“下降”常见的英文表达有 decline、decrease、drop、fall 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境和表达习惯:
decline:较为正式,常用于描述数量、质量、价值、健康状况等方面的逐渐下降,也可用于表示社会地位、经济状况等的衰落。例如:
The number of tourists has declined significantly this year.(今年游客数量大幅下降。)
His health began to decline after the accident.(事故发生后,他的健康状况开始下降。)
decrease:强调数量、程度、强度等方面的减少,可用于正式或非正式场合。例如:
The temperature will decrease by 5 degrees tonight.(今晚气温将下降5度。)
There has been a decrease in the number of traffic accidents this year.(今年交通事故的数量有所减少。)
drop:比较口语化,通常指突然或迅速的下降,也可表示数量、水平、价格等的降低。例如:
The stock market dropped sharply yesterday.(昨天股市大幅下跌。)
My blood pressure has dropped a lot since I started exercising.(自从我开始锻炼以来,我的血压下降了很多。)
fall:使用非常广泛,可表示各种数量、程度、水平等方面的下降,强调从较高的位置或状态到较低的位置或状态。例如:
The price of oil has fallen in recent weeks.(最近几周油价已经下跌。)
The number of unemployed people fell last month.(上个月失业人数下降了。)