Word · Frequency #4237
decreasing
减少；减小；降低
decreasing is the present participle of decrease.
To become smaller in amount, size, or degree.
- 1.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
指数量变小。
- 2.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
使(数量)变小。
使减少；使减小；降低；指数量变小。；使(数量)变小。；减少
In use
The company's profits decreased by 10% last quarter.
You should decrease your salt intake to improve your health.
The temperature is decreasing rapidly as the sun sets.
Verb forms
base decrease · third person decreases · -ing decreasing · past decreased · past participle decreased
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- decrease significantly
- 显著减少
- The number of visitors decreased significantly during the winter.冬季期间游客人数显著减少。
- decrease by 10%
- 减少10%
- The company's profits decreased by 10% last year.公司去年的利润减少了10%。
- decrease over time
- 随时间减少
- The pain should decrease over time.疼痛应随时间逐渐减轻。
- decrease in value
- 价值下降；贬值
- The property decreased in value after the road was built.道路建成后，该房产贬值了。
- decrease the risk
- 降低风险
- Regular exercise can decrease the risk of heart disease.经常锻炼可以降低患心脏病的风险。
- decrease gradually
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把纸反复折叠(crease)，折痕越多，纸的面积就越小，正好记住 decrease 是‘减少’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、学术与商务写作、新闻报道 decrease 是中性常用词，在日常口语和正式书面语中都适用；口语中偶尔会改用 go down，但 decrease 本身并无明显生硬感。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词；常用介词by, in, to.
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词与 decrease（/dɪˈkriːs/）押韵（重读元音和后续辅音相同）：increase（/ɪnˈkriːs/）、release（/rɪˈliːs/）、cease（/siːs/）、crease（/kriːs/）、grease（/ɡriːs/，作名词时）。注意：disease（/dɪˈziːz/）拼写相似，但以 /z/ 结尾，不押韵。另外，grease 作动词时读 /ɡriːz/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.