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.

(Translation of decrease from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of decrease

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Today their number is decreasing as a result of urban development and the modernization of agriculture.

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In other words, as the rate of import increases, the proportion of the obsidian assemblage that is green decreases.

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The pairs are then presented to a human in order of decreasing mutual information, not decreasing frequency of occurrence.

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Taxing capital at a higher rate decreases both gross wage inequality and net inequality.

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The 401(k) share of total pension costs also decreases contributions when we control for the financial condition of the firm.

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They found that the amplitude of the dust-acoustic soliton structures decreases significantly with an increase in the dust streaming velocity.

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The proportion of older people using public home-help services decreased over the 15 years, particularly among the oldest old.

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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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