“慢慢减少”可以用以下几种英语表达方式,具体使用哪种取决于语境:
1、 Decrease gradually:
这是最直接且常用的表达,适用于各种需要描述数量、程度或强度缓慢降低的场合。
例如:The population of this species has been decreasing gradually over the past few decades.(过去几十年里,这个物种的数量一直在慢慢减少。)
2、 Dwindle slowly:
“Dwindle”意为“逐渐减少;变小”,与“slowly”结合,强调减少的过程是缓慢的。
例如:His enthusiasm for the project began to dwindle slowly.(他对这个项目的热情开始慢慢减退。)
3、 Decline little by little:
“Decline”意为“下降;衰退”,“little by little”表示“逐渐地;一点一点地”。
例如:The company's profits have been declining little by little in recent years.(近年来,公司的利润一直在逐渐减少。)
4、 Taper off gradually:
“Taper off”意为“逐渐减少;逐渐消失”,与“gradually”结合,强调减少的渐进性。
例如:The rain began to taper off gradually.(雨开始慢慢变小。)