augment
英 [??g'ment]
美[?ɡ'm?nt]
- vi. 增加；增大
- vt. 增加；增大
- n. 增加；增大
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?augments;过去式:?augmented;过去分词:?augmented;现在分词:?augmenting;名词:?augmentation;
中文词源
augment 增加
来自词根aug, 增加。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The government'sfirst concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.
- 政府关心的首要问题是扩充军队及辅助队伍。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
- 他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
来自辞典例句
- 3. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 4. At first this did but augment her grief!
- 起初,这只增添了她的悲伤!
来自辞典例句
- 5. How can we hope to augment our forces when our allies are deserting us?
- 同盟国背信弃义,我们怎能再指望扩大我们的兵力?
来自辞典例句