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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
xiamisally
少”用英文可表达为:less
词汇解析:
less
英文发音:[les]
中文释义:adj. 少的;较少的;较小的
词形:
比较级: less
最高级: least
派生词: littleness
例句:
We are eating more and exercising less.
我们吃得更多,锻炼得却更少。
短语:
1、less than 小于
2、no less 仍然;不相上下;依旧
3、no less than 不少于,多达…;正如
4、less and less 越来越少;越来越少的
扩展资料
less的用法:
1、less是little的比较级,基本意思是“较少的,更少的”,指物体的体积、数量、或分量相对于别的物体少。
2、less多用来修饰不可数名词,但当名词前有数词或a few等修饰时,其后可接可数名词。
3、在把时间、距离、金钱等短语看作是一个整体时, less可用来修饰可数名词。
4、在有些短语中,说话人着眼于有关事物的大约的量,而不去细算精确的数额时, less可用来修饰可数名词;用在感叹句中, less后可接可数名词。
5、由no less than连接的两个成分,其强势总是落在前面一个。
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