decrease
英 /dɪˈkriːs/ 美 /dɪˈkriːs/
- v. 减少；降低To become smaller or make something smaller in amount.
- n. 减少；减少量A reduction in the size, number, or amount of something.
Our electricity bills decreased after we replaced the old heater.
我们换掉旧取暖器后，电费减少了。
Improved public transport could decrease traffic congestion and reduce air pollution in densely populated cities.
改善公共交通可以缓解人口密集城市的交通拥堵，并减少空气污染。
搭配
a decrease in demand 需求下降decrease significantly 显著减少decrease by half 减少一半a steady decrease 持续下降
辨析提示
动词重音在后，名词/ˈdiːkriːs/重音在前。
词族
decreasing (adj.)
反义 increase
相关词
- afford 买得起；承担得起
- income 收入；收益
- economics 经济学
- supply 供应；提供
- industry 工业；制造业
- inexpensive 价格低廉的
- rate 比率；速率
- development 发展；发育
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