augment
verb /ɔːɡˈment/
/ɔːɡˈment/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they augment | /ɔːɡˈment/ /ɔːɡˈment/ |
| he / she / it augments | /ɔːɡˈments/ /ɔːɡˈments/ |
| past simple augmented | /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ |
| past participle augmented | /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ |
| -ing form augmenting | /ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/ |
- augment something to increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something
增加；提高；扩大 - He wrote magazine articles in order to augment his income.
他写杂志文章以增加收入。 - The band had been augmented by two extra trombonists.
乐队增加了两名长号手。
词源late Middle English: from Old French augmenter (verb), augment (noun), or late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere ‘to increase’. - He wrote magazine articles in order to augment his income.