He says smaller fast-food chains in America have been hit particularly hard in this downturn because they are competing with the global giant McDonald's,which increased spending on advertising by more than 7% last year as others cut back
这里的by有什么含义?这是固定用法吗?就是增长幅度之类的用by?老师可以详细说下by的用法情况吗
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