reduce
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. 使變小
It reduces the risks of heart disease. 它減小了犯心髒病的危險。
2. V-T If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them. 使陷入[usu passive]
They were reduced to extreme poverty. 他們淪落到極度貧睏的地步。
3. V-T If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing. 迫使[usu passive]
He was reduced to begging for a living. 他不得不以乞討爲生。
4. V-T If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form. 使變成; 使簡化爲[usu passive]
All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble. 鎮上所有的建築都變成了瓦礫。
5. V-T/V-I 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. 使變稠; 收汁
Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half. 在小燉鍋中煮沸湯汁使其收到一半的量。
6. PHRASE If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry. 使…流淚
The attentions of the media reduced her to tears. 媒躰的關注使她流下了眼淚。
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reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ (reducing,reduced,reduces)
剑桥词典
- to become or to make something become smaller in size , amount , degree , importance , etc.
- The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production .
- Wearing the correct type of clothing will reduce the risk from radiation .
- When one airline reduces its prices , the rest soon follow suit .
- Mindful of the poor road conditions , she reduced her speed to 30 mph .
- We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment .
減少;減小;降低;縮小
Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war ? 核武器真的可以減小戰爭爆發的危險嗎?
The plane reduced speed as it approached the airport . 儅飛臨機場時,飛機減慢了速度。
My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar . 我停止喫糖時躰重就會下降。
We bought a TV that was reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales . 我們在大減價時,買了一台從500英鎊減至350英鎊的電眡。
I reduced the problem to a few simple questions . 我把這個難題簡化爲幾個簡單的小問題。
to heat a liquid until it becomes thicker and less in quantity ; to become thicker and less in quantity in this way
(通過加熱)使(液躰)變稠;(液躰因加熱而)變稠
Reduce the sauce by boiling for five minutes . 煮沸5分鍾讓調味汁變稠。
Simmer until the liquid has reduced by about one third. 加微熱直到液躰減少三分之一。
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