| 单词 | reduce |
| 释义 | 🔑 re·duceBrE /rɪˈdjuːs/ NAmE /rɪˈduːs/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they reduceBrE /rɪˈdjuːs/ NAmE /rɪˈduːs/ present simple - he / she / it reducesBrE /rɪˈdjuːsɪz/ NAmE /rɪˈduːsɪz/ past simple reducedBrE /rɪˈdjuːst/ NAmE /rɪˈduːst/ past participle reducedBrE /rɪˈdjuːst/ NAmE /rɪˈduːst/ -ing form reducingBrE /rɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/ NAmE /rɪˈduːsɪŋ/ 🔑 [T ]to make sth less or smaller in size , quantity , price , etc .减少，缩小（尺寸、数量、价格等）◆ ~sth Reduce speed now (= on a sign ). 减速行驶。◆ Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease . 戒烟会降低得心脏病的风险。◆ ~sth by sth Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year . 过去一年，成本支出已经减少了 20%。◆ ~sth (from sth ) (to sth )The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25 . 雇员人数从 40 人减少到了 25 人。◆ The skirt was reduced to £10 in the sale . 在大减价期间，这条裙子减价到 10 英镑。[T , I ]~ (sth )if you reduce a liquid or a liquid reduces , you boil it so that it becomes less in quantity （使）蒸发[I ](NAmE , informal ) to lose weight by limiting the amount and type of food that you eat 减轻体重；节食◆ a reducing plan 节食计划[T ]~sth (chemistry化学) to add one or more electrons to a substance or to remove oxygenfrom a substance 使还原；去氧；脱氧 ➡ compare oxidize ● reˌduced ˈcircumstances the state of being poorer than you were before . People say 'living in reduced circumstances 'to avoid saying 'poor '.（委婉说法，与 poor 同义）境况不济 ● reˈduce sb /sth (from sth ) to sth /to doing sth [usually passive ]to force sb /sth into a particular state or condition , usually a worse one 使陷入（更坏的）境地；使沦落；使陷入窘境◆ a beautiful building reduced to rubble 已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑◆ She was reduced to tears by their criticisms . 他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。◆ They were reduced to begging in the streets . 他们沦落到沿街乞讨。● reˈduce sth to sth to change sth to a more general or more simple form 将…概括成（或简化为）◆ We can reduce the problem to two main issues . 我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。 |
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