26.5.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

sink verb /sɪŋk/ *(sank, sunk) 2 csökken, hanyatlik (árfolyam, népesség, stb.); leszáll, aláhanyatlik (pl. nap) [I]

The sun glowed red as it sank slowly below the horizon.

Student numbers have sunk considerably this year.

decline noun /dɪˈklaɪn/ [C or U] hanyatlás, gyengülés, romlás

industrial decline

Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline.

a sharp decline in sales

She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.

decrease noun /ˈdi:.kri:s/ [C or U] csökkenés; csökkentés

There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.

drop noun /drɒp/ 2 csökkenés [no plural]

a drop in crime

Manufacturers report a big drop in new orders.

fall noun /fɔːl/ [C usually no plural] 1 esés, csökkenés

the recent fall in the price of petrol

a fall in the unemployment rate

We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room.

reduction noun /rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ [C or U] csökkenés; csökkentés; engedmény, árengedmény

a reduction in traffic

huge price reductions

Phrasal verbs:

come down /kʌm/ 2 lemegy (átv.) (ár, infláció, stb.)

House prices have come down recently.

Inflation is coming down.

cut down ↔ sth /kʌt/ 2 lerövidít, csökkent (mennyiséget, hosszt, méretet, stb.)

They've cut her hours down at work.

go down /gəʊ/ 1 lemegy, csökken (pl. ár, hőmérséklet, stb.)

House prices have gone down recently.

keep down ↔ sth /kiːp/ lenyom, alacsony szinten tart vmit (nem hagy nőni) (mennyiséget, szintet, méretet, súlyt. stb.)

I have to exercise to keep my weight down.