decreasing

柯林斯詞典

decrease (decreasing,decreased,decreases)

動(dòng)詞讀作d??kri?s。名詞讀作?di?kri?s或d??kri?s。

• 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

  Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year. 人口增長(zhǎng)每年下降1.4%。

  The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96. 獨(dú)立公司的數(shù)量從198家減到了96家。

  Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size. 1945年以來(lái)，空軍的規(guī)模已經(jīng)縮小。

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

  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，失業(yè)青年人數(shù)已經(jīng)有所下降。

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