augment
英 [??g'ment]
美 [?ɡ'm?nt]
- vi. 增加；增大
- vt. 增加；增大
- n. 增加；增大
中文詞源
英文詞源
- augment (v.)
- c. 1400, from Old French augmenter "increase, enhance" (14c.), from Late Latin augmentare "to increase," from Latin augmentum "an increase," from augere "to increase, make big, enlarge, enrich," from PIE root *aug- (1) "to increase" (cognates: Sanskrit ojas- "strength;" Lithuanian augu "to grow," aukstas "high, of superior rank;" Greek auxo "increase," auxein "to increase;" Gothic aukan "to grow, increase;" Old English eacien "to increase"). Related: Augmented; augmenting. As a noun from early 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. The government'sfirst concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.
- 政府關(guān)心的首要問題是擴(kuò)充軍隊(duì)及輔助隊(duì)伍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
- 他們又想出一個(gè)增加收入的辦法。
來自辭典例句
- 3. While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
- 為了想法子增加家庭收入，她開始制作洋娃娃。
來自辭典例句
- 4. At first this did but augment her grief!
- 起初,這只增添了她的悲傷!
來自辭典例句
- 5. How can we hope to augment our forces when our allies are deserting us?
- 同盟國(guó)背信棄義,我們?cè)跄茉僦竿麛U(kuò)大我們的兵力?
來自辭典例句
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