decrease
单词辨析：
指变少或降低水平。
The local government has adopted effective measures to decrease unemployment.
当地政府已经采取有效措施减少失业人数。
Her temperature decreased.
她的体温下降了。
指大小、数量不断减小，也可引申为贬低某事物的重要性或价值。
The company planned to diminish the cost of production.
公司计划减少生产成本。
Water in the pond gradually diminished due to lack of rainfall.
由于缺少降雨，池塘里的水逐渐减少。
His comments were only said to diminish the importance of her discoveries.
他的评论就是为了贬低她的发现的重要性。
指程度、规模等减少，也可指降低某事物的可能性、影响等。
Her anxiety lessened while listening to the music.
听音乐的时候，她的焦虑减轻了。
Exercise lessens the risk of heart disease.
进行锻炼可降低患心脏病的风险。
The program has lessened the effects of car pollution.
该计划降低了汽车污染的影响。
指降低价格、数量、规模等。
We should take measures to reduce the price.
我们应该采取各种措施来降低物价。
A plan to reduce crime was announced recently.
最近宣布了一项降低犯罪率的计划。
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The decrease also reflects a weak economy.
工作时间降低也反映了日本经济疲弱。
You can modify the number in the_loopInterval property to increase or decrease the time between each image.
您可以通过修改loopInterval属性中的数字来增加或减少图像之间的时间。
There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
交通事故减少了。
If the egg is not fertilised oestrogen and progesterone decrease.
如果卵细胞没有受精，雌激素和黄体荷尔蒙就会下降。
Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.
银行的基本利率已从10%降到了6%，降幅高达40%。
These kinds of manual controls all decrease final quality as well as increase time-to-market.
这些种类的手工控制都减少了最终质量，并且增加了投放市场的时间。