英语单词 | augment |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɔːɡ'ment] 美 [ɔːɡ'ment] |
中文释义 | vt.增加 n.增加;补充物 |
英语例句 | (1) They hit upon another idea to augment their income. (2) He augments his income by teaching in the evenings. (3) They hit upon another idea to augment their income. (4) It served, however, to augment Carrie's dissatisfaction with her state. |
中文例句 | (1) 他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。 (2) 他晚上去教书以增加收入。 (3) 他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。 (4) 然而,这却增加了嘉莉对自己处境的不满。 |
vocabulary简明 | Do you need to make something bigger, better, or stronger? Then you need to augment it. To augment is to increase the amount or strength of something. |
vocabulary扩展 | Maybe your bike isn't getting around very well on hills: the bike needs to be augmented with a better set of tires. People augment their computers and phones all the time, adding new gadgets and apps. They augment the storage space in their cars by buying roof racks. If the President decides to augment taxes, taxes are going up. When you see the word augment, think "More!" |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]增加;增大;加强;提高 To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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