decrease

英[dɪ'kriːs] 美[dɪ'kriːs]
  • v. 减少；减小；降低
  • n. 减少；降低
decreasingly decreased decreased decreasing decreases
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 减，减少，降低，减弱，减轻，使缩短，压缩
    2. 变小，下降，缩小，缩短，缩减
    n. (名词)
    1. 减少，减小，减退，降低
    2. 减少额，减少量
    3. 减缩位置
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. (使)缩短；减小，减少 (cause to) become shorter,smaller,less
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]减小，降低 reduction
    2. [C]减少(量) amount by which sth decreases

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a change downward;

    "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
    "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

  2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter

  3. the amount by which something decreases

  4. the act of decreasing or reducing something

Verb:
  1. decrease in size, extent, or range;

    "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
    "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
    "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
    "his voice fell to a whisper"

  2. make smaller;

    "He decreased his staff"

双语例句

1. If the egg is not fertilised oestrogen and progesterone decrease.
如果卵细胞没有受精，雌激素和黄体荷尔蒙就会下降。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The prices of polymers and suchlike materials will decrease.
聚合物及类似材料的价格会下降。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The demand for tea is on the decrease ( each year ).
茶叶的需求量 ( 逐年 ) 递减.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Last year there was a 20 % decrease in his earnings.
去年他的收入减少了20%.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. This shows a slight decrease on the numbers of the previous month.
这表明比前一个月的数目略有减少.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. They are making further efforts to decrease military spending.
      他们正在做进一步的努力来减少军费开支。
    2. His interest in this subject gradually decreases.
      他对这门学科的兴趣逐渐减退。
    3. The government projected a tax decrease.
      政府计划降低税收。
    4. They tried to decrease the costs.
      他们设法降低成本。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The new treatment led to a huge decrease in the number of deaths.
      新的疗法使死亡率急剧减少。
    2. There has been a steady decrease in population in this city.
      这个城市的人口在持续下降。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
      该城市去年交通事故减少了。
    2. The population began to decrease.
      人口开始减少。
    3. Interest in the sport is decreasing.
      人们对此项运动的兴趣已逐渐减退。
    用作及物动词 S+ ～+n./pron.
    1. They decreased the size of the group from 25 to 15.
      他们把小组的人数从25人减少到15人。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.
      销售量差不多减少了20％。
    2. There has been a decrease in exports.
      出口货物有所减少。
    3. Is crime on the decrease?
      犯罪案件是否在减少?

用法讲解

v. (动词)
decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce
  • 这组词都可表示“降低”或“减少”。其区别在于:decrease指各种事物逐渐减少、逐渐衰弱的过程; lessen指减轻强度和减缓烈度,也可指从整体上减去部分或在程度上、数量上的减少; diminish指可以看得出的“缩小”“缩减”; reduce指缩小事物的范围、强度、数量等,也可指级别、地位或经济条件的降低。例如:
  • Decrease the dose of medicine when you feel better.你感到好些就减少药剂用量。
  • The number of fighters had now diminished to two, but the hilltop remained in our hands.现在战士只剩下两个人了,但我们仍然占领着山头。
  • Good lubrication will reduce friction.良好的润滑会减少摩擦。
  • The noise lessened as the plane got further away.飞机逐渐飞远了,噪音也就减弱了。
    • decrease，diminish，lessen，reduce，dwindle
  • 这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。
  • decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。
  • diminish侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。
  • lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
  • reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
  • dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    ～+介词
    用作名词 (n.)
    形容词+～ 介词+～ ～+介词

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