单词：decreases
v. （使）缩短, 减小, 减少( decrease的第三人称单数 )
n a process of becoming smaller or shorter
n the amount by which something decreases
n the act of decreasing or reducing something
v decrease in size, extent, or range
v make smaller
decrease的用法和样例：
例句
- They are making further efforts to decrease military spending.他们正在做进一步的努力来减少军费开支。
- His interest in this subject gradually decreases.他对这门学科的兴趣逐渐减退。
- The government projected a tax decrease.政府计划降低税收。
- They tried to decrease the costs.他们设法降低成本。
- The new treatment led to a huge decrease in the number of deaths.新的疗法使死亡率急剧减少。
- There has been a steady decrease in population in this city.这个城市的人口在持续下降。
常见句型
- The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.该城市去年交通事故减少了。
- The population began to decrease.人口开始减少。
- Interest in the sport is decreasing.人们对此项运动的兴趣已逐渐减退。
- They decreased the size of the group from 25 to 15.他们把小组的人数从25人减少到15人。
- The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.销售量差不多减少了20％。
- There has been a decrease in exports.出口货物有所减少。
- Is crime on the decrease?犯罪案件是否在减少?
词汇搭配
- decrease by 3 times减少三倍
- decrease by 5 tons减少五吨
- decrease by ten percent减少百分之十
- decrease in number数目减少
- decrease to减少到
- gradual decrease逐渐下降
- sharp decrease急剧下降
- slight decrease略微减少
- steady decrease稳定下降
- on the decrease在减少
- decrease in在…方面的减少
- decrease in production生产下降
- decrease to three hundred减少到300
经典引文
The bruise was still visible..though the swelling had decreased.
出自：A. SillitoeDecreasing the chances of his proposal being accepted.
出自：J. G. Farrell
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