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reduce
rɪdjuːs -duːs rɪˈdus rɪˈdjus
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense reduces, present participle reducing, past tense , past participle reduced
1 VERB 减少；减小；减轻 If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. 减少；减小；减轻

  • It reduces the risks of heart disease. [VERB noun]

    这降低了患心脏病的风险。

  • Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. [VERB noun]

    消费下降了25个百分点。

  • The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits. [VERB-ed]

    消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。

SYN lessen, cut, contract, lower
2 VERB [usually passive] 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地） If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them. 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）

  • They were reduced to extreme poverty. [be VERB-ed + to]

    他们陷入极端贫困的状态。

  • They wanted the army reduced to a police force. [VERB-ed]

    他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。

SYN degrade, downgrade, demote, lower in rank
3 VERB [usually passive] 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得 If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing. 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得

  • He was reduced to begging for a living. [be VERB-ed + to]

    他不得不以乞讨为生。

SYN drive, force, bring, bring to the point of
4 VERB [usually passive] 使变成;使简化为 If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form. 使变成;使简化为

  • All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble. [be VERB-ed + to]

    城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。

  • Politics has been reduced to class struggle. [be V-ed to n]

    政治变成了阶级斗争。

5 V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁 If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker. （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁

  • Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half. [VERB noun]

    用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。

  • Simmer until mixture reduces. [VERB]

    用小火煮到汤汁收浓。

SYN thicken, set, gel, clot
6 PHRASE [usu in PHR] 境况变差;生活拮据 If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have. 境况变差;生活拮据 [formal]

  • 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。

7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 使…无言 If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak. 使…无言

  • Her challenge reduced them to silence.

    她的质问让他们哑口无言。

8 PHRASE 使…落泪 If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry. 使…落泪

  • The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.

    媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusreduce Also look up:
VERB.

cut back, decrease, lessen, lower 1

Word PartnershipUse reduce with:
N.

reduce anxiety, reduce costs, reduce crime, reduce debt, reduce pain, reduce spending, reduce stress, reduce taxes, reduce violence, reduce waste 1

ADV.

dramatically reduce, greatly reduce, significantly reduce, substantially reduce 1

VERB.

help reduce, plan to reduce, try to reduce 1

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