单词详解

1.  vt.

A.减少；缩小，降低( make sth. less or small in size , price, etc.)
They are trying to reduce expenses. 他们正在试图减少开支。

B. 使处于(某种状态)，使化为，使变为  [(+to)]（simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another）
The fire reduced the old painting to ashes. 大火将这幅古画烧成了灰烬。

C. 迫使 [H][(+to)]（lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation）
Poverty reduced many people to begging in old days. 在旧社会贫穷迫使许多人去乞讨。

D. 降服，攻陷（put down by force or intimidation）

Taking some vitamins may reduce your liability to colds.

吃一些维生素会减少你得感冒的可能性。

E. 使降级，使降职 [(+to)] (be the essential element)
The captain was reduced to a common soldier. 这名上尉被降为一名普通的士兵。

F. 把……归纳，把……归并 [(+to)] (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)
Finally the chairman reduced all the questions to one.
最后主席把所有的问题归纳为一个。

G. 使变弱，使变瘦 [H] [(+to)] (take off weight )
The patient was reduced to skin and bones. 病人瘦得皮包骨。

2.  vi.

A. 减少，缩小，降低

  The noise was reduced by putting the equipment. 按上这个装置后，噪音减少了。

B.减轻体重，减肥
It is easy to reduce if you watch your diet. 你如果注意饮食，减肥很容易。

She has been reducing for the last few weeks. 她在最近几周一直在节食减肥。

 

相关词组

1. be reduced to doing sth. 使……沦为做某事

  Many people were reduced to bagging or stealing for a living by the war.

战争使许多人以乞讨或偷为生。

2.  reduce sb. to doing sth. 使某人沦为做某事

The flood reduced them to begging for a living. 洪水迫使他们乞讨为生。

3. reduce to 使减少到，适应，归到，化为，沦为　　

He was reduced to ordinary people due to a serious dereliction of duty.

他因严重失职被降为普通人。

 

相关单词

形容词：reducible可缩小的，可还原的

名词：reducer还原剂

过去式：reduced

过去分词：reduced

现在分词：reducing

动词第三人称单数：reduces

近义词：decrease

 

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词语辨析：decrease, reduce

 

decrease, reduce

vt. 两者都有“减少，降低”的意思。

decrease: 侧重逐渐地、不断地减少。

reduce: 普通用词，含义较多。侧重数量、程度的降低或减少。

 

词语详解

1. decrease: 侧重逐渐地、不断地减少。

  The unemployment has decreased rapidly in the past few months for the government’s policy.

 由于政府的政策失业率在过去几个月大幅下降了。

2. reduce: 普通用词，含义较多。侧重数量、程度的降低或减少。

We can either reduce our prices, or spend more money on advertising.

我们或者降低价格，或者是在广告上花更多的钱。