1to develop according to the situation
2the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
Example
xīn新zhú竹shì qū市区de的fáng jià房价yīn wèi因为kē jì科技chǎn yè产业jù jí聚集ér而shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo水涨船高。
新竹市区的房价因为科技产业聚集而水涨船高。
Housing prices in Hsinchu City have risen sharply due to the concentration of the tech industry.