记忆方法
in表示正向强化,de则表示反向强化,所以decrease就是减少,减小的意思。
双解例句
小知识
The noun increase indicates growth of something that gets bigger in number or volume. When used as a verb, it means the act of growing or gaining more. However it's used, it refers to something that has gotten bigger.
Anything that can add on can increase. You can increase your speed to go faster, increase your strength by working out, increase your knowledge by studying, and increase your circle of friends by meeting more people. You can work harder to see an increase of profits, and you can prevent an increase in your electric bill by turning out unnecessary lights. And now you’ve increased your vocabulary by learning a new word!
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
enlarge:主要指面积或体积等的扩大。
amplify:在科技中常指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强。也指补充了细节、详述或扩大内容等。此词系正式用语。
expand:指范围、程度、体积和尺寸等方面的扩大或增加。
increase:指数量、强度和大小等方面的扩大或增加。
magnify:可指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大;也指事实上把某物增大,有时用于夸张意味。
multiply:通常指自然繁殖而产生的增长,有时也指同类事物数量的成倍增加。
augment:较正式用词,一般指在原有的基础上增加含量而扩大。
increase production增产
increase by增加了;按…增长
price increase价格上涨;提价
词根词缀
词根: crease
=grow/make,表示”增长,产生,生长”
n.
decrease 减少,减小;减少量de向下+crease增长,产生,生长→向下增长→减少
decrement 消耗decrease[减少,变少]→n.消耗
increment 增值,增加increase[[n.&v.增加,增长,增进]]→n.增值,增加
n.&v.
increase 增加,增长,增进in向内+crease增长,产生,生长→向内增→增加
v.
decrease 减少,变少,降低de向下+crease增长,产生,生长→向下增长→减少
同义词辨析
这些动词均有”增加,增大”或”扩大”之意。