decrease /'di:kri:s/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a change downward
- (n.) a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- (n.) the amount by which something decreases
Chinese translation
- n. 减少, 减少量
- v. 减少
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /'di:kri:s/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.17 · Rare
Word forms
decreased, decreases, decreasing
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