在美國當(dāng)代英語語料庫統(tǒng)計的20000個常用詞中，increase排在660位和1267位，同一個詞卻有兩個排名，其實是因為increase的詞性不同，今天就一起來看看increase、increased、increasing和increasingly的日常用法。
increase v.
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increase + number >risk>rate>year>tax>price>cost>amount>production>chance>likelihood
其它搭配：increase dramatically>siginificantly>greatly>substantially
increase n.
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：percent>tax>rate>price>number>population>cost>wage + increase
形容詞搭配：significant>large>dramatic>substantial>huge>rapid>sharp + increase
動詞搭配：show>lead>report>result>cause>experience>indicate + increase
詞義解析：
1.v. 增大;增加;增強
The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began. 該項目自開始以來成本就急劇上升。
2.n. (數(shù)量或尺寸)增加;增長
price/tax increases 漲價/增稅
Any increase in production would be helpful. 任何產(chǎn)量的增加都是有益的。
on the increase 在增加
Homelessness is on the increase in many cities. 許多城市里無家可歸者在增多。
increased adj. 增加的
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increased risk> use >demand> level> cost> pressure>rate>number
increasing adj. 越來越多的
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increasing number>pressure>demand>rate>level>use>amount>population>cost>frequency
increasingly adv. 日漸增多地
to be increasingly important/common 越來越重要/普遍
頻率的搭配：
increasingly important>grow increasingly>increasingly difficult>
increase v.
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increase + number >risk>rate>year>tax>price>cost>amount>production>chance>likelihood
其它搭配：increase dramatically>siginificantly>greatly>substantially
increase n.
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：percent>tax>rate>price>number>population>cost>wage + increase
形容詞搭配：significant>large>dramatic>substantial>huge>rapid>sharp + increase
動詞搭配：show>lead>report>result>cause>experience>indicate + increase
詞義解析：
1.v. 增大;增加;增強
The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began. 該項目自開始以來成本就急劇上升。
2.n. (數(shù)量或尺寸)增加;增長
price/tax increases 漲價/增稅
Any increase in production would be helpful. 任何產(chǎn)量的增加都是有益的。
on the increase 在增加
Homelessness is on the increase in many cities. 許多城市里無家可歸者在增多。
increased adj. 增加的
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increased risk> use >demand> level> cost> pressure>rate>number
increasing adj. 越來越多的
頻率的搭配：
名詞搭配：increasing number>pressure>demand>rate>level>use>amount>population>cost>frequency
increasingly adv. 日漸增多地
to be increasingly important/common 越來越重要/普遍
頻率的搭配：
increasingly important>grow increasingly>increasingly difficult>