增

to increase

to expand

to add

increase

增[zēng]

不断增长的失业大军引起了这名经济学家的关注。
The increasing army of the unemployed has attracted the attention of the economist.

增税引起了一片怨声。
There was uproar over the tax increase.

不断增加的失业引起了社会骚乱。
The increasing unemployment caused social unrest.

我们如果要增加教育经费就必须加税。
We must increase taxation if we are to spend more on education.

我们正准备增收会员。
We are trying to increase our membership.

经济学家预言通货膨胀率将会增长。
The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation.

他提高售价以补偿材料增加的成本。
He raised his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.

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