augment是什么意思
- 英式英标[ɔɡ\'mɛnt]
- 美式音标[ɔːg\'ment]
vi. 增加；增大
vt. 增加；增大
n. 增加；增大
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.
实用例句
- 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
