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reduce

英[rɪˈdju:s] 美[rɪˈdus]
  • 过去式：reduced;
  • 过去分词：reduced;
  • 现在分词：reducing;
  • 第三人称单数：reduces;
    • 相关单词 Difficult to reducereduce a penaltyreduce expenditurereduce in rankreduce or remitreduce pressurereduce pricereduce progressivelyreduce the speedreduce the staff
    例句
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    同义词
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    同义词解析
    • 以下这些协词的共同含义是"减少，变少"。
      decrease：指逐渐地、不断地减少。
      diminish：侧重大小数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。
      lessen：普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
      reduce：普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
      dwindle：与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。
    词组
    • reduced circumstances
      used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy [委婉表达从富到穷]生活窘迫
    • reduce someone to the ranks
      demote a non-commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier 把军士降为普通士兵
    英语四级真题
      Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates' job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
      Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from sheepskin.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
      These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.
      出自-2013年6月阅读原文
    英语六级真题
      Swedish family policies, by accommodating women's preferences effectively, are reducing the number of women in elite competitive positions.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
      In addition to a 16-month leave,a Swedish parent has the right to work six hours a day (for a reduced salary)until his or her child is eight years old.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
      He is far less likely to take a year of parental leave and then return on a reduced work schedule for the next eight years
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      减少；减小；减轻
      If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
      例句
      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。
    • 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.
      例句
      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。
    • 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.
      例句
      He was reduced to begging for a living. 他不得不以乞讨为生。
    • 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.
      例句
      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。
    • 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.
      例句
      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。
    • 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.
      例句
      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。
    • PHRASE
      使…无言
      If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
      例句
      Her challenge reduced them to silence. 她的质问让他们哑口无言。
    • PHRASE
      使…落泪
      If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
      例句
      The attentions of the media reduced her to tears. 媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
    英汉词典释义
    • vt.
      缩减, 减少; 降低
      He won't reduce the rent of our house. 他不肯减少我们住房的租金。 The driver reduced the driving speed. 司机减低了车速。 We must try our best to reduce the likelihood of war. 我们必须尽最大努力减少战争的可能性。 The price was considerably reduced. 价格大幅降低了。
      使…陷入某种状态[状况]中
      Hunger reduced him to steal. 饥饿使他不得不行窃。
      将…概括[简化]
      The rising sun quickly reduced the fog. 升起的太阳很快驱散了晨雾。
      将…还原
      A doctor can reduce a fracture or dislocation. 医生能使骨折或脱臼复位。
      换算；折合
      If you reduce 3 lbs. to ounces, you have 48 ounces. 如果将3磅换算成盎司，可得48盎司。
      使变为
      The heavy artillery bombardment reduced the village to ruins. 猛烈的炮火使这个村庄变成一片废墟。
      把…弄碎(或熔化等)；捣碎
      Their daily work is to reduce the rocks to dust. 他们每天的工作就是将岩石捣碎成粉末。
      降服(使有秩序等)；攻陷(城市等)
      The teacher soon reduced the noisy class to order. 教师很快就使这个乱哄哄的班恢复了秩序。
      使处境困难(或悲惨等)；迫使，逼迫[常用被动语态]
      The bad harvests in the last few years reduced the peasants to extreme poverty. 过去几年的庄稼歉收使农民变得极为贫困。
      使…浓缩变稠
      The last step is to add some salt and reduce the soup for three minutes. 最后一个步骤是加些盐然后使汤浓缩三分钟。
    • vi.
      减轻体重; 节食
      She has been reducing for the last few weeks. 最近几个星期她一直在节食。 I must reduce to get into that fine dress. 要想穿上那件好衣服, 我就得减肥。
    英英词典释义
    • 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
    行业词典
    • 体育： 减少；
      医学： 复位：回复到正常的位置，例如骨折复位；还原：化学上，指还原某物；减少：重量的下降；
      法律： 精简；折抵；压缩；