"increase" in Chinese (Traditional)
增加增長
Definition
變得更大、更多、更高,或使某事物變得更大、更多、更高。它既可以作動詞,也可以作名詞。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個詞在日常、商務、學術和新聞英語中都很常見。作動詞時,常見搭配有 'increase prices'、'increase by 10%' 和 'increase from A to B'。作名詞時,常見說法有 'an increase in prices' 和 'a sharp/slight increase'。學習者常把它和 'raise' 混淆:'increase' 可以不接受詞(如 'prices increased'),而 'raise' 通常需要受詞(如 'they raised prices')。
Examples
Prices increase every year.
價格每年都會**上漲**。
The company wants to increase sales.
公司想**增加**銷售額。
There was a big increase in traffic this morning.
今天早上交通量有了很大的**增加**。
We need to increase the budget if we want better results.
如果我們想要更好的結果,就得**增加**預算。
Since last month, demand has increased a lot.
從上個月開始,需求已經**增加**了很多。
They announced a small pay increase, but people were still disappointed.
他們宣佈了小幅**加薪**,但大家還是很失望。