漫畫學(xué)六級詞匯 第17期
例句：There was a steady increase in population after the war.
戰(zhàn)爭之后，人口在不斷增長中。
boost v. 推進(jìn)
例句：Edward is not very cheerful; he needs a holiday to boost him up.
愛德華精神欠佳，他需要度假以振作起來。
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
只有將考察隊簟勻分開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，他的財富也減少了。
