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

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
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 - 下降 - 减 - 减产 - 减低 - 减少 - 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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