减少消耗英语

“减少”的英语：

reduce

英 [rɪˈdjuːs]  美 [rɪˈduːs]

v.减少;缩小(尺寸、数量、价格等);(使)蒸发;减轻体重;节食。

例句：

Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.

过去一年，各项费用已经减少了20%。

近义词

decrease v. （使）减少，（使）变小

〔辨析〕

指变少或降低水平。

〔例证〕

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。

我希望在不降低发动机的功率的情况下,减少燃油消耗,英语怎么说 (1) I hope to decrese the fuel oil consumption on the condition that the power of engine is not reduced (2) I hope to cut down the fuel oil consumption without failing to lessen the engine power (3) I hope to reduce the fuel oil consumption by means of not lowering the power of the engine (4) I don't hope to decrease the fuel oil consumption at the expense /cost of the reduction of the power of the engine. (5) I want to reduce the fuel oil consumption on the basis of not lowering the engine power (6) I would like to decrese the fuel oil consumption without lessening the engine power (7) I'd like to expect the reduction of the fuel oil consumption without accepting /expecting the reduction of the power of the engine

consume核心词汇

英 [kən'sjuːm] 美 [kən'suːm]

v.消耗；吃喝；毁灭。

I'm sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world.

我敢肯定，世界上中国人吃掉的大米最多。

I saw the flames consuming the whole building.

我看见火焰吞噬了整栋建筑物。

词义辨析：

这组词都有“浪费”的意思。其区别是：

waste指任意地挥霍，通常是花费而不见成果；squander的意思比waste强，强调胡乱花费，含有花光而导致贫困的意思；dissipate指因奢侈而丧失东西，犹如随风撒东西一样，强调将存有的东西用光或几乎用光。

fritter常和away连用，指一点一点地花费，或花费在不重要的东西上，含有逐渐用光的意思；consume强调吞食或毁坏，但也可指完全浪费或挥霍掉，用于金钱或财产时，指频繁地减少，偶尔用于时间或精力时，指无益地花费。