Translation of decrease – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary

decrease

verb [ I or T ]

/dɪˈkriːs/ uk

/ˈdiː.kriːs/ us

/dɪˈkriːs/ us

/ˈdiː.kriːs/

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to become less, or to make something become less

（使）减少；（使）下降；（使）降低

Our share of the market has decreased sharply this year. 今年我们的市场份额急剧下降。

We have decreased our involvement in children's books. 我们减少了在儿童读物方面的投入。

Opposite

increase

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During the 1980s, the amount of ozone in the stratosphere above Europe decreased by about 8%.
Total unemployment has decreased in the past year.
The pop star's popularity decreased as he got older, which is only to be expected.
The government proposed decreasing the annual expenditure on arms.
To make the sleeve get narrower toward the cuff, you gradually decrease the number of stitches on your needle.

decrease

noun [ C or U ]

/ˈdiː.kriːs/ us

/ˈdiː.kriːs/

a reduction

减少；下降；降低

There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. 来访者数量持续减少。

I haven't noticed much decrease in interest. 我并未发现人们的兴趣有大幅下降的趋势。

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There was a slight decrease in his weight after a week of dieting.
Any decrease in tourism could have a serious effect on the local economy.
The report's finding on the decrease in violent crime supports the police chief's claims.
We have seen a marked decrease in the number of accidents since these safety measures were introduced.
We've noticed a steady decrease in jobs available for new graduates in the industry.

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Examples of decrease

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In the case when design decisions were made probabilistically, the effects of the domain heuristics on the run time completely switched, significantly decreasing run time.

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Let us check that this measure decreases during the translation.

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Transitions that occur while is increasing yield the trans product ; those that occur while is decreasing, the cis product.

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As gas pressure increases, tr decreases, which can be explained by the fact that the breakdown field increases with the increase of gas pressure.

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Rapidly decreasing separation between adjacent bifurcation points did not allow the identification of higher periodicities.

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Observed latency can be decreased if a synchronisation signal source could foresee the near future in some way.

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Moreover, because the probability of survival decreases with the age of the annuitant the mortality credit increases with increasing entry age.

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We also note from (14) that the electron temperature at breakdown decreases as the parameter pd associated with gas pressure and system dimension increases.

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Translations of decrease

in Chinese (Traditional)

（使）減少, （使）下降, （使）降低…

Translation of decrease – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary

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