| 单词 | increase |
| 释义 | increase increase verb, noun
■ verb // [+ obj or no obj]
to become or to make sth greater in amount, number, value, etc: Revenues increased 4.5 per cent to ¥3 537 billion. The rate of inflation increased by 2%. Oil has increased in price. concerns over increasing unemployment We need to increase productivity. They've increased the price by 50%. OPP DECREASE
to increase considerably/dramatically/sharply/significantly to increase gradually/slightly/steadily to increase in number/size/value
increased adjective [only before noun]: increased demand
■ noun // [C,U]
a rise in the amount, number or value of sth: The company reported a 12 per cent increase in costs. We expect sales to show a significant increase from/over last year. a year-on-year increase (= between this year and the previous year) ◆ They demanded a wage increase of 3 per cent. Industrial activity is on the increase. The rate of increase has slowed. OPP DECREASE
a big/dramatic/large/sharp/significant increase ◆ a pay/salary/wage increase ◆ a cost/( an interest) rate/price/tax increase
VOCABULARY BUILDING
Increases and decreases
Newspapers use a wide variety of verbs to describe the way in which figures and prices increase and decrease.
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Increase
Decrease
NEUTRAL TERMS
be up be down
The share price was up 2% by midday.Orders for new vehicles are down on last year.
go up | increase | rise go down | decrease | decline | drop | fall
Sales rose (by) 2%, from $20,050 to $20,450.Business confidence has been declining steadily.
gain sth lose sth
The index gained 7.39 points. The market lost 20% of its value in a single day.
edge/inch up... | edge/inch higheredge/inch down... | edge/inch lower | slip
Earnings edged up 2¢ to 24¢ a share.Government bonds edged lower on Wednesday.
STRONGER TERMS
jump | rocket | shoot up | skyrocket | soardive | plummet | plunge | slump
Revenues have skyrocketed (by) 86%The FTSE slumped to its lowest level in two years.
Note: when talking about currencies, you say decrease/increasein value: The euro has increased in value relative to the dollar. See note at CURRENCY
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