reduced

英 [rɪˈdjuːst]

美 [rɪˈduːst]

v.  减少，缩小(尺寸、数量、价格等); (使)蒸发; 减轻体重; 节食
reduce的过去分词和过去式

过去式：reduced　过去分词：reduced　

BNC.4606 / COCA.6034

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减少；减小；减轻
  If youreducesomething, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
  1. It reduces the risks of heart disease...
     这降低了患心脏病的风险。
  2. Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
     消费下降了25个百分点。
  3. 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。
• VERB 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）
  If someoneis reduced toa weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.
  1. They were reduced to extreme poverty...
     他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
  2. 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。
• VERB 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得
  If you say that someoneis reduced todoing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
  1. He was reduced to begging for a living.
     他不得不以乞讨为生。
• VERB 使变成;使简化为
  If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that itis reduced tothat form.
  1. All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
     城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
  2. Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
     政治变成了阶级斗争。
• V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁
  If youreduceliquid when you are cooking, or if itreduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.
  1. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
     用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
  2. Simmer until mixture reduces.
     用小火煮到汤汁收浓。
• PHRASE 境况变差;生活拮据
  If you say that someone is livingin reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 使…无言
  If someone or somethingreducesyouto silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
  1. Her challenge reduced them to silence.
     她的质问让他们哑口无言。
• PHRASE 使…落泪
  If someone or somethingreducesyouto tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
  1. The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
     媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

英英释义

adj

• made less in size or amount or degree
  Synonym:decreased
• well below normal (especially in price)
  Synonym:rock-bottom

双语例句

• Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
  政治变成了阶级斗争。
• Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
  由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
• There is no evidence whatever that competition in broadcasting has ever reduced costs
  没有任何证据表明，广播业的竞争使成本有所降低。
• Reduced interest rates would help ease recessionary pressures in the economy.
  利率的下调将有助于缓解经济衰退的压力。
• This reduced the weight of the load
  这减轻了负荷的重量。
• He reduced his needs to the minimum by simplifying his life.
  他过上了一种简单的生活，将自己的需求降到最低限度。
• I bought the coat as it was considerably reduced from its original price.
  这件上衣大减价，因此我就把它买下了。
• The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market
  这项协议原本会减少通勤航班市场的竞争。
• The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
  每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。
• The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
  国王被迫采用了削弱其权力的新宪法。