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reduce reduce ★★★★☆/rɪdju͟ːs, AM -du͟ːs/1[VERB	动词]减少；减小；减轻 If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.   [V n]  [V-ed]It reduces the risks of heart disease...这降低了患心脏病的风险。Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...消费下降了25个百分点。The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。2[VERB	动词]使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地） If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.   [be V-ed to n]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]They were reduced to extreme poverty...他们陷入极端贫困的状态。They wanted the army reduced to a police force.他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。3[VERB	动词]迫使；使不得不（做）；使只得 If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.   [be V-ed to n/-ing]  [usu passive]He was reduced to begging for a living.他不得不以乞讨为生。4[VERB	动词]使变成；使简化为 If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form.   [be V-ed to n]  [usu passive]All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。Politics has been reduced to class struggle.政治变成了阶级斗争。5[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁 If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.   [V n]  [V]Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。Simmer until mixture reduces.用小火煮到汤汁收浓。6[PHRASE	短语]境况变差；生活拮据 If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.   [usu in PHR]  [FORMAL 正式]They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。7[PHRASE	短语]使…无言 If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.   [V inflects]Her challenge reduced them to silence.她的质问让他们哑口无言。8[PHRASE	短语]使…落泪 If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.   [V inflects]The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.媒体的关注把她弄哭了。 reducere‧duce /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[transitive] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price  SYN  cut → reduction:  The governor announced a new plan to reduce crime. The helmet law should reduce injuries in motorcycle accidents. Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive.reduce something by something The workforce has been reduced by half.reduce something (from something) to something All the shirts were reduced to £10. The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.2[intransitive, transitive] if you reduce a liquid, or if it reduces, you boil it so that there is less of it3[intransitive] especially American English to become thinner by losing weight → diet4be in reduced circumstances old-fashioned to be poorer than you were beforeCOLLOCATIONSadverbsgreatly/substantially/considerably reduce· He has greatly reduced the political power of the armed forces.significantly reduce· Their symptoms were significantly reduced.dramatically/drastically reduce· They are committed to drastically reducing the size and cost of government.sharply reduce· Medical progress has sharply reduced death rates.gradually reduce· The aim is to gradually reduce the number of troops in the area.THESAURUSto reduce prices, numbers, or amountsreduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller: · The price was reduced by 50%.· We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.cut to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something: · Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs.· The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.· Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.lower to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal: · The voting age was lowered to 18.· The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%.· After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.bring something down to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower: · The government wants to bring down the level of inflation.· The company is trying to bring its costs down.slash informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: · Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.· Prices slashed for one week only!cut something back to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: · The education budget has been cut back again.· I need to cut back on my workload.downsize to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization: · The company is planning to downsize its European operations.scale something down/back to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something: · The research programme has been scaled down.· The navy is being scaled down.relieve/ease to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: · The drug is used to relieve pain.· A joke can help to ease the tension.alleviate formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: · You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.· The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.reduce somebody/something to something phrasal verb1reduce somebody to tears/silence etc to make someone cry, be silent etc:  She was reduced to tears in front of her students.2reduce somebody to doing something to make someone do something they would rather not do, especially when it involves behaving or living in a way that is not as good as before:  Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets.3reduce something to ashes/rubble/ruins to destroy something, especially a building, completely:  A massive earthquake reduced the city to rubble.4to change something into a shorter simpler form:  Many jobs can be reduced to a few simple points.

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People say              ‘              living in reduced circumstances              ’to avoid saying              ‘              poor              ’.              （委婉说法，与 poor 同义）境况不济                                                          PHRASAL VERBS                    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 tearsby 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 sth                              to 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。                                      reduce      reduces      reduced      reducing                  re·duce              /        rɪˈdjuːs                ;          NAmE                rɪˈduːs                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	reduce ★★★★☆ /rɪdju͟ːs, AM -du͟ːs/ 1 [VERB 动词]减少；减小；减轻 If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. [V n] [V-ed] It reduces the risks of heart disease... 这降低了患心脏病的风险。 Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent... 消费下降了25个百分点。 The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits. 消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。 2 [VERB 动词]使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地） If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them. [be V-ed to n] [V-ed] [usu passive] They were reduced to extreme poverty... 他们陷入极端贫困的状态。 They wanted the army reduced to a police force. 他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。 3 [VERB 动词]迫使；使不得不（做）；使只得 If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing. [be V-ed to n/-ing] [usu passive] He was reduced to begging for a living. 他不得不以乞讨为生。 4 [VERB 动词]使变成；使简化为 If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form. [be V-ed to n] [usu passive] All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble... 城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。 Politics has been reduced to class struggle. 政治变成了阶级斗争。 5 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁 If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker. [V n] [V] Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half... 用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。 Simmer until mixture reduces. 用小火煮到汤汁收浓。 6 [PHRASE 短语]境况变差；生活拮据 If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have. [usu in PHR] [FORMAL 正式] They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances. 他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。 7 [PHRASE 短语]使…无言 If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak. [V inflects] Her challenge reduced them to silence. 她的质问让他们哑口无言。 8 [PHRASE 短语]使…落泪 If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry. [V inflects] The attentions of the media reduced her to tears. 媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
Oxford	re·duce ★ / rɪˈdjuːs ; NAmE rɪˈduːs / verb 1 ★ [transitive ] to make sth less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc. 减少，缩小（尺寸、数量、价格等） reducesth ◆ Reduce speed now (= on a sign). 减速行驶。 ◆ Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. 戒烟会减少得心脏病的风险。 reducesth by sth ◆ Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. 过去一年，成本支出已经减少了 20%。 reducesth (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。 2 [transitive , intransitive ] reduce(sth) if you reducea liquid or a liquid reduces,you boil it so that it becomes less in quantity （使）蒸发 3 [intransitive ] ( 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 4 [transitive ] reducesth ( chemistry 化 ) to add one or more electronsto a substance or to remove oxygenfrom a substance 使还原；去氧；脱氧 ☞compare oxidize IDIOM reˌduced ˈcircumstances the 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 PHRASAL VERBS 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 tearsby 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 sth to 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。 reduce reduces reduced reducing re·duce / rɪˈdjuːs ; NAmE rɪˈduːs /
LDC	reducere‧duce /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ ●●● S1 W1 verb Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[transitive] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price SYN cut → reduction: The governor announced a new plan to reduce crime. The helmet law should reduce injuries in motorcycle accidents. Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive.reduce something by something The workforce has been reduced by half.reduce something (from something) to something All the shirts were reduced to £10. The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.2[intransitive, transitive] if you reduce a liquid, or if it reduces, you boil it so that there is less of it3[intransitive] especially American English to become thinner by losing weight → diet4be in reduced circumstances old-fashioned to be poorer than you were beforeCOLLOCATIONSadverbsgreatly/substantially/considerably reduce· He has greatly reduced the political power of the armed forces.significantly reduce· Their symptoms were significantly reduced.dramatically/drastically reduce· They are committed to drastically reducing the size and cost of government.sharply reduce· Medical progress has sharply reduced death rates.gradually reduce· The aim is to gradually reduce the number of troops in the area.THESAURUSto reduce prices, numbers, or amountsreduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller: · The price was reduced by 50%.· We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.cut to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something: · Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs.· The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.· Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.lower to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal: · The voting age was lowered to 18.· The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%.· After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.bring something down to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower: · The government wants to bring down the level of inflation.· The company is trying to bring its costs down.slash informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: · Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.· Prices slashed for one week only!cut something back to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: · The education budget has been cut back again.· I need to cut back on my workload.downsize to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization: · The company is planning to downsize its European operations.scale something down/back to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something: · The research programme has been scaled down.· The navy is being scaled down.relieve/ease to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: · The drug is used to relieve pain.· A joke can help to ease the tension.alleviate formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: · You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.· The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.reduce to phrasal verb1reduce somebody to tears/silence etc to make someone cry, be silent etc: She was reduced to tears in front of her students.2reduce somebody to doing something to make someone do something they would rather not do, especially when it involves behaving or living in a way that is not as good as before: Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets.3reduce something to ashes/rubble/ruins to destroy something, especially a building, completely: A massive earthquake reduced the city to rubble.4to change something into a shorter simpler form: Many jobs can be reduced to a few simple points.
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