一、详细释义:
n.
增加;增大
v.
增加;增大;加强 [I,T]
例句:
A decision has been made to augment the equipment in the factory.
已经决定工厂再增添些设备。
例句:
While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
为了想法子增加家庭收入,她开始制作洋娃娃。
二、词义辨析:
enlarge,amplify,expand,increase,magnify,multiply,augment
这些动词均有“增加,增大”或“扩大”之意。enlarge主要指面积或体积等的扩大。amplify在科技中常指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强。也指补充了细节、详述或扩大内容等。此词系正式用语。expand指范围、程度、体积和尺寸等方面的扩大或增加。increase指数量、强度和大小等方面的扩大或增加。 magnify可指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大;也指事实上把某物增大,有时用于夸张意味。multiply通常指自然繁殖而产生的增长,有时也指同类事物数量的成倍增加。augment较正式用词,一般指在原有的基础上增加含量而扩大。
三、参考例句:
For example, we can augment digital content with physical mass.
例如,我们能通过物质质量提高数字容量。
He has to find work to augment his income.
他不得不去找个工作增加点收入。
He has to augment his income by working extra hours.
他靠延长工作时间来增加自己的收入。
They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
At first this did but augment her grief!
起初,这只增添了她的悲伤!
Tech can augment and extend our own capabilities.
科技是对人类能力的增强与延伸。
Depending on tips to augment their usually small salaries.
主要靠小费来增加他(她)们平时微薄的收入。
While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
为了想法子增加家庭收入,她开始制作洋娃娃。
A decision has been made to augment the equipment in the factory.
已经决定工厂再增添些设备。