詞語：decrease
decrease是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
decrease
[di:5kri:s]
n.
減少, 減少之量
v.
減少
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
decrease
de.crease
AHD:[d1-kr?s「]
D.J.[di6kri8s]
K.K.[d!6kris]
v.intr.tr.（不及物動詞和及物動詞）
de.creased， de.creas.ing， de.creas.es
To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
減少：在數目、數量或強度方面逐漸變得或使…變得少或小
n.（名詞）
AHD:[d?「kr?s」] 縮寫 dec.
(1)The act or process of decreasing.
減少：減小、減少的過程
(2)The amount by which something decreases.
減少量，減少額
語源
(1)Middle English decresen
中古英語 decresen
(2)from Old French decreistre decreiss-
源自 古法語 decreistre decreiss-
(3)from Latin d??scere}
源自 拉丁語 d??scere}
(4)d?- [de-]
d?- [除去]
(5)cr?e [to grow] * see ker- 2
cr?e [增長] *參見 ker- 2
繼承用法
decreas「ingly
adv.（副詞）
參考詞彙
(1)decrease， lessen， reduce， dwindle， abate， diminish， subside
(2)These verbs mean to become or cause to become smaller or less.
這些動詞的意義為變得或使…變得小或少。
(3)Decrease and lessen, interchangeable in most contexts, refer to steady or gradual diminution:
Decrease 和 lessen 在大多數上下文中可互換， 指穩定或逐步的減少：
Traffic decreases on holidays.
節假日行人車輛減少了。
Lack of success decreases confidence.
失敗使信心漸減。
Use your seat belt to lessen the danger of injury in an accident.
繫上座椅安全帶，減少交通事故中受傷的危險。
His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.
隨著病情的加重，他的食慾下降了。
(4)Reduce emphasizes bringing down, as in size, degree, or intensity:
Reduce 強調在大小、程度或強度方面下降或減少：
The workers reduced their wage demands.
工人們降低了他們在工資方面的要求。
(5)Dwindle suggests decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point:
Dwindle 含有一點一點減少直到消失的意思：
Their savings dwindled away.
他們的積蓄一點點地消耗殆盡了。
(6)Abate stresses a decrease in amount or intensity and suggests a reduction of excess:
Abate 強調在數量或強度方面減少，含有去除多餘的數量的意思：
Toward evening the fire began to abate.
快到傍晚的時候，火勢減弱了。
Nothing can abate the force of that argument.
什麼也不能減弱那場辯論的影響力。
(7)Diminish implies taking away or removal:
Diminish 含有拿走或除去的意思：
An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.
偶爾的一次發火並未減少我對她的尊敬。
The warden's authority diminished after the revolt.
典獄長的權威在動亂後下降了。
(8)Subside implies a falling away to a more normal level:
Subside 含有降到一個更正常的水平的意思：
The wild enthusiasm the team's victory aroused did not subside.
那支球隊的勝利所激起的狂熱之情沒有消退
現代英漢詞典
decrease
[dI5kri:s]
vi., vt.
decreased, decreasing
減少；變少；降低
The number of children in the school has decreased this year.
今年在校的兒童人數減少了。
Your hunger decreases as you eat.
飢餓感在吃飯時會漸漸消失的。
詞性變化
decrease
n.
(1)減少；減弱
There was a decrease in the number of children in school.
在校的兒童人數有所減少。
(2)減少量；降低量
現代英漢綜合大辭典
decrease
[di:5kri:s]
vi.
減少[小, 退], 縮短[小], 變小
decrease in number
數目減少
His interest in this subject gradually decreases.
他對這個科目的興趣逐漸在減退。
詞性變化
decrease
[di:5kri:s]
vt.
使減少[小, 退, 低, 弱], 縮短[小], 使降低[下降]
It is necessary to decrease the amount of coal used.
必須減縮用煤量。
decrease
[di:5kri:s]
n.
[5di:kri:s]
(1)減少, 減小, 減退
(2)虧短數, 減少額, 減小量
This shows a slight decrease on the numbers of the previous month.
這表明比前一個月的數目略有減少。
繼承用法
decreasing
[dI`kri:sIN]
adj.
詞性變化
decreasingly
adv.
漸減地
習慣用語
on the decrease
在減少中, 在下降中
decrease to
減少到
decrease in size by...
(尺寸)減少...
decrease in by...
(尺寸)減少...
特殊用法
estimated net decrease
估計淨減額
linear decrease
直線下降
logarithmic decrease
對數遞減
potential decrease
電位(下)降, 電位減低
decrease of sensitivity
敏感度減低
參考詞彙
decrease dwindle diminish reduce
都含「減少」的意思。
(1)decrease 指「漸漸地減少」, 如:
His temperature decreases.
他的燒退了。
(2)dwindle 同decrease 一樣, 也是「逐漸地減少」, 但經常指「減少到無或消耗到完為止」, 如:
My savings have dwindled.
我的積蓄減少了。
(3)diminish 指「形狀縮小, 數量減少」, 特指「看得出來的縮小或減少」, 如:
diminish the revenue by reducing tax
用減稅而使國家的收入減少。
(4)reduce 指「人為地減少、降低」, 如:
reduce speed
減速。
increase grow
用法詞典
decrease
來自拉丁詞decrescere〈de- 失出+ crescer長大→減少
參考詞彙
(1)decrease,lessen,diminish,reduce,abate,dwindle這組動詞的一般含義為「減少」。
(2)decrease 和lessen比較普通，如果用詞不講究，可以代替這組詞中任何其他詞。decrease (名詞亦為decrease,但重音在第一個音節上)強調數目或使人不快之物的逐漸減少。
如:to decrease the number of working hours,to decrease traffic accidents.
The workmen want to decrease the number of working hours and increase pay.
工人要求減少工作時間而增加工資。
(3)lessen 可以表示數量或程度的減少。
如: to lessen hazard,to lessen anxiety等等。
Light lessens as evening comes on.
隨著黃昏的來臨，光線逐漸變弱。
(4)diminish 表示減少損失。
如: to diminish research endownments
However,my enthusiasm waned.The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
然而，我的熱情減退了。我在做操上花的時間逐漸減少了。
(5)reduce 可以表示尺寸、數量、程度或強度的減少，詞義引伸之後，可以表示地位、處境、狀況的降低。如:to reduce the speed,to reduce household expense,to be reduced to tears,to be reduced to ashes.
This greatly reduced the speed of the ship ,for there was danger that if she travelled too quickly,this rudder would be torn away.
這大大減低了船速，因為如果它走得太快，這個舵會有被沖掉的危險。
(6)reduce 的名詞為reduction,abate 的名詞為abatement,dwindle的名詞為dwindlement.
(7)abate 表示減少時其內涵是使過分或過量的事物得到緩和。
如: to abate taxes,to abate imports.
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.
醫生給了他某種藥，以減弱那劇烈的疼痛。
This is a pity,because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.
這是件憾事，因為減少噪音實在是一項美好的事業；如果把它與貧乏的科學知識攪在一起， 那麼這種美好的事業有可能使人生疑。
(8)dwindle 特別適用表示「眼看著逐漸縮小」或「漸漸趨於消失」。例如透視原理上的近大遠小，即逐漸遠離觀察者的物體變得似乎越來越小，最終完全消失。
A thin thread of path dwindled and finally disappeared as it climbed the steep slope of the down.
一條小徑越遠顯得越細，在爬上土丘的陡坡時終於消失了。
英文相關詞典
decrease
compresscurtailcutdiminishlessenreduceshortenincrease
[七國語言]英漢地理大詞典
decrease
減少, 縮小
[七國語言]英漢公共大詞典
decrease
縮小;減低
[七國語言]英漢機械工程大詞典
decrease
減少
[七國語言]英漢礦業大詞典
decrease
減少
[七國語言]英漢生物學大詞典
decrease
衰落, 減退
[七國語言]英漢數學大詞典
decrease
減少
[七國語言]英漢物理大詞典
decrease
減少
[七國語言]英漢原子能大詞典
decrease
衰減, 減少
美國傳統詞典
decrease
de.crease
AHD:[d1-kr?s「]
D.J.[di6kri8s]
K.K.[d!6kris]
v.intr.tr.
de.creased, de.creas.ing, de.creas.es
To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
n.
AHD:[d?「kr?s」] Abbr. dec.
(1)The act or process of decreasing.
(2)The amount by which something decreases.
語源
(1)Middle English decresen
(2)from Old French decreistre decreiss-
(3)from Latin d??scere}
(4)d?- [de-]
(5)cr?e [to grow] * see ker- 2
繼承用法
decreas「ingly
adv.
參考詞彙
(1)decrease, lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
(2)These verbs mean to become or cause to become smaller or less.
(3)Decrease and lessen, interchangeable in most contexts, refer to steady or gradual diminution:
Traffic decreases on holidays.
Lack of success decreases confidence.
Use your seat belt to lessen the danger of injury in an accident.
His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.
(4)Reduce emphasizes bringing down, as in size, degree, or intensity:
The workers reduced their wage demands.
(5)Dwindle suggests decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point:
Their savings dwindled away.
(6)Abate stresses a decrease in amount or intensity and suggests a reduction of excess:
Toward evening the fire began to abate.
Nothing can abate the force of that argument.
(7)Diminish implies taking away or removal:
An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.
The warden's authority diminished after the revolt.
(8)Subside implies a falling away to a more normal level:
The wild enthusiasm the team's victory aroused did not subside.
朗文英漢綜合電腦詞典
decrease
【動】減少，遞減
英漢電信大詞典
decrease
n.減小,降低
英漢航空大詞典
decrease
n.減少,減小
英漢化學大詞典
decrease
n.減少,減小;vt.降低
英漢海運大詞典
decrease
vi.減少，減小
基本詞義
decrease
減少，減小
基本詞義
decrease
減弱，減少(氣導)減少，減退，降低減小
英漢計算機大詞典
decrease
vt.降低;n.減少
英漢機械大詞典
decrease
n.減小,縮小
英漢汽車大詞典
decrease
n.減少,減退
英漢水利大詞典
decrease
n.減少,降低,縮短
英漢心理學大詞典
decrease
減降
英漢醫學大詞典
decrease
n.減少,減少
英漢中醫大詞典
decrease
n.減少,減小