例句：There was a steady increase in population after the war.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之后，人口在不斷增長(zhǎng)中。
boost v. 推進(jìn)
例句：Edward is not very cheerful; he needs a holiday to boost him up.
愛(ài)德華精神欠佳，他需要度假以振作起來(lái)。
augment v. 增加，增大n. 增加
例句：Alex augments his income by teaching in the evenings and weekends.
亞歷克斯晚上和周末去教書(shū)以增加收入。
enhance vt. 提高，增強(qiáng)vi. 提高，上漲
例句：Beautiful coloured illustrations enhanced the attraction of thetextbook.
漂亮的彩色插圖提高了這本書(shū)的吸引力。
diminish v. (使)減少，(使)變小
例句：Only uniform distribution of the expeditions will significantlydiminish the risk of badweather
只有將考察隊(duì)簟勻分開(kāi)才能大大減少惡劣天氣的嚴(yán)重影響。
shrink v. 收縮，(使)皺縮，縮小
例句：When Bruce's influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased.
當(dāng)布魯斯的影響縮小時(shí)，他的財(cái)富也減少了。
