【decrease音标】 英[dɪˈkri:s] 美[dɪˈkri:s]
【单词释义】 decrease是什么意思：
n.减少，减小；减少量
v.减少，减小；降低
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] decreases [第三人称单数] decreases
[单词现在分词] decreasing
[单词过去式] decreased
[单词过去分词] decreased
[反义词] increase 增加
【decrease形近词/近似词】
grease n.动物油脂；油膏，润滑油 vt.涂油脂于；给……加润滑油
crease n.皱褶，折缝；折痕；皱纹 v.使有皱褶，弄皱；起皱；使起折痕
increase v. 增加，增长 n.增加，增长
【近义词解析】
◇ 减少，降低
decrease (v.（使）减少,（使）变小)：指变少或降低水平。
diminish ([四级]v. （使）减小，（使）降低)：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。
lessen ([四级]v.（使）变小,（使）减少)：指程度、规模等减少，也可指降低某事物的可能性、影响等。
reduce (v. 减少，减小)：指降低价格、数量、规模等。
【单词例句】
◇ I was very sensitive to music. Just dipping into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion.
我对音乐很敏感，只要简要地浏览一下乐谱，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。说实话，我一直都梦想着能成为出名的民间演员，自信的我从未减少过热爱。
---- My First Band
◇ The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, "Our real loss is our decreasing income."
结果是，这种昆虫从这整个地区都消失了。当被告知说这是整个人类的损失时，农民们都突然大笑着回应道：“我们减少的收入才是我们真正的损失呢！”
---- Wildlife Protection
◇ "The worldwide prevalence of tobacco smoking has decreased from 27 percent in 2000 to 20 percent in 2016, so progress has been made," Douglas Bettcher, director of the WHO's prevention of noncommunicable diseases department, told a news briefing.
世卫组织非传染性疾病预防司司长道格拉斯?贝彻在新闻发布会上说：“全球吸烟率已从2000年的27%下降到2016年的20%，我们已经取得了进步。”
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ "This study found that laughter therapy is a good intervention that could help reduce that inflammation and decrease the risk of heart attack and stroke."
“这项研究发现，大笑疗法是很好的干预手段，有助于减轻炎症并降低心脏病发作和中风的风险。”
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ If large pimples require urgent treatment, a dermatologist can get rid of the contents of a pimple safely. They may also give it an injection that decreases inflammation in the pimple in a day or so.
如果有大痘痘需要紧急处理，皮肤科医生可以安全地去除痘痘的内容物。一天后他们可能还会给皮肤打一针来减少痘痘红肿。
---- Should we be popping pimples?
◇ But height loss can also be due to osteoporosis, a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes, Litt says. That can decrease your bone strength and increase your risk of fractures, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
但是利特指出，变矮也可能是由骨质疏松导致的，骨质疏松指的是骨密度和骨量下降，或骨骼质量或结构发生改变。美国国立卫生研究院称，这会降低骨骼强度，增加骨折风险。