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词汇 decrease
释义

decrease

/dɪ`kris/ /ˏdi`kris/

(过去式: decreased; 过去完成式: decreased; 现在进行式: decreasing)

v.i.

To grow less; diminish; dwindle.

减少;缩减;逐渐缩小。

His income steadily decreased.

他的收入一直在逐渐减少。

Abate.

减轻。

The storm decreased in violence.

暴风的威力减弱。

v.t.

To cause to grow less.

使减少。

The price of meat is decreased than the last.

肉价比上次低了。

/`dikris/ /di`kris/

n.

Gradual lessening or decay.

渐减;渐衰。

The amount or degree of lessening.

减少量;消减度。

phrases

on the decrease

在减少中。

cf.

To decrease is to become less, esp. by an inner or natural process, or to make gradually less.

Decrease 指减少,尤指因内在或自然力促使减少或逐渐消减之意:

The days decrease in length.

白昼渐短。

The nurse decreased the dose.

护士减少药量。

Diminish and lessen mean to become less in size, number, or quantity.

Diminish 与lessen 指体积、数量或分量的变少变小:

The importance of royalty has diminished.

皇族的权威已衰微。

Responsibilities lessen with age.

年事愈高,责任愈轻。

Both these words also have the meaning to make less.

此两字均有使之减少之意:

War diminishes the male population.

战事使男性人口减少。

The driver lessened his speed.

司机减低速度。

To dwindle is to shrink or waste away, or to disappear gradually.

Dwindle 有缩小、耗减或逐渐消失之意:

His fortune dwindled.

他的财产愈来愈少。

synonyms

diminish, lessen, dwindle.

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