alleviate, diminish, reduce, decrease, decline减少,减轻 alleviate v. 在痛苦方面的减轻,缓和 举例:The painkiller alleviated the pain. 翻译:止疼药减缓了疼痛。 diminish v. 指因为不断消耗,在数量方面缓慢减少,也指在素质或者价值的下降。 举例:The supply of oil has diminished because of the war. 翻译:由于战争石油的供应减少了。 reduce v. 指人为地使某物在数量或重量方面的减少或降低。 举例:He reduced the amount of money they could spend. 翻译:他缩减了他们的开销。 decrease v.指数量上的减少;力量或者强度的减弱。 举例:The population decreased a lot last year. 翻译:去年人口数量急剧下降。 decline v. (数目、价格、比率)下降;谢绝,婉言推辞;衰退,衰落。 举例:Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined. 翻译:去年芝加哥的犯罪率明显下降。 举例:He declined our invitation to dinner. 翻译:他婉拒了我们请他吃饭的邀请。 allocate, separate, detach, divide分开 allocate v. 分配,把拨给 |