学个词 Learn A Word 2799 uptick

今天我们要学的词是 uptick. Uptick 作为名词，是增长，上扬的意思。U.S. officials suggested that drought and famine could be the cause of the uptick in piracy off Somalia. 美国官员表示，干旱和饥荒可能是索马里沿海海盗活动加剧的起因。There has been an uptick in the number of seals making an appearance on New Jersey beaches this year and experts are advising people to give the animals space. 美国新泽西州沿海今年出现的海豹数量有所上扬，专家建议人们给海豹留出空间。好的，我们今天学习的词是 uptick, uptick, uptick...