decrease

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 dĭkrēs'

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased. countable,uncountable
    — After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.
  2. A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting). countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. Of a quantity, to become smaller. intransitive
    — The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
  2. To make (a quantity) smaller. transitive
    — Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.

词形变化

decreases present,singular,third-person decreasing participle,present decreased participle,past decreased past decreases plural

词汇关系

近义词
fall go down plummet plunge reduce shrink sink cut decrement lower decrease diminish wane slump lessen
反义词
go up grow increase rise soar shoot up increment raise up gain
上位词
happen
下位词
plummet plunge
衍生词
decreasable decreasement decreaser decreasing function decreasingly decreasing term assurance monotonic decreasing nondecreasing non-decreasing redecrease undecreased undecreasing decreaseless nondecrease
相关词
decrescendo decretion increase

词源

词源 1
From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.
词源 2
From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.
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