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昨夜温度计显示气温下降到零度. The thermometer fell to zero lastnight.
雨后气温下降了。 There was a descent of temperature after rain.
这个城市的人口在持续下降。 There has been a steady decrease in population in this city.
战争带来的必然结果就是生产力下降。 The necessary outcome of a war is a fall in production.
在运输系统中，铁路的重要性逐渐下降。 The role of the railways declined in the transport system.
油轮需求量的下降使很多工作职位受到威胁。 A fall in demand for oil tankers has put jobs in jeopardy.
生活费用持续下降, 眼看就快三个月了. The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession.
油轮需求量下降使造船业成千上万的工作职位受到威胁. A fall in demand for oil tankers has put/placed thousands of jobs in the shipbuilding industry in jeopardy.
玩具销售额在圣诞节前夕达到最高峰, 现已逐渐下降. Toy sales peaked just before Christmas and are now decreasing.
骤雨这种水的下降；暴雨 A fall of such water; a rainstorm.
气球空气外逸而缓缓下降. The balloon descended gradually as the air came out.
近年来她写的书质量下降了. Her books have gone off in recent years.
比率虽有下降, 但微不足道. The rate has fallen by an insignificant (ie too small to be important) amount.
利息一下降给公司带来了一个新的问题。 Falling interest rates present the firm with a new problem.
给予投资者的建议是以利率将继续下降这一点为前提的. Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall.
通货紧缩由于可获得货币和信贷的减少，导致消费品价格水平的持续下降或货币购买力的持续提高 A persistent decrease in the level of consumer prices or a persistent increase in the purchasing power of money because of a reduction in available currency and credit.
风势已减弱了、 温度已下降了、 水平面已降低了很多. The wind, temperature, water level, etc has dropped considerably.
国际商业机器有限公司昨天又在华尔街宣布了一项骇人听闻的消息，警告分析家说他们可以预期第二季度盈利至少下降百分之八十。 IBM dropped yet another bombshell on Wall Street yesterday, warning analysts to expect at least an80% slide in second-quarter earnings.