| 单词 | decreasing |
| 释义 | decreasing (once / 3151 pages) adj WORD FAMILY decreasing: decreasingly+/decrease: decreased, decreases, decreasing USAGE EXAMPLESScientists say that for the first time in years, more elephants are being killed than born, with the population steadily decreasing. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Dr. Veach said a hangover occurs when the concentration of alcohol in one’s system is decreasing. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) And, if more people are working and paying taxes, the tax base increases, decreasing the burden on everyone. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj becoming less or smaller Syn|Ant depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value detractivecausing to decrease in importance or value diminishingbecoming smaller or less or appearing to do so dwindling, tapering, tapering offgradually decreasing until little remains fallingdecreasing in amount or degree increasing becoming greater or larger accelerative, acceleratorytending to increase velocity accretionarymarked or produced by accretion accretivegrowing by accretion augmentativeincreasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree incorporativegrowing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories maximising, maximizingmaking as great as possible multiplicativetending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree profit-maximising, profit-maximizingmaking the profit as great as possible progressivegradually advancing in extent raisingincreasing in quantity or value 2adj music Syn|Ant allargando gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner calandogradually decreasing in tempo and volume decrescendo, diminuendogradually decreasing in volume rallentando, rit., ritardando, ritenutogradually decreasing in tempo increasing music accelerandogradually increasing in tempo crescendogradually increasing in volume |
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