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decrease

/verb dih-krees; noun dee-krees, dih-krees/US // verb dɪˈkris; noun ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris //

减少,降低,下降,下跌

Related Words

decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降loss损失,亏损,损耗,丧失shrinkage缩水,缩减,缩水率,萎缩cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支discount折扣,贴现,打折,折价reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低downturn不景气,衰退,衰退期,跌势contraction收缩,缩减,缩水,缩紧ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适subside减退,消退,减弱,沉降fall off脱落,脱掉,脱离,掉下来drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的slash斜线,斜杠,斜线式,斜杠杠的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    de·creased, de·creas·ing.

    • : to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.: During the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·creased, de·creas·ing.

    • : to make less; cause to diminish: to decrease one's work load.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction: a decrease in sales; a decrease in intensity.
    • : the amount by which a thing is lessened: The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundiminishing, lessening
Forms: decreased, decreasing
Synonyms
contraction收缩,缩减,缩水,缩紧cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降discount折扣,贴现,打折,折价downturn不景气,衰退,衰退期,跌势loss损失,亏损,损耗,丧失reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低shrinkage缩水,缩减,缩水率,萎缩abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻compression压缩,压缩器,压缩率,压缩空气condensation凝结,冷凝,凝结物,凝结水constriction压迫,收缩,压迫感,缩减declining衰落,衰落的,衰退,减少depression抑郁症,忧郁症,萧条,郁闷diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少dwindling逐渐减少,逐渐减少的,越来越少,越来越少的ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震subsidence沉降,下沉,沉陷,下陷waning萎缩,消退,减弱,减退decrescence递减,衰退期,衰退,递减性striction束缚,限制,严格控制,勒索
verbgrow less or make less
Forms: decreased, decreasing
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子curtail缩减,削减,缩短,缩水cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降depreciate贬值,贬低,折旧,贬值的deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震fall off脱落,脱掉,脱离,掉下来lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低lower较低的,较低,低层,低级reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的slash斜线,斜杠,斜线式,斜杠杠的slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来subside减退,消退,减弱,沉降wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了check检查,检查一下contract合同,签约,契约,契约书crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的devaluate贬值,贬低,价值贬低,价值贬低的droop垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂evaporate挥发,蒸发,挥发掉,蒸发掉fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的lighten减轻,淡化,减淡,减弱modify修改,更改,改动,改装quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制settle解决,结算,解决问题,安家落户shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩calm down冷静下来,平静下来,淡定,镇定下来die down消亡,衰亡,熄灭,灭亡dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯let up放过,放弃,放弃吧,放宽lose edge边缘化,失落的边缘,失落,边缘narrow down收窄,缩小,缩小范围,收紧peter out熄灭,淘汰,灭亡,熄火run low低速运行,低运行,低价运行,低速运转slack off松懈,松懈怠慢,懈怠,偷懒slow down减缓,慢下来,减慢,减慢速度tail off掉尾巴,甩尾,甩掉尾巴wear away消磨掉,磨损,消损,消磨wear down磨损,消磨,消磨掉,磨灭

Examples

  • That’s actually a decrease from 2014, when 8 million taxpayers made a payment.

  • Luckily, however, that meant a steep decrease in the average production costs, according to Fitzgibbons.

  • After three days, all five showed a measurable decrease in systolic blood pressure, a drop in heart rate, and an increase in creativity and feelings of well-being.

  • The decline is likely partially the result of an overall decrease in streaming after Covid-19 hit the US, due to the absence of people listening to music on commutes and in stores.

  • For example, pages with more than 500,000 likes on Facebook have seen a dramatic decrease in reach, possibly to encourage companies to increase their ad spend.

  • Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.

  • That indicated a relatively rapid increase in methane, followed by an equally fast decrease.

  • Neighboring Guinea and Liberia, said WHO, were presenting evidence of a decrease in cases.

  • In his mind, this is only as problematic as the decrease in international support that it may cause.

  • “The sense down there is we have to understand what [this decrease] is,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic tells The Daily Beast.

  • In mild cases a slight decrease of hemoglobin is the only blood change noted.

  • It is evident that an absolute increase of any variety may be accompanied by a relative decrease.

  • The infectious diseases in which leukocytosis is absent (p. 160) often cause a slight decrease of leukocytes.

  • The decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.

  • There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.

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