decreases

英 [dɪˈkriːsɪz]

美 [dɪˈkriːsɪz]

v.  (使大小、数量等)减少，减小，降低
n.  减少; 降低; 减少量
decrease的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /dɪ'kriːs/. The noun is pronounced /'diːkriːs/. 动词读作 /dɪ'kriːs/。名词读作 /'diːkriːs/。


• V-ERG (使)减少;(使)减小;(使)降低
  When somethingdecreasesor when youdecreaseit, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  1. Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year...
     人口增长率正在以每年 1.4% 的速度下降。
  2. The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96...
     独立公司的数量从 198 个减少到了 96个。
  3. Raw-steel production by the nation's mills decreased 2.1% last week...
     上周该国钢铁厂的原钢产量下降了 2.1%。
  4. Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size...
     自 1945 年以来，空军的规模已经有所缩减。
  5. Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking...
     逐渐减少维生素 C 的服用量。
  6. We've got stable labor, decreasing interest rates, low oil prices.
     我们拥有稳定的劳力、不断降低的利率以及低廉的石油价格。
• N-COUNT 减少;减小;降低
  Adecrease inthe quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it.
  1. ...a decrease in the number of young people out of work...
     失业青年人数的减少
  2. Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.
     银行的基本利率已从 10% 降到了 6%，降幅高达 40%。

双语例句

• Actually, maybe you want to say that the arc length increases and then decreases along the curve.
  也许你会说，弧长在曲线上增长了，又减少了。
• This improves performance and decreases reliability because of the greater number of disks that could fail.
  这提高了性能并降低了可靠性，因为会有数量更多的磁盘出现故障。
• With a quota, total surplus in the market decreases by an amount referred to as a deadweight loss.
  有了配额，市场的总剩余减少了，减少的量是无谓损失。
• The response time of the service provider decreases as the size or frequency of requests increase.
  服务提供者的响应时间会随着请求的大小和频率的增加而延长。
• His interest in this subject gradually decreases.
  他对这门学科的兴趣逐渐减退。
• For China, the reliability of electronic equipment to reduce weight, volume decreases made significant contributions.
  为我国电子装备的可靠性提升，体积减小、重量降低做出了重大贡献。
• Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite
  与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。
• The deposition rate and photosensitivity increases while the Xc decreases with the increase of silane concentration.
  随着硅烷浓度的增加，沉积速率和光敏性增加而晶化率下降。
• This decreases maintenance time and speeds up return to service.
  这就大大减少了维护时间并加快了返修速度。
• The rate of accumulation decreases with time.
  积累的速度随着时间变慢。