[/dɪˈkriːs; dɪˋkris/] v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become smaller or fewer; diminish （使某物）变小或变少; 减少:
Student numbers have decreased by 500. 学生人数减少了500名. *
Interest in the sport is decreasing. 人们对此项运动的兴趣已逐渐淡薄. decrease 2
[/ˈdiːkriːs; ˋdikris/] n用法:
1 ~ (in sth) (a) [U] decreasing; reduction 减少; 降低:
some decrease in the crime rate 犯罪率的少许降低.
(b) [C] amount by which sth decreases 减少的量:
a decrease of 3% in the rate of inflation 通货膨胀率降低3% *
There has been a decrease in imports. 进口货物有所减少. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) on the `decrease decreasing 在减少:
Is crime on the decrease? 犯罪案件是否在减少? |