"increase" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 增加
• 增长

Definition

变得更大、更多、更高，或使某事物变得更大、更多、更高。它既可以作动词，也可以作名词。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词在日常、商务、学术和新闻英语中都很常见。作动词时，常见搭配有 'increase prices'、'increase by 10%' 和 'increase from A to B'。作名词时，常见说法有 'an increase in prices' 和 'a sharp/slight increase'。学习者常把它和 'raise' 混淆：'increase' 可以不接宾语（如 'prices increased'），而 'raise' 通常需要宾语（如 'they raised prices'）。

Examples

Prices increase every year.

价格每年都会**上涨**。

The company wants to increase sales.

公司想**增加**销售额。

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.

如果我们想要更好的结果，就得**增加**预算。

Since last month, demand has increased a lot.

从上个月开始，需求已经**增加**了很多。

They announced a small pay increase, but people were still disappointed.

他们宣布了小幅**加薪**，但大家还是很失望。