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reduce
/rɪˈdjuːs/
verb
reduce多用于表示主观上的减少、降低，即主动地减少价格、降低数量、削减人员等，详情请看👇
reduce verb｜to make something less in price, size, amount, etc.
reduce costs/prices
The retailer moved its supply base overseas to reduce costs.
reduce risk/debt/losses
Diversification is a good way of reducing risk.
reduce sth by sth
The bank planned to reduce its staff levels by around 20% by 2012.
reduce sth from sth to sth
The reorganization will reduce the number of managers from 15 to no more than 8.
reduce emissions/waste/pollution
He decided to reduce his hours to give him more time with his family.
Mercury is reducing its stake in the company to 10 percent.
decrease
/dɪˈkriːs/
verb&noun
decrease可作为动词和名词使用，常用于表示数值上的减少、降低（数量或价格等），详情请看👇
decrease verb｜to become less, or to make something become less
decrease in value/price/amount
When an investment increases or decreases in value but we do not sell it, we record an unrealized gain or loss.
decrease by 10%/10 points, etc.
The country's total exports decreased by 6% in 2009.
decrease significantly/dramatically/rapidly
decrease gradually/slightly/slowly
The company has introduced various strategies to decrease production costs.
decrease noun｜the process of something becoming less, or the amount by which something becomes less
a decrease of 10%/10 points, etc.
Sales were $640 million for the quarter, a decrease of 11%.
a marked/significant/dramatic decrease
a slight/gradual/steady decrease
Florida is not the only state to experience decreases in revenues.
decline
/dɪˈklaɪn/
verb&noun
decline同样有表示下降的意思，多用来表示负面信息，例如货币贬值、经济下滑等，详情请看👇
decline verb｜to become less, worse, or lower in value
declining prices/profits/sales/interest rates
decline sharply/rapidly/dramatically
decline gradually/steadily/slowly
Even though interest rates could decline further, they are now near their lowest point.
Milk production could decline by 15% or more in the late summer months.
Among economists, the widespread view is that the dollar will keep declining.
decline verb｜to make less profit, or produce less
a declining economy/industry/market
decline noun｜a reduction in the value or amount of something, for example a currency or sales
a rapid/sharp/steep/marked decline
a slight/slow/gradual decline
If sustained, the yen's 12.5% decline against the dollar this month may damp inflation across the region.
A quarter of manufacturers reported a decline in production.
The housing industry experienced a decline in sales.
decline noun｜a situation in which a company, country, or financial market gradually becomes less valuable, makes less profit, or produces less
Further economic decline might provoke spontaneous popular protest.
Little was being done to reverse the decline in the town's tourist economy.
The industry has been in decline for decades.
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