Improve, Increase和Enhance三個詞的區(qū)別

Improve, Increase和Enhance三個詞的區(qū)別

Today，we answer an email from a reader.

今天，我們回復一封來自讀者的電子郵件。

Mieshui asks:

Recently, I met three words that confused me: "enhance," "improve" and "increase." I hope you can help me, thank you.

最近，我遇到了三個讓我困惑的詞：“增強”、“改進”和“增加”。希望你能幫我，謝謝。

Answer: I can help. These three verbs all have similar meanings, but there are some differences in their use.

我可以幫忙。這三個動詞有相似的意思，但在用法上有一些差異。

Let’s start with “enhance.”

從“enhance”這個詞開始。

Of the three words we are studying today, “enhance” is the least common. You can probably use “improve” instead of “enhance” in many sentences you want to say or write.

在我們今天學習的三個單詞中，enhance(增強)是最不常見的，在很多你想說或寫的句子中，你可能會用improve(改進)代替它。

“Enhance” means to raise the quality of something, usually of something that is already good. Look at next sentences.

Enhance是指提高某物的質量，通常是指已經(jīng)很好的東西。來看下面的句子。

Students use reading strategies to enhance understanding. (They already understand but now they will understand more.)

學生使用閱讀策略來增進理解。(他們已經(jīng)明白了，但現(xiàn)在他們會理解得更多。)

Adding a little lemon juice enhances the flavor of the rice. (The rice tastes good but now it will taste great.)

加入一點檸檬汁可以增強米飯的風味。(米飯味道不錯，但現(xiàn)在味道很好。)

The verb “improve” means to make (something) better. This can be something that is not so good to begin with. For example, mobile phone batteries do not often stay charged for a whole day. A new batteries could let you use your phone all day without charging it.

動詞improve(改進)的意思是使(某物)變得更好，這指的是一開始并不太好的事情。例如，手機電池不可能一整天都在充電。一種新電池可以讓你不用充電就整天使用你的手機。

The new battery designs improve their performance. (Before the batteries did not last long enough, but the new ones are better.)

新的電池設計提高了它們的性能。(之前的電池使用時間還不夠長，但新電池更好。)

Or think of a person with little education. She may return to school.

或者一個受過很少教育的人，她可能會回到學校。

Hilda took a night class to improve her chances of getting a good job.(Hilda cannot get a good job now, but maybe she will after taking the class.)

希爾達上了夜校，以提高她找到一份好工作的機會。(希爾達現(xiàn)在不能找到一份好工作，但也許她會在上課后找到好工作。)

“Increase” is a little different from the other two. It means to make something larger or greater in size,or amount.

Increase(增加)與其他兩個略有不同，其意思是讓某物在大小或數(shù)量上變得更大、更多。

Online teachers are trying to increase their earnings. (They will get 30 percent more money by teaching online.)

在線教師正努力增加他們的收入。(通過在線教學，他們將多掙30%的錢。)

The shoe company moved to a bigger space to increase production. (The company will make 1,000 more shoes a day.)

這家鞋業(yè)公司搬到了一個更大的地方以增加產(chǎn)量。(該公司一天將多生產(chǎn)1000只鞋。)

Our town leaders want to increase the number of homeowners. (There will be 10 percent more homeowners in the town.)

我們的鎮(zhèn)長想要增加購房者的數(shù)量。(該鎮(zhèn)將有10%的購房者。)

Again:

1.Use “enhance” to talk about making a good thing even better.

2.Use “improve” to talk about making a thing better that is not so good now.

3.Use “increase” when you want to talk about larger numbers or amounts.

1.enhance：使原本好的事情變得更好。

2.improve：使原本不太好的事情變好。

3.increase：在某物基礎上加量。