reduce
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v.减少, 缩小, 使落魄, 简化, 还原
例句与用法：
The windows were tinted to reduce the glare.
窗户上涂上了浅色以减少强光。
The manager hasn't worked out a suitable action to reduce the domino effect.
经理还没有想出一个适当的举措来减少多米诺效应。
The government will be looking to reduce inflation by a further two per cent this year.
政府力求今年把通货膨胀率再减低百分之二。
Taking extra vitamins may reduce your liability to colds.
多吃一些维生素会减少你得感冒的可能性。
The new government's prime task is to reduce the level of inflation.
新政府的主要任务是减低通货膨胀的水平。
They were reduced to begging or starving.
他们穷得不行乞便挨饿。
He is trying to reduce the family's expenses.
他正尽力减少家庭开支。
He is reduced almost to a skeleton.
他瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。
词形变化：
形容词: reducible | 副词: reducibly | 名词: reducer | 动词过去式: reduced | 动词过去分词: reduced | 动词现在分词: reducing | 动词第三人称单数: reduces |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 减少; 缩小; 降低
He is trying to reduce expenses.
他正试图减少开支。
2. 使处于(某种状态); 使化为, 使变为[(+to)]
The fire reduced the paintings to ashes.
大火将这些画作烧成了灰烬。
3. 迫使[H][(+to)]
Poverty reduced him to begging.
贫穷迫使他行乞。
4. 降服, 攻陷
5. 使降级, 使降职[(+to)]
The officer was reduced to the ranks.
这军官被降为士兵。
6. 把……归纳, 把……归并[(+to)]
Finally the chair reduced all the questions to one.
最后主席把所有的问题归纳为一个。
7. 把……弄碎; 把……分解; 把……分析[(+to)]
8. 使变弱, 使变瘦[H][(+to)]
The cancer victim was reduced to skin and bones.
那个癌症患者瘦得皮包骨。
9. 把……折合(成较小单位)[(+to)]
10. 【化】使还原
11. 【数】简化, 约简
12. 【医】使(断骨)复位; 使(脱臼)还臼
vi.
1. 减少; 缩小; 降低
2. 减轻体重, 减肥
It is easy to reduce if you watch your diet.
你如果注意饮食, 减肥并不难。
3. 归纳为, 化为[(+to)]
4. 换算; 折合