扩张。· We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.· 我们希望拓展进入移动电话服务领域。soar to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings增加并达到极高水平——用于数字、数量或感情: · The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Centigrade.· 气温飙升至摄氏36.6度。· His confidence soared.· 他的信心大增。· The singer’s popularity has soared.· 这位歌手的人气急速攀升。shoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures非常快速且突然地增加——用于价格、数字或温度: · Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.· 上周股价急升了30%。to make something increase使某事物增加increase to make something larger in number, amount, or degree使某事物在数目、数量或程度上变得更大: · Being overweight increases the risk of having a heart attack.· 超重会增加心脏病发作的风险。· We need to increase the number of police officers on the streets.· 我们需要增加街头警察的数量。put something up to increase prices, taxes etc. Put something up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English提高价格、税收等。put something up 比 increase 更非正式，是日常英语中通常使用的动词。: · The landlord has put the rent up again.· 房东又把房租提高了。· They’re always putting up gas prices.· 他们总是在提高燃气价格。raise to increase something such as prices or taxes, or levels or standards提高价格、税收等，或提升水平、标准等: · The bank has raised interest rates for the third time this year.· 该银行今年第三次上调了利率。· The school aims to raise students’ levels of achievement.· 学校旨在提升学生的学业成就水平。double/triple to increase the amount of something so that it is twice or three times as large增加某事物的数量，使其变为原来的两倍或三倍: · The airline plans to double the number of passengers it carries by 2015.· 该航空公司计划在2015年前将载客量翻倍。· High blood pressure triples the risk of strokes.· 高血压使中风风险增至三倍。boost to increase sales, profits, production etc, especially when they have been lower than you want them to be提振销售额、利润、产量等，尤指在其低于预期水平时: · Growing affluence has boosted sales.· 日益增长的富裕程度推动了销售额的提升。· Oil exports boosted the economy.· 石油出口推动了经济增长。expand to increase something so that it contains a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business扩大某事物使其涵盖更广的范围，或扩大企业规模: · The company plans to expand its retail operations.· 该公司计划扩大其零售业务。· Supermarkets have expanded their ranges to include non-food items.· 超市已将其商品范围扩大至非食品类商品。extend to increase something such as your power or influence, or the number of things you are involved in扩大权力、影响力或参与事务的数量等: · We are hoping to extend the range of services that we offer.· 我们希望扩大所提供的服务范围。· The company plans to extend its dominance of the world car market.· 该公司计划进一步扩大其在全球汽车市场的主导地位。step up something to increase your efforts or activities, especially to change a situation加强努力或活动，尤指为了改变某种局面: · Security has been stepped up following the bombing.· 爆炸事件发生后，安保措施已予以加强。· Local people have stepped up their campaign to prevent a prison being built in their neighbourhood.· 当地居民加大了阻止在附近建造监狱的行动力度。heighten to increase a feeling or effect增强一种感觉或效果: · The attack has heightened concerns about racism in schools.· 这次袭击加剧了人们对学校种族主义的担忧。· Hunger can heighten the effect that alcohol has on you.· 饥饿会增强酒精对人的影响。maximize to increase something as much as possible使某事物尽可能增大: · Businesses try to maximize efficiency and cut costs.· 企业力求最大化效率，降低成本。· To maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, you should make sure that you eat well.· 为了最大程度地提高成功怀孕的机会，你应该确保饮食均衡。
查看全部语言翻译 [intransitive, transitive] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree使某事物增加，或某事物自身增加，即其数量、数目或程度变大 OPP decrease, reduce: The population increased dramatically in the first half of the century.该世纪上半叶，人口急剧增加。 political tensions that might increase the likelihood of war可能增加战争可能性的政治紧张局势 Visits to the site have increased threefold since May.自五月以来，该网站的访问量增加了两倍。increase in value/price/importance etc Investments are certain to increase in value.投资价值必然会增加。increase (something) by something Food prices increased by 10% in less than a year.食品价格在不到一年的时间内上涨了10%。increase (something) from/to something The salary is £18,600 a year, increasing to £23,000.薪资为每年18,600英镑，之后增至23,000英镑。Register语体In everyday English, people usually say that an amount or level goes up rather than increases:· The population has gone up a lot.· Her investments all went up in value.在日常英语中，人们通常用 goes up 而非 increases 来表示数量或水平的上升：· The population has gone up a lot.· Her investments all went up in value.—increasing adjective: the increasing difficulty of finding trained staff招募训练有素员工日益增大的困难 European leaders watched events unfold with increasing alarm.欧洲领导人以日益加剧的警惕注视着事态的发展。—increased adjective: an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia儿童白血病发病率的上升GRAMMAR语法Increase belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.increase 属于一类动词，同一名词既可作该动词的主语，也可作其宾语。• You can say: · They increased the price of gas. In this sentence, ‘the price of gas’ is the object of increase.• 可以说：· They increased the price of gas. 在此句中，"the price of gas"是 increase 的宾语。• You can say: · The price of gas increased. In this sentence, ‘the price of gas’ is the subject of increase.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 可以说：· The price of gas increased. 在此句中，"the price of gas"是 increase 的主语。语法指南 — 动词THESAURUS同义词辨析to increase增加；增大increase to become larger in number, amount, or degree在数目、数量或程度上变得更大: · Sales increased by 25%.· 销售额增加了25%。· The level of violence has increased.· 暴力程度有所上升。go up to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English增加。go up 比 increase 更非正式，是日常英语中通常使用的动词。: · The price of coffee has gone up.· 咖啡价格已经上涨了。rise to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing增加。rise 听起来略显正式，常用于谈论某事物水平上升的情况。: · The demand for oil has been rising steadily.· 石油需求一直在稳步上升。· Living standards have risen dramatically.· 生活水平大幅提高。grow to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts增加，尤指在一段时间内逐渐增加——用于数字或数量: · Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.· 自1990年以来，美国外国商品进口额以每年7.7%的速度增长。· The number of people working from home has grown substantially.· 居家办公的人数大幅增加。escalate to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence上升至较高水平——用于不希望增加的事物，如成本、犯罪或暴力: · Fuel prices are escalating.· 燃料价格正在急速上涨。· The fighting has escalated.· 战斗已经升级。double/triple to become twice as much or three times as much变为两倍或三倍: · Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.· 自1950年以来，死于癌症的人数几乎翻了一番。· The company’s profits tripled last quarter.· 上季度该公司利润增至三倍。expand to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities规模变大，或涵盖更广泛的活动范围: · The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.· 该企业以每年15%的速度扩张。· We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.· 我们希望拓展进入移动电话服务领域。soar to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings增加并达到极高水平——用于数字、数量或感情: · The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Centigrade.· 气温飙升至摄氏36.6度。· His confidence soared.· 他的信心大增。· The singer’s popularity has soared.· 这位歌手的人气急速攀升。shoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures非常快速且突然地增加——用于价格、数字或温度: · Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.· 上周股价急升了30%。to make something increase使某事物增加increase to make something larger in number, amount, or degree使某事物在数目、数量或程度上变得更大: · Being overweight increases the risk of having a heart attack.· 超重会增加心脏病发作的风险。· We need to increase the number of police officers on the streets.· 我们需要增加街头警察的数量。put something up to increase prices, taxes etc. Put something up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English提高价格、税收等。put something up 比 increase 更非正式，是日常英语中通常使用的动词。: · The landlord has put the rent up again.· 房东又把房租提高了。· They’re always putting up gas prices.· 他们总是在提高燃气价格。raise to increase something such as prices or taxes, or levels or standards提高价格、税收等，或提升水平、标准等: · The bank has raised interest rates for the third time this year.· 该银行今年第三次上调了利率。· The school aims to raise students’ levels of achievement.· 学校旨在提升学生的学业成就水平。double/triple to increase the amount of something so that it is twice or three times as large增加某事物的数量，使其变为原来的两倍或三倍: · The airline plans to double the number of passengers it carries by 2015.· 该航空公司计划在2015年前将载客量翻倍。· High blood pressure triples the risk of strokes.· 高血压使中风风险增至三倍。boost to increase sales, profits, production etc, especially when they have been lower than you want them to be提振销售额、利润、产量等，尤指在其低于预期水平时: · Growing affluence has boosted sales.· 日益增长的富裕程度推动了销售额的提升。· Oil exports boosted the economy.· 石油出口推动了经济增长。expand to increase something so that it contains a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business扩大某事物使其涵盖更广的范围，或扩大企业规模: · The company plans to expand its retail operations.· 该公司计划扩大其零售业务。· Supermarkets have expanded their ranges to include non-food items.· 超市已将其商品范围扩大至非食品类商品。extend to increase something such as your power or influence, or the number of things you are involved in扩大权力、影响力或参与事务的数量等: · We are hoping to extend the range of services that we offer.· 我们希望扩大所提供的服务范围。· The company plans to extend its dominance of the world car market.· 该公司计划进一步扩大其在全球汽车市场的主导地位。step up something to increase your efforts or activities, especially to change a situation加强努力或活动，尤指为了改变某种局面: · Security has been stepped up following the bombing.· 爆炸事件发生后，安保措施已予以加强。· Local people have stepped up their campaign to prevent a prison being built in their neighbourhood.· 当地居民加大了阻止在附近建造监狱的行动力度。heighten to increase a feeling or effect增强一种感觉或效果: · The attack has heightened concerns about racism in schools.· 这次袭击加剧了人们对学校种族主义的担忧。· Hunger can heighten the effect that alcohol has on you.· 饥饿会增强酒精对人的影响。maximize to increase something as much as possible使某事物尽可能增大: · Businesses try to maximize efficiency and cut costs.· 企业力求最大化效率，降低成本。· To maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, you should make sure that you eat well.· 为了最大程度地提高成功怀孕的机会，你应该确保饮食均衡。increaseincrease2 /ˈɪnkriːs/ noun [countable, uncountable] a rise in amount, number, or degree数量、数目或程度的上升 OPP decreaseincrease in an increase in the crime rate犯罪率的上升 Recent tax increases have affected the poor more than the rich.近期的税收增加对穷人的影响大于对富人的影响。 the dramatic increase in the population aged over 6565岁以上人口的急剧增加 There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms.枪支的使用有显著增加。 Cases of tuberculosis are on the increase.结核病病例呈上升趋势。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词big/large· The company has announced a big increase in its profits for last year.· 该公司宣布去年利润大幅增加。slight/small· Doctors have reported a slight increase in the number of deaths caused by the disease.· 医生报告称该疾病导致的死亡人数略有增加。· The temperature increase was quite small.· 温度升幅相当小。great (=big)· There has been a great increase in air traffic in the last twenty years.· 过去二十年来，航空交通量大幅增加。huge/massive (=very big)· There was a huge increase in emigration after the war.· 战后移民数量大幅增加。substantial/considerable formal正式 (=quite big)· He negotiated a substantial increase in pay for the workers.· 他为工人谈判争取到了可观的薪资增长。significant/marked (=definite and noticeable)· Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in tourism to developing countries.· 过去几年里，前往发展中国家的旅游人数明显增加。dramatic/sharp (=large and sudden)· What has led to this dramatic increase in prices?· 是什么导致了这次价格的急剧上涨？rapid (=happening quickly)· Recently there has been a rapid increase in fish farming.· 近来，水产养殖业迅速增长。modest (=small)· The figures reveal a modest increase in the birth rate.· 数据显示出生率有适度增长。gradual (=happening slowly)· Her temperature chart showed a gradual increase over the preceding six hours.· 她的体温图显示在前六小时内体温逐渐升高。steady (=happening slowly but continuously)· The university has benefited from a steady increase in student numbers.· 该大学受益于学生人数的稳步增长。a threefold/fourfold/fivefold etc increase (=an increase by three, four etc times)· The figures show a threefold increase in incidents of car theft.· 数据显示汽车盗窃事件增加了两倍。a 10%/50% etc increase· A 5% increase in petrol prices is predicted.· 汽油价格预计将上涨5%。an annual increase· The company reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profits.· 该公司报告税前利润增长了10%。verbs动词lead to an increase· They argue that the abolition of the death penalty has led to an increase in the number of murders.· 他们认为，废除死刑导致了谋杀案件数量的增加。cause/bring about an increase· The heat wave brought about a massive increase in water consumption.· 热浪导致用水量大幅增加。NOUN + increase名词 + increasea price increase· We expect a price increase of 1.4% this year.· 我们预计今年价格将上涨1.4%。a fare increase· The airline instituted a 10% fare increase.· 该航空公司实施了10%的票价上调。a wage/pay/salary increase· Canadian workers received a 5.4% wage increase.· 加拿大工人获得了5.4%的工资增长。a tax increase· The government had no choice but to impose a tax increase.· 政府别无选择，只得推行加税措施。phrases短语be on the increase (=be increasing)· Knife attacks are on the increase.· 持刀袭击事件呈上升趋势。the rate of increase· The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.· 暴力犯罪数量的增速远高于上届政府执政时期。THESAURUS同义词辨析increase noun [countable, uncountable] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger某事物的数量或数目变大的情况: · There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year.· 过去一年里，暴力犯罪大幅增加。· price increases· 价格上涨growth noun [singular, uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something. Growth is also used when saying that a company or a country’s economy becomes more successful某事物的数量、规模或重要性的增加。growth 还用于指公司或国家经济变得更加成功。: · The astonishing growth of the Internet has had a dramatic effect on people’s lives.· 互联网令人惊叹的增长对人们的生活产生了深远的影响。· Japan experienced a period of rapid economic growth.· 日本经历了一段快速经济增长时期。· Many people are concerned about the enormous growth in the world’s population.· 许多人对世界人口的大幅增长感到担忧。rise noun [countable] an increase in the amount of something, or in the standard or level of something某事物数量的增加，或某事物标准、水平的提升: · The latest figures show a sharp rise (=a sudden big rise) in unemployment in the region.· 最新数据显示该地区失业率急剧上升（即突然大幅上升）。· There was a 34 percent rise in the number of armed robberies.· 武装抢劫案数量上升了34%。· The majority of families experienced a rise in living standards.· 大多数家庭的生活水平有所提高。surge noun [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in something such as profits, demand, or interest利润、需求或兴趣等方面的突然增加: · There has been a big surge in demand for organically grown food.· 有机食品的需求出现了大幅急增。· We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in Chinese medicine.· 我们见证了对中医兴趣的巨大激增。gain noun [countable, uncountable] an increase in the amount or level of something – used especially in business or political contexts, or when talking about an increase in someone’s weight某事物数量或水平的增加——尤用于商业或政治语境，或谈及某人体重增加时: · sales gains· 销售额增长· The December job figures show a net gain of 81,000 jobs.· 12月就业数据显示净增就业岗位81,000个。· The party has experienced a gain in popularity.· 该党的支持率有所上升。· The amount of weight gain during pregnancy varies.· 妊娠期间的体重增加量因人而异。hike noun [countable] informal非正式 especially American English a large or sudden increase in prices or taxes – often used in newspaper reports价格或税收的大幅或突然上涨——常见于新闻报道: · Despite a 25% hike in fuel costs, the airline made a profit last year.· 尽管燃料成本上涨了25%，该航空公司去年仍实现了盈利。· tax hikes· 税收大幅提高· wage hikes· 工资大幅提高a very big increase极大的增加explosion noun [countable] a sudden very large increase in the amount or number of something某事物数量或数目的突然大幅增加: · There has been an explosion in the number of fast food restaurants.· 快餐厅的数量激增。· The country experienced a population explosion.· 该国经历了人口爆炸。· The book caused an explosion of interest in Renaissance Italy.· 这本书引发了对文艺复兴时期意大利的浓厚兴趣。boom noun [singular] a sudden large increase in trade, profits or sales, with the result that a country, company, or industry becomes very successful. Boom is also used about a sudden increase in interest in something, with the result that it becomes very popular贸易、利润或销售额的突然大幅增加，其结果是国家、公司或行业变得非常成功。boom 还用于指对某事物的兴趣突然大增，使其变得非常流行。: · the German economic boom of the 1960s· 20世纪60年代德国的经济繁荣· the Internet boom· 互联网繁荣· There has been a boom in sales of diet books and videos.· 减肥书籍和视频的销量出现了爆发式增长。
a rise in amount, number, or degree数量、数目或程度的上升 OPP decreaseincrease in an increase in the crime rate犯罪率的上升 Recent tax increases have affected the poor more than the rich.近期的税收增加对穷人的影响大于对富人的影响。 the dramatic increase in the population aged over 6565岁以上人口的急剧增加 There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms.枪支的使用有显著增加。 Cases of tuberculosis are on the increase.结核病病例呈上升趋势。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词big/large· The company has announced a big increase in its profits for last year.· 该公司宣布去年利润大幅增加。slight/small· Doctors have reported a slight increase in the number of deaths caused by the disease.· 医生报告称该疾病导致的死亡人数略有增加。· The temperature increase was quite small.· 温度升幅相当小。great (=big)· There has been a great increase in air traffic in the last twenty years.· 过去二十年来，航空交通量大幅增加。huge/massive (=very big)· There was a huge increase in emigration after the war.· 战后移民数量大幅增加。substantial/considerable formal正式 (=quite big)· He negotiated a substantial increase in pay for the workers.· 他为工人谈判争取到了可观的薪资增长。significant/marked (=definite and noticeable)· Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in tourism to developing countries.· 过去几年里，前往发展中国家的旅游人数明显增加。dramatic/sharp (=large and sudden)· What has led to this dramatic increase in prices?· 是什么导致了这次价格的急剧上涨？rapid (=happening quickly)· Recently there has been a rapid increase in fish farming.· 近来，水产养殖业迅速增长。modest (=small)· The figures reveal a modest increase in the birth rate.· 数据显示出生率有适度增长。gradual (=happening slowly)· Her temperature chart showed a gradual increase over the preceding six hours.· 她的体温图显示在前六小时内体温逐渐升高。steady (=happening slowly but continuously)· The university has benefited from a steady increase in student numbers.· 该大学受益于学生人数的稳步增长。a threefold/fourfold/fivefold etc increase (=an increase by three, four etc times)· The figures show a threefold increase in incidents of car theft.· 数据显示汽车盗窃事件增加了两倍。a 10%/50% etc increase· A 5% increase in petrol prices is predicted.· 汽油价格预计将上涨5%。an annual increase· The company reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profits.· 该公司报告税前利润增长了10%。verbs动词lead to an increase· They argue that the abolition of the death penalty has led to an increase in the number of murders.· 他们认为，废除死刑导致了谋杀案件数量的增加。cause/bring about an increase· The heat wave brought about a massive increase in water consumption.· 热浪导致用水量大幅增加。NOUN + increase名词 + increasea price increase· We expect a price increase of 1.4% this year.· 我们预计今年价格将上涨1.4%。a fare increase· The airline instituted a 10% fare increase.· 该航空公司实施了10%的票价上调。a wage/pay/salary increase· Canadian workers received a 5.4% wage increase.· 加拿大工人获得了5.4%的工资增长。a tax increase· The government had no choice but to impose a tax increase.· 政府别无选择，只得推行加税措施。phrases短语be on the increase (=be increasing)· Knife attacks are on the increase.· 持刀袭击事件呈上升趋势。the rate of increase· The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.· 暴力犯罪数量的增速远高于上届政府执政时期。THESAURUS同义词辨析increase noun [countable, uncountable] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger某事物的数量或数目变大的情况: · There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year.· 过去一年里，暴力犯罪大幅增加。· price increases· 价格上涨growth noun [singular, uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something. Growth is also used when saying that a company or a country’s economy becomes more successful某事物的数量、规模或重要性的增加。growth 还用于指公司或国家经济变得更加成功。: · The astonishing growth of the Internet has had a dramatic effect on people’s lives.· 互联网令人惊叹的增长对人们的生活产生了深远的影响。· Japan experienced a period of rapid economic growth.· 日本经历了一段快速经济增长时期。· Many people are concerned about the enormous growth in the world’s population.· 许多人对世界人口的大幅增长感到担忧。rise noun [countable] an increase in the amount of something, or in the standard or level of something某事物数量的增加，或某事物标准、水平的提升: · The latest figures show a sharp rise (=a sudden big rise) in unemployment in the region.· 最新数据显示该地区失业率急剧上升（即突然大幅上升）。· There was a 34 percent rise in the number of armed robberies.· 武装抢劫案数量上升了34%。· The majority of families experienced a rise in living standards.· 大多数家庭的生活水平有所提高。surge noun [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in something such as profits, demand, or interest利润、需求或兴趣等方面的突然增加: · There has been a big surge in demand for organically grown food.· 有机食品的需求出现了大幅急增。· We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in Chinese medicine.· 我们见证了对中医兴趣的巨大激增。gain noun [countable, uncountable] an increase in the amount or level of something – used especially in business or political contexts, or when talking about an increase in someone’s weight某事物数量或水平的增加——尤用于商业或政治语境，或谈及某人体重增加时: · sales gains· 销售额增长· The December job figures show a net gain of 81,000 jobs.· 12月就业数据显示净增就业岗位81,000个。· The party has experienced a gain in popularity.· 该党的支持率有所上升。· The amount of weight gain during pregnancy varies.· 妊娠期间的体重增加量因人而异。hike noun [countable] informal非正式 especially American English a large or sudden increase in prices or taxes – often used in newspaper reports价格或税收的大幅或突然上涨——常见于新闻报道: · Despite a 25% hike in fuel costs, the airline made a profit last year.· 尽管燃料成本上涨了25%，该航空公司去年仍实现了盈利。· tax hikes· 税收大幅提高· wage hikes· 工资大幅提高a very big increase极大的增加explosion noun [countable] a sudden very large increase in the amount or number of something某事物数量或数目的突然大幅增加: · There has been an explosion in the number of fast food restaurants.· 快餐厅的数量激增。· The country experienced a population explosion.· 该国经历了人口爆炸。· The book caused an explosion of interest in Renaissance Italy.· 这本书引发了对文艺复兴时期意大利的浓厚兴趣。boom noun [singular] a sudden large increase in trade, profits or sales, with the result that a country, company, or industry becomes very successful. Boom is also used about a sudden increase in interest in something, with the result that it becomes very popular贸易、利润或销售额的突然大幅增加，其结果是国家、公司或行业变得非常成功。boom 还用于指对某事物的兴趣突然大增，使其变得非常流行。: · the German economic boom of the 1960s· 20世纪60年代德国的经济繁荣· the Internet boom· 互联网繁荣· There has been a boom in sales of diet books and videos.· 减肥书籍和视频的销量出现了爆发式增长。