不及物动词：decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; 及物动词：decrease; diminish; reduce; lessen; Decline: （不及物动词）To deteriorate gradually; fail.逐渐恶化；衰败 His health /influence has begun to ~ as he is older. (主语为抽象名词) The global economy is declining recently. The market for this product has declined. Decrease: （及物动词）1.To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity. 减少：在数目、数量或强度方面逐渐变得或使…变得少或小, （及物动词,后接可数名词） The workmen want to decrease the number of working hours and increase pay. 工人要求减少工作时间而增加工资。 to decrease the number of working hours; to decrease traffic accidents. 2. 不及物动词: Our sales are decreasing. Spending has decreased slightly. Diminish: （及物动词）1. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.减少：使减少或使似变少 a. His illness diminished his strength.他的病削弱了他的体力。(主语, 宾语皆为抽象名词) b. An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her. 偶尔的一次发火并未减少我对她的尊敬。 2. （不及物动词）To become smaller or less. The warden's authority diminished after the revolt. (主语为抽象名词) 典狱长的权威在动乱后下降了。 However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished. 然而，我的热情减退了。我在做操上花的时间逐渐减少了 Drop: （不及物动词）To cause to become less; reduce:使减少： drop the rate of production.降低生产率 （不及物动词）Prices / interest rate dropped. 价格/利率降低了。 Dwindle:1.不及物动词）To become gradually less until little remains.逐渐减少：逐渐地减少直到所剩无几. Dwindle suggests decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point: Dwindle 含有一点一点减少直到消失的意思 Their savings dwindled away. 他们的积蓄一点点地消耗殆尽了。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/4b6983b6cc22bcd126ff0cb9.html