| 单词 | reduce |
| 释义 | reducereduce /rɪˈdus/ ●●● S2 W1 verb 1[transitive] a)to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: The helmet law reduced injuries in motorcycle accidents.reduce something by something The city must reduce its spending by 15%.reduce something (from something) to something Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. b)to make pain, worry, or an unpleasant feeling less than it was before: He takes ibuprofen to reduce his shoulder pain. → see also reductionTHESAURUSlower (also decrease formal) – to reduce a level, limit, or amount: The candidate promised to lower tax rates. The medication will help to decrease your blood pressure.cut – to reduce something such as prices, costs, jobs, or time: Stores cut prices after Christmas to get rid of excess merchandise.cut down/back on something – to reduce the amount you eat or drink, or to reduce the number of times you do something: I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar in my diet.slash – to reduce an amount or price by a large amount: State spending was slashed in an attempt to balance the budget.roll back – to reduce prices, costs, etc. to a previous level: There’s a proposal to roll back the gas tax.minimize – to reduce something bad or dangerous to the smallest possible amount: Keep your car locked to minimize the risk of theft.lessen – to make something bad or dangerous less severe or have less effect: The thick walls lessened the impact of the explosion.relieve – to make pain less severe or make it stop: Aspirin is effective at relieving headaches.ease – to reduce pain and make someone feel more comfortable: Massage can ease the pain from tight muscles.soothe – to reduce pain, or reduce someone’s worry, fear, etc.: The cream will soothe the sunburn.alleviate formal – to make a problem, bad situation, pain, etc. less bad, severe, or difficult: Sitting in a warm bath may alleviate the discomfort.2[transitive] to boil a liquid so that there is less of it3[transitive] math to make the form of a mathematical expression simpler without changing its total value SYN simplify: Reduce the fractions you are multiplying by canceling common factors in the numerators and denominators.4[intransitive, transitive] science, chemistry to add electrons, lose oxygen, or combine with hydrogen, or to make an atom or chemical compound do this5[intransitive] old-fashioned to become thinner by losing weight6in reduced circumstances old use poorer than you were before [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin reducere to lead back, from ducere to lead]reduce somebody/something to something phrasal verb1reduce somebody to tears/silence etc. to make someone cry, be silent, etc.: The music can reduce a listener to tears.2reduce something to rubble/ashes/ruins etc. to destroy something, especially a building, completely3reduce somebody to doing something to make someone do something that he or she would rather not do, especially when it involves behaving or living in a way that is not as good as before: They were reduced to begging on the streets. |
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