reducing
- v.减少，缩小(尺寸、数量、价格等);(使)蒸发;减轻体重;节食
- n.【化】还原；【数】折合；化简；减肥法
- reduce的现在分词
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VERB 减少；减小；减轻
If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.It reduces the risks of heart disease...
这降低了患心脏病的风险。
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VERB 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.They were reduced to extreme poverty...
他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
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VERB 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.He was reduced to begging for a living.
他不得不以乞讨为生。
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VERB 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.All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
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V-ERG （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.Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 使…无言
If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.Her challenge reduced them to silence.
她的质问让他们哑口无言。
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PHRASE 使…落泪
If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
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These measures would make a valuable contribution towards reducing industrial accidents .
这些措施将会对减少工业事故起重要的作用。
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Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical importance .
减少大气层中的二氧化碳含量极其重要。
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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。
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We 'll need to reduce the weight by half .
我们得把重量减轻一半。
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If these measures also reduce unemployment , that is all to the good .
要是这些措施也能降低失业率，那就不失为好事。
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Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills .
增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。
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The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods .
目的是缓解高峰期间的交通状况。
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Their aim is to reduce people 's dependency on the welfare state .
他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
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This should help reduce the pain .
这个应有助于减轻痛楚。
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The government is looking to reduce inflation .
政府正在力求降低通货膨胀率。
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Today police launched a campaign to reduce road accidents .
警方今天开展了一场减少道路交通事故的运动。
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They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption .
他们制订并实施了一项降低燃料消耗的计划。
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Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals .
减刑会向犯罪分子发出错误的信号。
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They are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50 % .
他们正力求使失业人数下降50%。
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Reduce speed now .
减速行驶。
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Use ice to reduce the swelling .
用冰敷消肿。
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He was advised to reduce his alcohol consumption .
他被劝告减少饮酒。
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Regular exercise strengthens the heart , thereby reducing the risk of heart attack .
经常锻炼可以增强心脏机能，从而减少心脏病发作的危险。
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The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes .
政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。
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Chemicals are injected into the fruit to reduce decay .
水果注入了化学药品以防腐坏。
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The fruit is injected with chemicals to reduce decay .
水果注入了化学药品以防腐坏。
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Aspirin should help reduce the fever .
阿司匹林能够退烧。
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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。
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Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true : reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic .
修筑新的道路可增加交通流量，反过来也是同样的道理：减少道路的数量和规模就意味着减少交通流量。
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They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation .
他们相信控制货币供应量会减少通货膨胀。
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Some in the market now want government regulation in order to reduce costs .
现在一些市场人士希望政府实施调控，以降低成本。
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Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs
自来水公司应该集中精力减少水浪费，而不是修建新水库。
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People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease .
人们应该减少脂肪摄入，以降低患心脏病的危险。
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How can Britain reduce its prison population in one stroke ?
英国如何能一下子减少其监狱服刑人数？
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They are looking at ways of reducing the waste of natural resources .
他们正在寻找减少自然资源浪费的方法。