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🔑 re·duceBrE /rɪˈdjuːs/NAmE /rɪˈduːs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they reduce BrE /rɪˈdjuːs/ NAmE /rɪˈduːs/present simple - he / she / it reduces BrE /rɪˈdjuːsɪz/ NAmE /rɪˈduːsɪz/past simple reduced BrE /rɪˈdjuːst/ NAmE /rɪˈduːst/past participle reduced BrE /rɪˈdjuːst/ NAmE /rɪˈduːst/ -ing form reducing BrE /rɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/ NAmE /rɪˈduːsɪŋ/🔑 [T] to make sth less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc. 减少，缩小（尺寸、数量、价格等）◆~ sthReduce speed now (= on a sign). 减速行驶。◆Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. 戒烟会降低得心脏病的风险。◆~ sth by sthCosts have been reduced by 20% over the past year. 过去一年，成本支出已经减少了 20%。◆~ sth (from sth) (to sth) The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25. 雇员人数从 40 人减少到了 25 人。◆The skirt was reduced to £10 in the sale. 在大减价期间，这条裙子减价到 10 英镑。 [T, I] ~ (sth) if you reduce a liquid or a liquid reduces, you boil it so that it becomes less in quantity （使）蒸发 [I] (NAmE, informal) to lose weight by limiting the amount and type of food that you eat 减轻体重；节食◆a reducing plan 节食计划 [T] ~ sth(chemistry 化学) to add one or more electrons to a substance or to remove oxygen from a substance 使还原；去氧；脱氧 ➡ compare oxidize  ●reˌduced ˈcircumstancesthe state of being poorer than you were before. People say 'living in reduced circumstances' to avoid saying 'poor'. （委婉说法，与 poor 同义）境况不济 ●reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth [usually passive] to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one 使陷入（更坏的）境地；使沦落；使陷入窘境◆a beautiful building reduced to rubble 已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑◆She was reduced to tears by their criticisms. 他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。◆They were reduced to begging in the streets. 他们沦落到沿街乞讨。●reˈduce sth to sthto change sth to a more general or more simple form 将…概括成（或简化为）◆We can reduce the problem to two main issues. 我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。 |