decrease CET4 TEM4 ( decreasing, decreased, decreases )

动词读作dɪˈkriːs。名词读作ˈdiːkriːs或dɪˈkriːs。

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity. 使降低; 降低

  例：

  Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year.

  人口增长每年下降1.4%。

  例：

  The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96.

  独立公司的数量从198家减到了96家。

  例：

  Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size.

  1945年以来，空军的规模已经缩小。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A decrease in the quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it. 减少; 降低

  例：

  In Spain and Portugal there has been a decrease in the number of young people out of work.

  在西班牙和葡萄牙，失业青年人数已经有所下降。