increase/ 'ɪnkriːs /

1.noun [c] 
增长

a sharp increase in productivity
生产率的急剧增长
an increase of 2 per cent in the volume of sales
销售量增长了百分之二
2.vi.[price] [ level] [ productivity+] 
增长

The population continues to increase.
人口不断增长。
3.vt.[+price] [ number] [ level] 
提高

The company has increased the price of its cars.
公司提高了汽车价格。
a 5% increase, an increase of 5%
百分之五的增长
a tax/price increase
加税/价
to be on the increase
在增加中
to increase by 3%
增长了百分之三
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