decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
這些協詞的共同含義是減少，變少。
decrease : 指逐漸地、不斷地減少。
Interest in the sport is decreasing.
diminish : 側重大小數量和重要性的不斷減小，強調減小的部分。
We should try to diminish the cost of production.
lessen : 普通用詞，與decrease近義。指數目、程度、價值、實力等的減少。
Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.
reduce : 普通用詞，含義廣。指數量、程度的降低或減少。
The driver reduced the driving speed.
dwindle與decrease同義，指逐漸減小，但強調變得越來越少終至全無。
deal with, cope with, dispose of, manage, handle
這些動詞或短語動詞都含有處理，對付之意。
deal with : 既可指處理具體事情，也可指處理或解決具有抽象意義的問題。
He must deal with many difficulties.
cope with : 指成功地處理或對付更為重大，更為嚴重的問題或事物。
I dont know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
dispose of與deal with同義，普通用法。
He doesnt know how to dispose of his spare time.
manage : 指處理日常事務與工作，也可指經營管理。
My son is a lawyer, so he manages all my legal affairs.
handle : 從原義手柄，轉引申為作處理解時，其內涵是管理和操縱。
這些協詞的共同含義是減少，變少。
decrease : 指逐漸地、不斷地減少。
Interest in the sport is decreasing.
diminish : 側重大小數量和重要性的不斷減小，強調減小的部分。
We should try to diminish the cost of production.
lessen : 普通用詞，與decrease近義。指數目、程度、價值、實力等的減少。
Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.
reduce : 普通用詞，含義廣。指數量、程度的降低或減少。
The driver reduced the driving speed.
dwindle與decrease同義，指逐漸減小，但強調變得越來越少終至全無。
deal with, cope with, dispose of, manage, handle
這些動詞或短語動詞都含有處理，對付之意。
deal with : 既可指處理具體事情，也可指處理或解決具有抽象意義的問題。
He must deal with many difficulties.
cope with : 指成功地處理或對付更為重大，更為嚴重的問題或事物。
I dont know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
dispose of與deal with同義，普通用法。
He doesnt know how to dispose of his spare time.
manage : 指處理日常事務與工作，也可指經營管理。
My son is a lawyer, so he manages all my legal affairs.
handle : 從原義手柄，轉引申為作處理解時，其內涵是管理和操縱。
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