26.5.3. gy. B2 (példák)

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 2 leesik, csökken, lecsökken; csökkent, lecsökkent [I or T]

The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.

The land drops (away) sharply behind the house.

We've had to drop our prices because of the recession.

lower verb /ˈləʊ.ər/ [T] 2 csökkent (mennyiséget, szintet); lehalkít

Interest rates have been lowered again.

Boil for 5 minutes, then lower the heat.

Please lower your voice.

We will never lower our standards.

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.

drop noun /drɒp/ 2 csökkenés [no plural]

a drop in crime

Manufacturers report a big drop in new orders.

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.

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.