decrease

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈdiːkriːs/, verb: /diːˈkriːs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. dɪˈkris; n. ˈdikris, dɪˈkris/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. di krēs′; n. dē′krēs, di krēs′)


Inflections of 'decrease' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
decreases
v 3rd person singular
decreasing
v pres p
decreased
v past
decreased
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

主要翻译
英语中文
decrease n(reduction)SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少
  SCSimplified Chinese 下降 jiǎn shǎo ，xià jiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 下降
 The government's decrease in spending caused hardship for some families.
 政府支出的减少给部分家庭带来了困难。
decrease n(lower amount)SCSimplified Chinese 减少量 jiǎn shǎo liàng
TCTraditional Chinese 減少量
  SCSimplified Chinese 减少额 jiǎn shǎo liàng ，jiǎn shǎo é
 These figures represent a decrease of 15%.
 这些数据显示有15%的减少额。
decrease⇒ vi(go down)SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少
  SCSimplified Chinese 下降 jiǎn shǎo ，xià jiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 下降
 Water consumption needs to decrease if we are to avoid a drought.
 如果我们想避免旱灾，就得减少用水。
decrease [sth]⇒ vtr(make less, fewer, lower)SCSimplified Chinese 使减少 shǐ jiǎn shǎo
  SCSimplified Chinese 使下降
 The company decreased its training budget.
 这家公司缩减了培训预算。
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

复合形式：
英语中文
decrease in number v expr(become fewer)SCSimplified Chinese 数量减少
  SCSimplified Chinese 数目下降
 The attacks have decreased in number and in intensity.
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

decrease [n ˈdiːkriːs] [vb diːˈkriːs]
I n [c] (=reduction, drop) ▶ decrease (in sth) (某物的)减(減)少 (mǒuwù de) jiǎnshǎo
II vt , vi 减(減)少 jiǎnshǎo
  • to be on the decrease
    正在减(減)少 zhèng zài jiǎnshǎo
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在这些条目还发现'decrease'：
在英文解释里：
attrit - chip away - collapse in prices - decline - degression - depolarization - depolarize - depreciate - diminish - diminishing returns - downtrend - downturn - downward trend - drive down - drop off - fade - fall in value - fall off - falloff - go down - hack away - half-life - halve - impairment - lessen - lessening - lose momentum - loss of social position - narrow - nibble away at - nosedive - ramp down - ratchet - ratchet down - reduce - reduction in tax - rollback - round - rundown - self-discharge - shorten - shortening - slide - slim - slump - subsidence - swan dive - tail-off - taper - tax cut
中文：
损 - 减 - 减少 - 下降 - 减低 - 减产 - 压低

习惯性搭配： a [sharp, steep, significant] decrease, a [slight, minor, small] decrease, a [sudden, gradual, lengthy] decrease, 更多……

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