单词 | reduce |
释义 | reduce UK [rɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb intransitive or transitive ESSENTIAL ■to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc 减少;减小;降低;缩小 •Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?核武器真的可以减小战争爆发的危险吗? •The plane reduced speed as it approached the airport.当飞临机场时,飞机减慢了速度。 •My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar.我停止吃糖时体重就会下降。 •We bought a television that was reduced (from •To make a thicker sauce, reduce the ingredients by boiling for 5 minutes.为了使调味汁更浓一些,煮5分钟将配料中的水分蒸发掉。 •I reduced the problem to UK [rɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb intransitive or transitive reduce , reuse , recycle ■said to encourage people to waste less, by using less and using things again, in order to protect the environment 减用,重用,再利用(这个说法鼓励人们透过少用物品或再次使用物品来减少浪费,保护环境) UK [rɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs reduce sb to sth ■to make someone unhappy or cause them to be in a bad state or situation 使(某人)(情绪)低落;使(某人)沦落,使(某人)陷入困境 •His comments reduced her to tears •The sergeant was reduced to the ranks ■If you are reduced to doing something, you are forced to do it because you have no other choice 使(某人)被逼无奈做…;使(某人)不得不做…•I'd run out of cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays.我烟抽光了,无奈只好抽烟灰缸中的烟头。 UK [rɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs reduce sth to sth ■to cause something, especially a large structure, to be destroyed and broken into pieces 将(尤指大型建筑物)彻底摧毁;将…夷为平地 •Allied bombing reduced the city to ruins/rubble |
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