| 单词 | decrease |
| 释义 | decrease['di:kri:s]n. 减少, 减少量vt. 减少vi. 减少【法】 减少, 减小, 减少额相关词组:on the decreasedecrease to...decrease the number to... decrease de.crease AHD: [d¹-kr¶s“] D.J. [d!6kri8s]K.K. [d!6kris]AHD: [d¶“kr¶s”] 缩写 dec.v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词） de.creased,de.creas.ing,de.creas.es To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.减少：在数目、数量或强度方面逐渐变得或使…变得少或小n.（名词）1. The act or process of decreasing.减少：减小、减少的过程2. The amount by which something decreases.减少量，减少额语源:1. Middle English decresen 中古英语 decresen 2. from Old French decreistre decreiss- 源自 古法语 decreistre decreiss- 3. from Latin d¶cr¶scere 源自 拉丁语 d¶cr¶scere 4. d¶- [de-] d¶- [除去] 5. cr¶scere [to grow] * see ker- 2cr¶scere [增长] *参见 ker- 2继承用法:decreas“ingly adv.（副词）参考词汇:1. decrease,lessen,reduce,dwindle,abate,diminish,subside2. These verbs mean to become or cause to become smaller or less.这些动词的意义为变得或使…变得小或少。3. Decrease and lessen, interchangeable in most contexts, refer to steady or gradual diminution: Decrease 和 lessen 在大多数上下文中可互换， 指稳定或逐步的减少： His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.随着病情的加重，他的食欲下降了。4. Reduce emphasizes bringing down, as in size, degree, or intensity: Reduce 强调在大小、程度或强度方面下降或减少： The workers reduced their wage demands.工人们降低了他们在工资方面的要求。5. Dwindle suggests decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point: Dwindle 含有一点一点减少直到消失的意思： Their savings dwindled away.他们的积蓄一点点地消耗殆尽了。6. Abate stresses a decrease in amount or intensity and suggests a reduction of excess: Abate 强调在数量或强度方面减少，含有去除多余的数量的意思： Nothing can abate the force of that argument.什么也不能减弱那场辩论的影响力。7. Diminish implies taking away or removal: Diminish 含有拿走或除去的意思： The warden's authority diminished after the revolt.典狱长的权威在动乱后下降了。8. Subside implies a falling away to a more normal level: Subside 含有降到一个更正常的水平的意思： The wild enthusiasm the team's victory aroused did not subside. 那支球队的胜利所激起的狂热之情没有消退 |
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