英语共学社 | 所有表示“下降”的英文单词，都在这里
在这几年的翻译生涯中，特别是在翻译报告等涉及大量数据的时候，常常遇到表达数字“上涨、下跌、持平”等情况。其实表示这类意思的词非常多。昨天上午，我在英语共学社群里抛出这个问题，大家随即帮我整理了很多同义词、近义词。严格说来，这篇总结贴不是我一个人的原创，要感谢英语共学社成员Software engineering &, 忏悔的剁手党、小蔡、望酱、ROC、Carol、Charlie北京。
英文写作以及翻译中，同一个语义，经常需要用不同的单词去替换，否则就会显得词汇匮乏，不专业不地道哦。今天来做一份“下降”词汇汇总帖。
1、decrease
vi. become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree
减少，减小，减弱，降低
vt. make smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree
使减小，使减少
n. an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer
减小或减少
2、fall
vi. decrease in number, amount, intensity or quality
减少，下降
In 1987 imports into Britain fell by 12 per cent.
1987年，英国进口降低了12%。
3、reduce
vt. make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
减少（数量），降低（程度），缩小（规模）
the need for businesses to reduce costs
公司降低成本的需要
vi. become smaller or less in size, amount, or degree
（规模）缩小，（数量）减少，（程度）降低
the number of priority homeless cases has reduced slightly
被优先照顾的无家可归者人数已微幅下降
4、down to or at a lower price, value or rank
（价格、价值或等级）由高到低
output was down by 20 per cent
产量下降了20%
5、drop
v. make or become lower, weaker or less
（使）降低，（使）变弱，（使）减少
pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent
税前利润减少了37%
n. a fall in amount, quality or rate
（数量、质量、比率的）减少，降低
a significant drop in consumer spending
消费者开支的显著减少
6、slide
n. a decline in value or quality
（价值或质量上）降低，下跌
the current slide in house prices
当前房价的下跌
7、slip
vt. pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way
（逐渐地或不知不觉地）下降、下跌
many people feel standards have slipped
许多人都觉得标准下降了
n. a fall to a lower level or standard
下降，下跌
a continued slip in house prices
房价持续下跌
8、shrink
vi. become or make smaller in size or amount
变小，减小
the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand
劳动力减少到不足1000人
9、dip
vi. (of a level or amount) become lower or smaller, typically termporarily
（水平、数量）降低，减少（多指暂时的）
audiences dipped below 600,000 for the match
观看比赛的观众人数减少到了600000以下。
n. an act of sinking or dropping briefly before rising again
（再次上升前的）短暂下沉（或下落）
a dip in the share price
股价下滑
10、curtail
vt. reduece in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
（在程度、数量上）减少，缩减；限制
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
北大西洋公约组织计划缩减派往该地的部队数量。
11、dwindle
vi. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
（在尺寸、数量或力量上）逐渐变小，缩小
traffic has dwindled to a trickle
往来车流量已大量减少
以上都是关于“下降”的单词，除此之外，还有一些词表示“剧烈的”下降。
1、plummet
vi. decrease rapidly in value or amount
（在价值或数量上）骤然下跌，陡然下降
hardware sales plummeted
硬件销售量陡然下跌。
n. a steep and rapid fall or drop
骤跌
2、dive
vi. (of prices or profits) drop suddenly
（价格、利润）突然下降
profits before tax dived by 61 per cent.
税前利润剧降了61%。
n. a sudden and significant fall in prices or profits
（价格或利润的）猛跌
an 11 per cent dive in profits
11%的利润下跌
3、plunge
v. suffer a rapid decrease in value
（价值）猛跌
shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen.
利润下降的消息传来，公司的股票便骤然下跌了18便士。
n. a swift and drastic fall in value or amount
（价值或数量的）骤然下跌
the central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits.
中央银行声称其利润骤减了76%。
4、slump
vi. undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value or amount
（价格、价值或数量的）猛然严重下跌，长期下跌
land prices slumped
地价大幅走低
n. a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value or amount of sth,
（价格、价值或数量的）猛然严重下跌，长期下跌
a slump in annual profits
年利润下跌
5、tumble
vi. (of something abstract) fall rapidly in amount or value
（指抽象事物的数量或价值）暴跌
property prices tumbled
房地产价格暴跌。
n. a rapid fall in amount or value
（数量、价值）暴跌
a tumble in share prices
股价大跌
以上。
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