reduce /rɪˈduːs/ Brit /rɪˈdjuːs/ verb reduces; reduced; reducing
/rɪˈduːs/ Brit /rɪˈdjuːs/
verb
reduces; reduced; reducing
Learner's definition of REDUCE
1
[+ object] : to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc. : decrease减少;缩小 -
The medicine reduces the risk of infection.这种药物可降低感染的风险。
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We are trying to reduce our debt.我们正努力减少债务。
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Stricter speed limit enforcement has reduced the number of car accidents.更加严格的限速力度减少了交通事故的数量。
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Her prison sentence was reduced from 15 years to 10.她的刑期从15年减到了10年。
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a drastically reduced price大幅降低的价格
2 [+ object]
a : to cause (someone) to be in a specified state or condition使(某人)处于某种状态 —
+ to b : to cause (something) to be in a specified form by breaking it, burning it, etc.(通过破裂、燃烧等)使变成,使化为 —
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reduce stone to powder把石头磨成粉末
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mountains that will someday be reduced to sand总有一天将变成沙土的山峦
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Their house was reduced to ashes [=was completely burned/destroyed] by the fire.他们的房子被大火烧成灰烬。
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The city was reduced to rubble/ruins by the bombing.城市被炸成了废墟。
c : to force (someone) to do something that causes shame, embarrassment, etc.迫使(某人)做丢脸的事 —
followed by to + -ing verb接to+动词-ing形式 3
[+ object] : to describe (something) in a way that includes only some of the facts and details简化;归纳 —
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: to boil (a liquid) so that there is less of it(通过蒸发)使浓缩 [+ object]
[no object]
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[+ object] : to change (someone's rank) to a lower or less important one使降级 6
[no object] US, informal : to gradually decrease your weight by eating less节食减肥 7
[+ object] mathematics : to change (a fraction) so that it is written with the lowest possible numbers简化;约化;约简
reduced circumstances
formal
: a situation in which you have less money than you used to have境况不济
— reducer
noun, plural reducers [count] — reducible
/rɪˈduːsəbəl/ Brit /rɪˈdjuːsəbəl/ adjective