decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
这些协词的共同含义是“减少,变少”。
decrease : 指逐渐地、不断地减少。
Interest in the sport is decreasing.(人们对此项运动的兴趣已逐渐减退。)
diminish : 侧重大小数量和重要性的不断减小,强调减小的部分。
We should try to diminish the cost of production.(我们应尽力减少生产成本。)
lessen : 普通用词,与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.(演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来, 多少削弱了演讲的力量。)
reduce : 普通用词,含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
The driver reduced the driving speed.(司机减低了车速。)
dwindle与decrease同义,指逐渐减小,但强调变得越来越少终至全无。
The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.(地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。)
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