Cool MateDecrease 对比 Shrink
在英语中何时使用每一个，包含含义、语域和例句。
Decrease
前 2000（常见）B2verb
Shrink
前 2000（常见）C1verb
| Decrease | Shrink | |
|---|---|---|
| 发音 | 🇬🇧 //dɪˈkriːs//🇺🇸 //dɪˈkriːs// | 🇬🇧 /["/ʃrɪŋk/","/ʃrɪŋks/","/ʃræŋk/","/ʃrʌŋk/","/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ʃrɪŋk/","/ʃrɪŋks/","/ʃræŋk/","/ʃrʌŋk/","/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/"]/ |
| 含义 | To make something smaller or lower. | to make something smaller or to become smaller |
| 例句 | The government plans to decrease taxes next year. | If you wash that sweater in hot water, it will shrink. |
| 语域 | 中性 | 中性 |
| 常见程度 | 前 2000（常见） | 前 2000（常见） |
| CEFR 等级 | B2 | C1 |
| 词性 | verb | verb |
| 搭配 | decrease in size, decrease in temperature, significantly decrease, gradually decrease, decrease the risk | considerably, dramatically, significantly, by, from, to, shrink in size, a little, visibly, instinctively, try to, against, in, into |
| 反义 | increase, rise, augment | expand, grow, inflate |
| 常见错误 | Confusing 'decrease' with 'increase'., Using 'decrease' without an object, e.g. 'decrease' must have something to decrease., Incorrectly conjugating the verb in different tenses. | Confused with 'shrank' as the past tense — remember 'shrunk' is the past participle., Using 'shrink' incorrectly with inanimate objects that can't physically shrink., Mixing up 'shrink' with 'squeeze' — they have different meanings. |
| 用法说明 | Use 'decrease' in formal and neutral contexts to describe reductions, such as in appetite or temperature. | Use 'shrink' when talking about clothes getting smaller after washing or when describing anything reducing in size. Avoid using it in very formal contexts. |
常见问题：Decrease 对比 Shrink
Decrease和Shrink 有什么区别？
Decrease: To make something smaller or lower. Shrink: to make something smaller or to become smaller
哪个更高级：Decrease和Shrink？
Shrink 级别最高，在 CEFR 量表上为 C1。
Decrease和Shrink 的 CEFR 等级相同吗？
在 CEFR 量表上：Decrease: B2, Shrink: C1。
Decrease和Shrink 是什么词性？
Decrease: verb, Shrink: verb.
能各给一个例子吗？
Decrease: The government plans to decrease taxes next year. Shrink: If you wash that sweater in hot water, it will shrink.
我可以互换使用 Decrease和Shrink 吗？
不总是。Decrease和Shrink 相关，有时可以互换，但在语域、常见程度和用法上不同，所以换用可能改变意思或语气。替换前先看看上面的区别。