| 单词 | augment |
| 释义 | aug·ment /ɔːɡˈment $ ɒːɡ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something 增大；提高；加强 Any surplus was sold to augment their income. 所有多余的东西被售卖一空来增加他们的收入。 —augmentation /ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃən, -mən- $ ˌɒːɡ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusaugment• The offer still stands, augmented by responses to a recent e-mail call for more donors.• The new qualification will augment existing provision in the area of craft baking and baking technology.• Church augmented his tagging program to locate noun phrases.• State universities are looking for money from businesses to augment state funds.• The cream contains ingredients that augment the skin's natural healing processes.• This not only augments the supply of visual aids, but is an excellent method of learning.• And the medical staff has been augmented with an orthopedic and vascular surgeon.• We pay performance bonuses that augment your annual salary.Origin augment (1300-1400) French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere “to increase”aug·ment verbChineseSyllable of value, amount, the to increase Corpus effectiveness etc |
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