| 单词 | reduce |
| 释义 | reducereducesreducedreducingreducereduce /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ verb [transitive] to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller SYN cut ➔ reductionreduce the number/amount/level etc of somethingThey’re trying to reduce the number of students in the college.trynumbstudent他们正试图减少学院里的学生人数。attempts to reduce unemploymentattempt降低失业率的尝试reduce something (from something) to somethingThe jacket was reduced from £75 to £35.bereduce这件夹克从 75 英镑减价到 35 英镑。Phrasal verbsreduce somebody/something to something phrasal verb1reduce somebody to tears to make someone cry: Many staff were reduced to tears by the tragedy.bereducetear许多员工都为这件不幸的事落泪了。2reduce somebody to doing something to make someone do something that they would prefer not to, especially when it is worse than what they did before: They were reduced to begging on the streets.bereducebegstreet 他们沦落到沿街乞讨。 3reduce something to rubble/ashes/ruins to destroy something, especially a building or city, completelyTHESAURUS: reducereduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller: I was hoping they would reduce the price a little.behopewillTry to reduce the amount of energy you use in the home.cut to reduce the price, time, or number of something, especially by a large amount. Cut is often used in everyday English instead of reduce: They’ve cut prices by 30%.priceThe journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.hourThe company plans to cut hundreds of jobs.planhundredjoblower to reduce the amount or level of something – used especially in technical and formal English: A healthy diet lowers the risk of heart disease.lowerThe voting age was lowered to 18.votebelowerAfter twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.minutelowdegreebring something down to reduce prices, costs, or the level of something, especially because they are too high: Our aim is to bring down the level of unemployment.beThe government has already brought down interest rates.havebringrateslash to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: In some areas, house prices have been slashed.areapricebeslashPrices slashed for one week only!priceslashrelieve/ease to make pain or an unpleasant feeling less strong: The doctor gave her some medicine to ease the pain.giveThere was nothing to relieve the boredom.be |
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