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decrease

/dɪˈkriːs/
verb★中级— 减少
一般

减少;降低

The temperature will decrease as night falls.

随着夜幕降临,温度会降低。

She managed to decrease her expenses by budgeting carefully.

她通过仔细预算成功减少了开支。

💡

通常指数量、程度或强度的减少,可以是主动或被动的。

搭配

decrease in减少decrease by减少decrease to减少到

同义词

reducediminishlowercut

反义词

increaserisegrowexpand

💡专业提示

注意时态

'decrease' 可以用于各种时态,但通常用于一般现在时或现在完成时。

📖词源

来自拉丁语 'decreas-'(减少),源自 'decrescere'(增长),其反义词形式。

📝用法说明

在正式场合中,'decrease' 通常用于指数量或程度的减少,而 'reduce' 更常用于指缩小规模或强度。

单词拆解

de-
向下
prefix
+
-crease
增长
root
英汉词典

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