were also decreased
/wɜːr ˈɔːlsəʊ dɪˈkriːst/
EN
也被减少了
The number of weekly working hours were also decreased last year.
去年每周的工作时长也被减少了。
词源
该短语由英语被动语态结构演变而来，“were”是be动词的过去式复数被动助动词，“also”意为“也”，“decreased”是动词“decrease（减少）”的过去分词，整体构成一般过去时的被动语态表达。
助记
可以拆分记忆：“were”对应be动词过去式复数，“also”发音类似“奥搜”（也），“decreased”联想“de-（向下）+crease（增长）”，就是向下增长也就是减少。
常用搭配
decrease bydecrease insharply decreased
同义词
were also reducedwere additionally lowered
反义词
were also increasedwere also raised
相关词汇
decreasereduceraise
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