a)表示数目、数额、数值、数量或度量减少了:
to decrease/reduce by ten people减少了10人
to decrease/reduce by sixty person-times减少了60人次
to decrease/reduce by eighty-three sets减少了83套
to decrease/reduce by five hundred yuan减少了500元
to decrease/reduce by one thousand kilograms减少了1,000公斤
to decrease/reduce by twenty thousand hectares 减少了20,000公顷
to decrease/reduce by three hundred thousand metres 减少了300,000公尺
b)表示百分数、分数下降了
to decrease/reduce/be reduced/go down/fall/drop/dwindle by one-hundredth It'decrease/reduction/fall by one per cent.下降了百分之一
to decrease/reduce/be reduced/fall/drop/dwindle by ten percent/one-tenth下降了百分之十/十分之一
to decrease/reduce by twenty percent/one-fifth下降了百分之二十/五分之一
to decrease/reduce by twenty-five percent/one-fourth/one-quarter 下降了百分之二十五/四分之一
to decrease/reduce by fifty per cent/one-half 下降了百分之五十/一半
to decrease/reduce by eighty percent/four-fifths下降了百分之八十/五分之四
2) 减少到(Decreasing to)
减少到,表示在原来基础上到减少以后的结果,用前置词to。
a)表示数目、数额、数值、数量或度量减少到:
to decrease/reduce to eight people减少到8人
to decrease/reduce to sixteen person-times 减少到16人次
to decrease/reduce to seventy-two sets减少到72套
to decrease/reduce to nine hundred and twenty three yuan减少到923元
to decrease/reduce to fifteen hundred/ one thousand five hundred kilograms减少到1,500公斤
to decrease/reduce to eighteen thousand hectares减少到18,000公顷
to decrease/reduce to two hundred and seventy thousand metres减少到270,000公尺
b) 表示百分数、分数下降到
decrease/reduce to twenty per cent/one-fifth下降到百分之二十/五分之一
to decrease/reduce to fifty per cent/one-half下降到百分之五十/二分之一
to decrease/reduce to seventy-five percent/ three-fourths/three-quarters 下降到百分七十五/四分之三
to decrease/reduce to eighty per cent/four-fifths 下降到百分之八十/五分之四