감소 [減少] (수량의) decrease; (모양이나 정도의) diminution; decline; drop; reduction. 가치의 ~ a shrinkage in values. 전년보다 50만 원의 ~ a decrease of 500,000 won compared with the previous year. 다소의[끊임없는] ~를 보이다 show a slight[steady] decrease[decl+모두 보이기...ine]. 이것은 작년의 2할 ~다 This is a decrease of 20 percent compared with last year / This is 20 percent less than last year. ~하다 diminish; decrease; dwindle; fall off; shrink; lessen; drop; bring down; go down. 3분의 1로 ~하다 be reduced to one-third. ~하고 있다 be on the decrease / be on the ebb. 수요가 ~했다 The demand fell off. 금년의 식량 생산이 5퍼센트 ~했다 The food production of this year has decreased by 5 percent.▷ 감소량 the decrement.
감감소식: 감감(무)소식 [－－無無消息] no news for a long time; having heard nothing for a long time. 그는 한번 다녀간 뒤로 ~이다 Nothing has been heard from him (for a long time) since he dropped in on me some time ago.
