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复数形式
augmentations
1
增加, 扩大
the act or process of adding the amount, value, or size of something
- The recent augmentation of staff has significantly improved the efficiency of the department.
最近员工的增加显著提高了部门的效率。
- The company invested in the augmentation of its production facilities to meet growing demand.
该公司投资于其生产设施的扩建以满足不断增长的需求。
- The augmentation of the city's infrastructure was necessary to support the increasing population.
城市基础设施的增强对于支持不断增长的人口是必要的。
- She noticed a clear augmentation in her muscle strength after months of consistent training.
经过数月的持续训练，她注意到自己的肌肉力量有明显的增强。
- The budget augmentation allowed the research team to acquire advanced equipment for their experiments.
预算的增加使研究团队能够为他们的实验购买先进设备。
2
the musical technique of restating a theme using notes of longer duration, typically doubling the length of the original
- The composer used augmentation to give the melody a more solemn character.
- In the fugue, the subject appeared in augmentation in the final section.
- Augmentation transformed the quick motif into a slow, majestic theme.
- Students studied the augmentation of themes in Baroque music.
- By employing augmentation, the composer created dramatic contrast in the piece.
反义词：
3
增加
the process of increasing or enlarging something in size or quantity
- Augmentation of the budget is necessary to fund our expansion plans.
增加预算是为我们扩张计划提供资金的必要条件。
- The board approved the augmentation of resources to support the new project.
董事会批准了增加资源以支持新项目。
- The company is considering an augmentation, increasing its workforce by 20%.
公司正在考虑增加，将其劳动力增加20%。
- Augmentation of staff numbers will alleviate the workload on current employees.
员工数量的增加将减轻现有员工的工作量。
- We need to focus on increasing efficiency before we can think about augmentation.
在我们考虑扩大之前，我们需要专注于提高效率。