decreasing
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity. 使降低; 降低
Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year. 人口增長(zhǎng)每年下降1.4%。
The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96. 獨(dú)立公司的數(shù)量從198家減到了96家。
Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size. 1945年以來(lái)，空軍的規(guī)模已經(jīng)縮小。
2. N-COUNT A decrease in the quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it. 減少; 降低
In Spain and Portugal there has been a decrease in the number of young people out of work. 在西班牙和葡萄牙，失業(yè)青年人數(shù)已經(jīng)有所下降。
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