| 词汇 | reduce |
| 释义 | reduce | BrE rɪˈdjuːs,rɪˈdʒuːs, AmE rəˈd(j)us | A. transitive verb ① (make less) 减少 ‹quantity, pressure, cost›; 降低 ‹level, rate›; 减轻 ‹swelling, weight›; 削弱 ‹strength, effect›; 缩短 ‹length›▸ to reduce speed 减速 ▸ ‘reduce speed now’ Motor Vehicles “减速行驶” ② Business 降低 ‹price›; 降低…的价格 ‹item, goods›▸ to reduce the price by 10% 打九折 ▸ the carpet was reduced in a sale 大减价时这条地毯降了价 ▸ the jackets have been reduced by 50% 夹克衫五折销售 ▸ to reduce sth (from sth) to sth; 将某事物（从某水平）减少到某水平 ③ (make smaller) 缩小 ‹map, drawing›④ (shorten in length) 减少…的篇幅 ‹essay, report›▸ to reduce an article by 200 words 把文章删减200字 ⑤ (shorten in duration) 缩短 ▸ the law reduced the term of conscription from three years to two 该法令将服兵役年限从3年缩短至2年 ▸ the ban on her competing was reduced by two years 她的禁赛期限缩短了2年 ▸ the judge reduced his sentence by six months 法官将他的刑期减少了6个月 ⑥ (bring forcibly) 迫使 ▸ to reduce sb to sth; 迫使某人进入某状态 ▸ to reduce sb to tears 使某人流泪 ▸ to be reduced to silence/prostitution 被迫缄口/卖淫 ▸ to reduce sb to doing sth; 迫使某人做某事 ▸ to be reduced to begging/apologizing 被迫乞讨/道歉 ⑦ (change physical state) 改变…的状态 ▸ to reduce sth to sth; 把某物变成某物 ▸ to reduce sth to shreds/ashes 把某物撕碎/使某物化为灰烬 ▸ to reduce sth to dust/(a) powder 使某物成为尘土/粉末 ⑧ ▸ Military to reduce sb to sth; 把某人降至某级别 ▸ to be reduced to the ranks 被降为普通士兵 ⑨ (simplify) 简化 ‹argument, issue›▸ to reduce sth to sth; 将某事物简化为某事物 ▸ we can reduce the problem to two main issues 我们可以把这个问题概括为两个要点 ⑩ Cooking 使…变浓 ‹liquid, sauce›▸ to reduce the stock to about a third/by half 使汤浓缩至原来的三分之一/一半 ⑪ Mathematics 约简 ‹equation, expression›▸ to reduce sth (from sth) to sth; 将某物（从某物）约简为某物 B. intransitive verb ① (become less) «quantity, pressure, cost» 减少 ; «level, rate» 降低 ; «swelling, weight» 减轻 ; «length» 缩短 ; «strength, effect» 削弱 ▸ inflation has reduced since … 通货膨胀自…后已减缓 ▸ shareholders’funds have reduced by £3 million 股东资金减少了300万英镑 ▸ by 1995 this figure had reduced (from 5%) to under 4% 截至1995年这个数字已（从5%）降至4%以下 ② Cooking «liquid, sauce» 变浓 ▸ let the stock reduce to half its volume 让汤浓缩至原来的一半 ③ (mainly US) informal (lose weight) 减肥 ▸ she's reducing again 她又在减肥了 |
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