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单词 reduce sb to sth
释义 reduce sb to sth
reduce sb to sthphrasal verb with reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ aep /-ˈduːs/ verb [I or T]
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C2 to make someone unhappy or cause them to be in a bad state or situation:
» His comments reduced her to tears (= made her cry).» The sergeant was reduced to the ranks (= made an ordinary soldier) for his cowardice.Thesaurus+: ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuse , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive
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C2 If you are reduced to doing something, you are forced to do it because you have no other choice:
» I'd run out of cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing somebody to act , ↑Urging and persuading
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