reduce
英 [rɪ'djuːs]
美[rɪ'dʊs]
- vt. 减少；降低；使处于；把…分解
- vi. 减少；缩小；归纳为
实用场景例句
- Reduce speed now (= on a sign) .
- 减速行驶。
牛津词典
- Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.
- 过去一年，各项费用已经减少了20%。
牛津词典
- Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
- 戒烟会减少得心脏病的风险。
牛津词典
- The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25.
- 雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- a reducing plan
- 节食计划
牛津词典
- a beautiful building reduced to rubble
- 已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑
牛津词典
- She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.
- 他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。
牛津词典
- They were reduced to begging in the streets.
- 他们沦落到沿街乞讨。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- It reduces the risks of heart disease...
- 这降低了患心脏病的风险。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
- 消费下降了25个百分点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They were reduced to extreme poverty...
- 他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was reduced to begging for a living.
- 他不得不以乞讨为生。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
- 城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
- 政治变成了阶级斗争。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
- 用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Simmer until mixture reduces.
- 用小火煮到汤汁收浓。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her challenge reduced them to silence.
- 她的质问让他们哑口无言。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
- 媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I felt instinctively negative toward Stevenson.
- 我对史蒂文森却本能地有反感.
辞典例句
- We must carry on the patriotic public health campaign with a great fanfare, reduce disease and improve health conditions.
- 要大张旗鼓地开展爱国卫生运动, 减少疾病,提高健康水平.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The government must make new policies to reduce unemployment.
- 政府必须制定减少失业的新政策.
《简明英汉词典》
- The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.
- 政府将研究如何降低失业率.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
同义词辨析
decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
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。