| 释义 |
reduce (one) to tears reduce (one) to tearsTo cause one to cry. I know it's embarrassing, but sappy movies like that always reduce me to tears.See also: reduce, tearreduce someone to tearsto cause a person to cry through insults, frustration, and belittling. He scolded her so much that she was reduced to tears by the end of the meeting.See also: reduce, tear |