🔑de·creaseverbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydecreaseBrE/dɪˈkriːs/NAmE/dɪˈkriːs/present simple - he / she / itdecreasesBrE/dɪˈkriːsɪz/NAmE/dɪˈkriːsɪz/past simpledecreasedBrE/dɪˈkriːst/NAmE/dɪˈkriːst/past participledecreasedBrE/dɪˈkriːst/NAmE/dɪˈkriːst/ -ing formdecreasingBrE/dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/NAmE/dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/BrE/dɪˈkriːs/NAmE/dɪˈkriːs/[I, T](ratherformal) tobecomeormakesthbecomesmallerinsize, number, etc.(使大小、数量等)减少,减小,降低◆~ (fromsth) (tosth)Thenumberofnewstudentsdecreasedfrom210to160thisyear. 今年新生人数从 210 减少到 160。◆adecreasingpopulation逐渐减少的人口◆~bysthThepriceofwheathasdecreasedby5%. 小麦价格降低了 5%。◆~insthThisspeciesofbirdisdecreasinginnumberseveryyear. 这种鸟的数量在逐年减少。◆~sthPeopleshoulddecreasetheamountoffattheyeat. 人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。OPPincrease
🔑de·creasenounBrE/ˈdiːkriːs/NAmE/ˈdiːkriːs/[C, U]theprocessofreducingsthortheamountthatsthisreducedby减少;降低;减少量SYNreduction◆~ (insth)Therehasbeensomedecreaseinmilitaryspendingthisyear. 今年的军费开支有所减少。◆~ (ofsth)adecreaseofnearly6%inthenumberofvisitorstothemuseum参观博物馆人数下降将近 6%OPPincreasePronunciation changes by part of speechabuse,alternate,advocate,approximate,contract,converse,convict,decrease,delegate,discount,duplicate,estimate,export,extract,graduate,import,intimate,moderate,object,permit,present,protest,record,refund,refuse,subject,suspect,survey,torment,upgrade