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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 £500 to £350) in the sales.我们在大减价时,以(从500英镑减至350英镑)很便宜的价格买了台电视。
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 a few simple questions.我把这个难题简化为几个简单的小问题。
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 (= made her cry).他的话把她气哭了。
The sergeant was reduced to the ranks (= made an ordinary soldier) for his cowardice.中士因为贪生怕死被降为士兵。
■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.联军的轰炸使这座城市沦为一片废墟/瓦砾。
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