reduce

英 [rɪ'djuːs] 美[rɪ'dʊs]

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

a divorcee living in reduced circumstances.
生活拮据的离婚者。

demote a non-commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier

把军士降为普通士兵

1. The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.: 职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。

2. He finally corrected his misstatement and offered to reduce the fee.: 他终于纠正了自己的错误说法，提出要减少费用。

3. The plan is designed to reduce some of the company's mountainous debt.: 该计划旨在减少公司堆积如山的债务。

4. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent.: 该代理机构应削减11%的周转时间。

5. They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation.: 他们相信控制货币供应量会减少通货膨胀。