ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECREASE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dramatic, drastic, great, large, marked, sharp, significant, substantial急劇減少;大量的減少;驟降;明顯減少◇There has been a sharp decrease in pollution since the law was introduced.自從推行這項法規之後污染已經大大減少。➤modest, slight, small適度的/輕微的/小規模的減少▸➤gradual, progressive, steady逐漸的/漸次的/穩步的減少➤rapid, sudden快速/突然減少▸➤corresponding, relative相應的減少◇Fewer houses are available, but there is no corresponding decrease in demand.房子供應減少,但需求沒有相應減少。➤general, overall總體減少➤threefold, tenfold, etc.三分之二、九成等的減少➤5%, 25%, etc. * 5%、25% 等的減少VERB + DECREASE➤demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, reveal, show表明減少;顯示減少◇This year's figures show a decrease of 30% on last year.今年的數字顯示比去年減少了三成。➤experience, have, suffer減少◇It is not uncommon to experience a decrease in confidence after a divorce.在離婚後信心減少是很常見的現象。➤report報告減少◇Half the companies in the survey reported a decrease in sales.調查中有一半公司表示銷售有所減少。➤cause, lead to, produce, result in引發/導致/致使/造成減少PREPOSITION➤on the decrease在減少◇Marriage is still on the decrease.結婚人數仍在減少。➤decrease from... to...從⋯減少到⋯◇a decrease from 62% to just under half從 62% 減少到不足一半➤decrease in在⋯方面的減少◇The new treatment led to a huge decrease in the number of deaths.新療法使死亡人數大大減少。➤decrease of(某幅度)的減少◇a decrease of 20%20% 的減少decrease
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, markedly, sharply, significantly, substantially大量減少;急劇減少;驟減;顯著減少▸➤slightly, somewhat略微減少◇Spending has decreased slightly this year.今年的花費略有減少。➤rapidly迅速減少▸➤progressively, steadily逐漸/穩步減少▸➤gradually, slowly逐步減少PREPOSITION➤by降低 ( 某幅度 )◇Crime has decreased by 20%.犯罪活動減少了 20%。➤from, to從⋯降低;降低到⋯◇Average family size has decreased from five to three children.家庭平均規模從 5 個孩子降到了 3 個。➤with隨着⋯降低◇The number of quarrels among children decreases with age.孩子年齡越大,吵架的次數就越少。PHRASES➤decrease in number, size, value, etc.數量減少、尺寸變小、價值降低等◇The heart gradually decreases in size.心臟逐漸變小。
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