increase/increasingly

increase I. vi.& vt. /inˈkri:s/增加，增长: Our difficulties are increasing.我们的困难增加多了。The driver increased speed.那司机增大了速度。［考句］It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased by one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805. 据估计，自1805年以来，地球表面的温度已经升高了1/4 到3/4度。（increase by“增加了…”；increase to“增加到…”。）‖II. n. ［u］ &［c］ /ˈinkri:s/ 增加；增大；增长［反］decrease：increase in population 人口的增加 be on the in crease在增加(长)中：Burglaries in the area are on the increase.这个地区的入室盗窃案件正在增加。

［辨析］与augment, enlarge, amplify和magnify 辨见augment

  increasingly /inˈkri:siŋli/ adv. 日益，愈加：He’s increasingly rude to me. 他对我越来越不礼貌。German corporations increasingly tend to build plants abroad. 德国的公司越来越倾向于在国外建工厂。［考句］The international situation has been growing increasingly difficult for the last few years. 国际形势这几年日益严峻。