increase(decrease)…by;increase(decrease)…to辨析
2011-08-04 10:30阅读:
与increase,decrease搭配时,by表示数量增加或减少的幅度,即在原有的基础上“增加或减少了多少”;to则表示“增加或减少到多少”。试比较:
The production cost of these trucks has decreased by one third compared to last year.
与去年相比,这些卡车的生产成本降低了三分之一。
The population of India has increased to one billion.印度的人口已经增加到了十亿。
The production cost of these trucks has decreased by one third compared to last year.
与去年相比,这些卡车的生产成本降低了三分之一。
The population of India has increased to one billion.印度的人口已经增加到了十亿。
