单词
decrease
读音
dɪˈkriːs; ˈdiːkriːs
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词根
"Decrease" 这个单词来自于拉丁词根 "de-", 意为 "向下"，以及 "crescere", 意为 "成长"。由这个词根衍生出来的其他单词包括 "decelerate"（减速），"degrade"（降低），"decipher"（解码）等。
释义
v. 减少，减小，降低 n. 减少，减小；减少量；减少过程 [ 复数 decreases 第三人称单数 decreases 现在分词 decreasing 过去式 decreased 过去分词 decreased ]
例句
People should decrease the amount of fat they eat.
人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。
There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
交通事故减少了。
Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.
去年他的收入减少了20%。
People should decrease the amount of fat they eat.
人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。
There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
交通事故减少了。
Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.
去年他的收入减少了20%。
强化记忆
可以通过联想法来记忆 "decrease" 这个单词。可以把 "de-" 与 "decrease" 的意思 "下降" 联系起来，"creas-" 则可以与 "increase" 的 "增加" 相对比，因为前缀 "in-" 表示 "非"，而 "-creas-" 表示 "成长"，所以 "increase" 的意思是 "增加"。这样，我们就可以记住 "decrease" 的意思是 "减少"。“Decrease”这一词起源于14世纪的中英语时期，最初是作为动词，意思为“减少、降低”，后来发展为名词，表示“减少、降低”的状态或动作。
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so you don't spend energy looking for it.And decrease temptations,for anyone driven by sugar cravings.
there is one path that we have to follow, and that is:Start now to decrease emissions,instead of going up, go down --
Your brain cells wither and even die.Your creativity and intelligence decrease.We often go from fear to anger, almost too often.
resulting in more stormwater runoff,a decrease in water qualityand ultimately greater impacts due to floods.
companies can’t continue to develop their technologies—and can't ultimately decrease costs.Fortunately, there’s a way to break this cycle:
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