中英互译
reduce
英 /rɪˈdjuːs/美 /rɪˈduːs/
基本释义
- v.减少,降低;(烹调中)使变浓稠,收汁;<美>节食减肥;使沦为,使陷入(不好的境地);迫使,使不得不(做);(通过破裂、燃烧等)使变成,使化为;归纳,简化;将分数约到(最小项);(使)进行还原反应;减薄(底片或图片);(语音)弱化;使(脱臼,断骨)复位;<古>攻克,征服(尤指围攻并占领城镇或要塞)
第三人称单数reduces
现在分词reducing
过去式reduced
过去分词reduced
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词语例句
减少,降低vt.&vi.
Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.
过去一年,各项费用已经减少了20%。
The number of students has reduced.
学生人数已经下降。
Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean's appearance.
气候变化将加速某些地区浮游植物的生长,同时减少其他地区的浮游植物,导致海洋的外观发生变化。
(烹调中)使变浓稠,收汁vt.&vi.
Reduce the sauce over high heat until thickened.
大火收汁直至浓稠。
Simmer until the soup reduces by half.
小火慢炖,直到汤汁减半。
<美>节食减肥vi.
By October he had reduced to 70 kilograms.
到十月份他的体重已减至70公斤。
使沦为,使陷入(不好的境地)vt.
They were reduced to extreme poverty.
他们沦落到极度贫困的地步。
- The packets are measured to reduce waste.测量包裹尺寸以减少浪费。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The government is looking to reduce inflation.政府正在力求降低通货膨胀率。来自《牛津词典》
- These sunglasses are designed to reduce glare.这些太阳镜是为减少刺眼的强光而设计的。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- reduce sth. by sth.将……减少(多少)
- reduce sb. to sth.使陷入(不利境地)
- reduce sb. to doing sth.迫使某人做某事,使某人沦落到做某事的地步
- reduce sth. to ashes/rubble/ruins把某物(尤指建筑物)化为灰烬/变成瓦砾/夷为废墟等
- reduce sth. to sth.将…概括成(或简化为)
- reduce pollution降低污染
- reduce weight整形美容减肥
- reduce waste减少浪费
- reduce by减少了
- to reduce losses减亏
- reduce waste减少浪费来源考试大;减少废弃物
- reduce to变少;使处于;减少到;使成为
- reduce and cancel debts减免债务
- reduce the price减价;降低价格;价金
词语扩展
vi.
减少;缩小;归纳为
- diminish/decline/alleviate/decrease/reduce
- diminish/decline/decrease/reduce
- decrease/reduce
词义分布
减少
57.5%
降低
40.5%
缩小
0.9%
减低
0.8%
压缩
0.1%
还原
0.1%
英英释义
- v.cut down on; make a reduction in
- v.make less complex
- v.bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- v.simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- v.lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- v.be the essential element
- v.to make something smaller or less
缩小;减少- Exercise reduces the risks of heart disease.锻炼可以降低患心脏病的风险。
- The dress was reduced from £35 to £20.这件衣服从35英镑降到20英镑。
词源
- reduce减小,缩小;简化;还原词根词缀: re-回 + + -duc-引导 + -e → 向后引导 → 缩退,还原
- reduce减少,缩小,简化re-,向后,往回,-duc,拉,词源同 deduce,deduct.即拉回,引申词义减少,缩小。