/dɪˈkri:s ||; dɪˈkris/verb
[I,T] to become or to make sth smaller or less 减少;降低:
Profits have decreased by 15%.利润下降了15%。Decrease speed when you are approaching a road junction.快到路口时便要减速。 [OPP] increase 反义词为increase
*decrease²
/ˈdi:kri:s ||; ˈdikris/noun
[C,U] (a) decrease (in sth) the process of becoming or making sth smaller or less; the amount that sth is reduced by 减少;降低;减少之量 [C]
a 10% decrease in sales销售额下降一成
decrease/dIˋkris; dIˈkriːs/v [I,T] to become less, or to make something do this [ increase ](使)减少﹔(使)降低: Crime decreased by 30%. 罪案减少了 30%。+to By 1881, the population had decreased to 5.2 million. 到 1881 年﹐人口已减少到 520 万。the need to decrease costs 降低成本的需要 —decrease /ˋdikris; ˈdiːkriːs/n [C,U] a decrease in sales 销售量的减少
decreasedecreasedecreasesdecreaseddecreasingverb (decreases, decreasing, decreased)to become or to make something smaller or less: The number of people in the village has decreased from 200 to 100.oppositeincrease▶ decreasenoun: There was a decrease in the number of people living in the village.oppositeincrease