decrease什么意思、怎么读？单词用法、记忆法、发音音标、反义词同义词辨析、释义

n. 减少, 减少量vt. 减少vi. 减少【法】 减少, 减小, 减少额相关词组: on the decrease decrease to... decrease the number to...

◆记忆方法一：
分析：increase 增加，decrease 减少。

◆记忆方法二：
联想方式：de-(得）；cr-（从容)；ease-(轻松）
记忆方法：负担减少。可得从容和轻松。
◆记忆方法三：
词根词缀记忆法：decrease v 减少（de向下+crease增长→向下增加→减少）,cre,creas=grow,make,表示“增长，产生”
◆记忆方法四：
decrease (考频：1)
【记】联想记忆：［熟］ increase 增加，增长  ［生］ decrease减少，减小
v./n.减少，减小：Unemployment increases as production decreases．产量减少，失业随之增加。
【考】an increase/a decrease in sth.某事物的增长/减少：a decrease of nearly 6% in the number of visitors to the museum 参加博物馆人数下降将近6%
△其中的in不可用of替代。
【辨】diminish，decrease，reduce
(1)diminish是指事物大小、重要性、强度等的减弱或变小；
如：The illness has diminished her strength.疾病损伤了她的元气。
(2)decrease和reduce指物质的多少、大小、强度等逐渐减少，往往与统计数据一起使用。
如：a decreasing population逐渐减少的人口；Reduce speed now.减速行驶。

default (2013 大纲新增词)
【记】词根记忆：［de-(加强意义)+fault(缺点，欠缺)］
n.①违约，拖欠
②(常sing.)(计算机)预设(值)，缺省
vi.不履行义务(或债务)，拖欠：He defaulted on his child support payments.他拖欠孩子的抚养费。
【考】in default of 在缺少……时，因缺少……

defendant(2013 大纲新增词)
n.被告，被告人
【记】联想记忆：
defendant 被告，被告人
［动］ defend → ［名］
defender 防御者，辩护者
△the accused (sing.同pl.) (刑事)被告：The accused was/were acquitted.那个/些被告获判无罪。
归类记忆卡片
judge法官 jury陪审团
lawyer律师 witness证人
plaintiff原告 defendant被告

add/addition/increase/accumulate/wax/zoom/decrease/reduce/calculate
记忆：
1. add [ Ad ] vt. 加, 补充说 vi. 加, 加起来 add to 增加；add up 加起来；add up to共计 The continual rain added to the difficulty of the building project. 持续不断的雨增加了修建工程的难度。
2. addition [ E5diFEn ] n. 加, 增加物, 加法 in addition adv. 另外 in addition to adv. 除. . . 之外 In addition to American soldier’s abuse, British soldiers are reported to abuse Iraqi prisoners too. 除了美国大兵的虐囚外，英国士兵也被报道虐待伊拉克囚犯。
3. additional [ E5diFEnl ] adj. 另外的, 附加的, 额外的 If you have no time, you may give up the additional problems. 如果你没有时间，你可以放弃那些附加问题。
4. increase [ in5kri:s ] in-crease n. 增加 vt. 增加, 加大 vi. 增加, 繁殖 The number of the participants is still increasing. 参与者的人数还在上升。
5. accumulate [ E5kju:mjuleit ] To gather or pile up; amass To mount up v. 积聚, 堆积 The family gradually accumulated huge wealth. 这家族渐渐地积聚了大量的财富。
6. wax [ wAks] To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity vi. 变大, 增大, 月亮渐满 n. 蜡 The moon is waxing. 月亮渐满。
7. zoom [ zu:m ] To move about rapidly; To move a camera lens rapidly toward or away from a subject vi. 突然扩大, 急速上升 Zoom in, you will see the panda more clearly. 放大一点，你就可以更清楚地看到大熊猫了。
8. decrease [ di:5kri:s] To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity de-crease n. 减少, 减少之量 v. 减少 The number of the patients is decreasing. 熊猫的数量在减少。
9. reduce [ ri5dju:s ] To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree vt. 减少, 缩小 The cost must be reduced. 成本必须降下来。
10. calculate [ 5kAlkjuleit] v. 计算, 考虑 He is good at calculating. 他长于计算。
另类阅读：
He added some sugar to the fish, increasing /adding to its taste and reducing its saltiness. In addition, he decreased the amount of salt when cooking the other dishes. The tasty dishes he can cook add up to more than a hundred.

轻松一刻
A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him.
"The best way, sir," said the deck hand, "is to say nothing about it. If the other fellows knew I'd pulled you out, they'd chuck me in."