Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.
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It signals decreasing domestic demand for goods and services.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-ERG
(使)减少;(使)减小;(使)降低
When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
例句
Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year...人口增长率正在以每年 1.4% 的速度下降。The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96...独立公司的数量从 198 个减少到了 96个。
N-COUNT
减少;减小;降低
A decrease in the quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it.
例句
...a decrease in the number of young people out of work...失业青年人数的减少Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.银行的基本利率已从 10% 降到了 6%，降幅高达 40%。