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reduce v.减少；缩小；使落魄；简化；还原 (1) 新政府的主要任务是减低通货膨胀的水平。(2) 在能源方面,我们需减少对石油的依赖。(3) 我们要逐步缩小工资差距。(4) 你需要将这个方程式化为最简单形式。(5) 非循环光合磷酸化中由水提供的电子被用来还原产物。(6) 在微小变形下，所导出的界限还原成已知的线性情况下的相应结果。 The word reduce first appeared in Old French during the 14th Century, when it meant "bring back." From the Latin re, which meant "back," coupled with ducere, meaning "bring or lead" — we ended up with reduce. The current meaning, "to lessen," appeared in the late 1700's, drawn from the word's military use, "reduce to ranks," which meant break into smaller units. Cooks use the word reduce when they reduce a liquid, boiling it down until it has less volume and is thicker.

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英 [rɪ'djuːs] 美 [rɪ'duːs] (1) The new government's prime task is to reduce the level of inflation.(2) We need to reduce our dependence on oil as a source of energy.(3) We must gradually reduce the wage gap.(4) You need to reduce the equation to its simplest form.(5) Electrons from water involved in noncyclic photophosphorylation are used to reduce the added substance.(6) In the case of very small strains, these derived bounds reduce known results for linear cases. You reduce something when you lessen its volume, size, or degree. That's why we say when someone goes on a diet, it's because they want to reduce; it's a polite way of suggesting they need to drop pounds and become a smaller size. 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。

英语单词	reduce
英美音标	英 [rɪ'djuːs] 美 [rɪ'duːs]
中文释义	v.减少；缩小；使落魄；简化；还原
英语例句	(1) The new government's prime task is to reduce the level of inflation. (2) We need to reduce our dependence on oil as a source of energy. (3) We must gradually reduce the wage gap. (4) You need to reduce the equation to its simplest form. (5) Electrons from water involved in noncyclic photophosphorylation are used to reduce the added substance. (6) In the case of very small strains, these derived bounds reduce known results for linear cases.
中文例句	(1) 新政府的主要任务是减低通货膨胀的水平。 (2) 在能源方面,我们需减少对石油的依赖。 (3) 我们要逐步缩小工资差距。 (4) 你需要将这个方程式化为最简单形式。 (5) 非循环光合磷酸化中由水提供的电子被用来还原产物。 (6) 在微小变形下，所导出的界限还原成已知的线性情况下的相应结果。
vocabulary简明	You reduce something when you lessen its volume, size, or degree. That's why we say when someone goes on a diet, it's because they want to reduce; it's a polite way of suggesting they need to drop pounds and become a smaller size.
vocabulary扩展	The word reduce first appeared in Old French during the 14th Century, when it meant "bring back." From the Latin re, which meant "back," coupled with ducere, meaning "bring or lead" — we ended up with reduce. The current meaning, "to lessen," appeared in the late 1700's, drawn from the word's military use, "reduce to ranks," which meant break into smaller units. Cooks use the word reduce when they reduce a liquid, boiling it down until it has less volume and is thicker.
柯林斯解释	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。

Reduce D Verb 动词 Make [V N Reduced