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下降的英语短语篇11. The Liberal Democrat'ssupport fell away at the last minute.自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。2. He lost two stone in weight during his time there.他在那儿的时候体重下降了2英石。3. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。4. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。5. The film opened to healthy box office receipts before rapidly falling off.这部影片的票房收入开始的时候持续上涨，但是后来急剧下降。6. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。7. The built-in safety device compensates for a fall in water pressure.该内置式安全装置在水压下降时能提供保护。
倾城闸北摄影
1、decrease
vi. become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree
减少，减小，减弱，降低
vt. make smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree
使减小，使减少
n. an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer
减小或减少
2、fall
vi. decrease in number, amount, intensity or quality
减少，下降
In 1987 imports into Britain fell by 12 per cent.
1987年，英国进口降低了12%。
3、reduce
vt. make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
减少（数量），降低（程度），缩小（规模）
the need for businesses to reduce costs
公司降低成本的需要
vi. become smaller or less in size, amount, or degree
（规模）缩小，（数量）减少，（程度）降低
the number of priority homeless cases has reduced slightly
被优先照顾的无家可归者人数已微幅下降
4、down
to or at a lower price, value or rank
（价格、价值或等级）由高到低
output was down by 20 per cent
产量下降了20%
5、drop
v. make or become lower, weaker or less
（使）降低，（使）变弱，（使）减少
pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent
税前利润减少了37%
n. a fall in amount, quality or rate
（数量、质量、比率的）减少，降低
a significant drop in consumer spending
消费者开支的显著减少
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减少英语：reduce
reduce 读法 英 [rɪˈdjuːs] 美 [rɪˈduːs]
短语：
1、reduce waste 减少浪费
2、reduce by 减少了
示例：
The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.
这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。
词语用法：
1、reduce可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。reduce偶尔也可接动词不定式作宾语补足语,意思是“使…不得不…”。
2、reduce后常接介词by表示“以某幅度减少”或“以…方法减少”; reduce常接介词to表示“减少到…”或“使陷入…状态”。
词义辨析：
decrease, reduce区别：
1、decrease 多表示逐渐缩小。如：The swelling decreased daily.(肿胀日渐消退。)
2、reduce 为常用词，使用范围较大，可指尺寸，数量，规模和程度等，也可指地位，经济状况。如：He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)
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