An increasing number of people = 越来越多的人
这和 “大量剧增的人” 意思稍微不同
大量剧增的人 英语是 A rapid increase in the number of people
是的,短语后面要用复数,
例：
An increasing number of people are using smartphones because of their additional capabilities.
由于它们的附加功能,越来越多的人用智能手机.
希望帮到了你,满意请点击“选为满意答案”及时采纳,短语后面都用复数吗？？不是，要按短语来判定An increasing number of A number of里单词 number 指定可数名词，所以这种短语要接复数名词和配合的动词形式，比如A number of students are away todayAn increasing number of stolen items have been recovered但， 相反，amount 通常是不可数，因此A small amount of一般接不可数名词，并接单数动词，比如A small amount of money is still missing.