uptick
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈʌp.tɪk/us/ˈʌp.tɪk/anincreasein thenumberoramountof something:
Manyhospitalsnoticedabiguptickincaseswhenkidswent back totheirclassrooms.
Movies sometimesseean uptick inrevenueafter anOscarswin.
In somemonths, there's aslightuptick, and in somemonthsthere's adecrease.
animprovementin asituation:
发展;上升An uptick in once-strugglingareascould make asignificantdifferencetovoters'perceptionsof theeconomy.贫困地区的经济发展会让选民对经济的看法产生显著的改变。
- There's ageneraluptick ininterestoverallforpodcasts.
- We areworkingtoaddressotheremergingchallenges,includingtherecentuptick inheroinuseshownin thissurvey.
- Thelostincentivesto give arelikelyto make abiggerdifferencethan thesmalluptick ineconomicgrowthexpectedfrom the newlaw.
- Westartedactivesurveillancefor any upticks in flu-likesymptoms.
- Motorolaofficialssaid the uptick in thechipsectormade thetimerightfor Motorola tospinoffitschipbusiness.
- We'reseeingan uptick, and it'sfairlydramatic.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- mushroom
- re-escalation
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- stake
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