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reduce
[英] [riˈdju:s] [美] [rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 减少；减小；减轻 If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. 

  • It reduces the risks of heart disease...

    这降低了患心脏病的风险。

  • Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...

    消费下降了25个百分点。

  • The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.

    消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。

2. VERB 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地） If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them. 

  • They were reduced to extreme poverty...

    他们陷入极端贫困的状态。

  • They wanted the army reduced to a police force.

    他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。

3. VERB 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得 If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing. 

  • He was reduced to begging for a living.

    他不得不以乞讨为生。

4. VERB 使变成;使简化为 If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form. 

  • All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...

    城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。

  • Politics has been reduced to class struggle.

    政治变成了阶级斗争。

5. V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁 If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker. 

  • Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...

    用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。

  • Simmer until mixture reduces.

    用小火煮到汤汁收浓。

6. PHRASE 境况变差;生活拮据 If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have. 

  • They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.

    他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。

7. PHRASE 使…无言 If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak. 

  • Her challenge reduced them to silence.

    她的质问让他们哑口无言。

8. PHRASE 使…落泪 If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry. 

  • The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.

    媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

Verb

1. cut down on; make a reduction in;

  • "reduce your daily fat intake"
  • "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

2. make less complex;

  • "reduce a problem to a single question"

3. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition;

  • "He reduced the population to slavery"

4. simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

5. lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation;

  • "She reduced her niece to a servant"

6. be the essential element;

  • "The proposal boils down to a compromise"

7. reduce in size; reduce physically;

  • "Hot water will shrink the sweater"
  • "Can you shrink this image?"

8. lessen and make more modest;

  • "reduce one's standard of living"

9. make smaller;

  • "reduce an image"

10. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

11. narrow or limit;

  • "reduce the influx of foreigners"

12. put down by force or intimidation;

  • "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
  • "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
  • "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

13. undergo meiosis;

  • "The cells reduce"

14. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

15. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;

  • "The manuscript must be shortened"

16. be cooked until very little liquid is left;

  • "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

17. cook until very little liquid is left;

  • "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

18. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

  • "cut bourbon"

19. take off weight

体育

  • 1.减少

医学

  • 1.①复位：回复到正常的位置，例如骨折复位；②还原：化学上，指还原某物；③减少：重量的下降

法律

  • 1.精简
  • 2.折抵
  • 3.压缩

计算机

  • 1.还原，减少；简化；缩小，收缩
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  • 1.归约
  • 2.又称 :归约(reduction)
1. A doctor can reduce a fracture or dislocation.
医生能使骨折或脱臼复位。

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2. Eating garlic can significantly reduce cholesterol in the blood.
吃大蒜可以大大减少血液中的胆固醇。

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3. He managed to reduce the group of children to silence.
他设法使这群孩子安静了下来。

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4. He won't reduce the rent of our house.
他不肯减少我们住房的租金。

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5. He would not reduce it in price.
他不愿降低它的价格。

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6. His plan to reduce the number of workers boomeranged on him.
他想要裁减工人的计划对他起了反作用。

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7. I must reduce to get into that fine dress.
要想穿上那件好衣服，我就得减肥。

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8. In designing a machine it is necessary to reduce friction as much as possible.
在设计一种机器时，必须尽可能减低摩擦。

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9. Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.
需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。

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10. Let's reduce the passage to half the number of words.
咱们把这一段减少到一半字数。

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11. Let's try and reduce it to formulas.
咱们设法把它归纳成公式吧。

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12. Morphine is a white bitter substance obtained from opium and used in medicine to reduce pain.
吗啡是从鸦片中提炼出的苦味的白色物体，用作减痛的药物。

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13. Oil can reduce friction.
润滑油能减小摩擦力。

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14. Oil is put in machinery to reduce the friction.
把油涂到机器上减少摩擦。

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15. Reduce the sauce by boiling it for ten minutes.
把调味汁煮沸十分钟，使之浓缩变稠。

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16. The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce.
公司竭力为其裁员的决定辩护。

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17. The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
这种药能降低发病次数和严重程度。

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18. The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase taxes.
政府有两种选择的办法：或是减少开支，或是增加税收。

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19. The government must make new policies to reduce unemployment.
政府必须制定减少失业的新政策。

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20. The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.
政府将研究如何降低失业率。

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