reduce
/rɪˈduːs/
v.
一句话记住
减少;降低;使沦为
释义与例句
v.
减少;降低;使沦为
to make something smaller or less
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We need to reduce our costs.
我们需要降低成本。
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The medicine quickly reduced her pain.
这种药很快减轻了她的疼痛。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Cycling to work can reduce air pollution in the city.
骑车上班能减少城市的空气污染。
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The shop reduced all winter coats by thirty percent.
这家店把所有冬季外套降价三成。
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The fire reduced the whole village to ashes.
大火把整个村庄烧成了灰烬。
词源与构词
re-(往回)+ ducere(引导),把数量往回引,就是减少。
re-
前缀 · back,往回
duc
词根 · to lead,引导
记忆钩子
re(往回)+ duc(引):把数字往回拉,就是减少。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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abduct 绑架;诱拐;劫持The businessman was abducted on his way home from the office. 这位商人在从办公室回家的路上被绑架了。
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conduct 进行;实施;指挥The team conducted a survey. 团队进行了一项调查。
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deduce 推断;演绎;推论From the wet umbrella, she deduced that it was raining outside. 从湿漉漉的雨伞,她推断外面在下雨。
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deduct 扣除;减去(尤指从总额中)The company deducts tax from every salary payment. 公司每次发薪都会代扣税款。
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educate 教育;培养The program educates children about food safety. 这个项目教育孩子们了解食品安全。
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induce 诱使;劝说(某人做某事)Nothing would induce me to sign such a contract. 什么也不能诱使我在这样的合同上签字。
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introduce 介绍;引入;推行Let me introduce my colleague. 我来介绍一下我的同事。
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produce 生产;产生;出示The factory produces 500 cars a day. 这家工厂每天生产 500 辆汽车。
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seduce 勾引;引诱(与他人发生性关系)The young man tried to seduce his colleague after the party. 聚会后,那个年轻人试图勾引他的同事。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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reduction 减少;缩减-tion 名词后缀,reduce 去 e 加 -tion 表“减少的行为”
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reduced 减少的;降低的-ed 构成过去分词兼形容词,表“已经被减少的”
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reducible 可减少的;可简化的-ible 后缀表示“能够被……的”,reduce + -ible
同义词
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decrease 减少;下降decrease 多作不及物,强调数量自身变小;reduce 是及物动词,强调人为把某物降下来。Sales decreased sharply after the holiday. 假期过后销量急剧下降。
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cut 削减cut 更口语,常指一次性大幅削减预算、开支;reduce 语气中性,可指逐步降低任何量。The firm cut its advertising budget by half. 公司把广告预算削减了一半。
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lower 降低lower 侧重把高度、水平、声音往下调;reduce 侧重数量或程度的减少。Please lower your voice in the library. 在图书馆里请把声音放低。
反义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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reduce costs 降低成本Sharing offices helped the startup reduce costs. 共用办公室帮助这家初创公司降低了成本。
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reduce risk 降低风险Regular exercise can help reduce risk of heart disease. 经常锻炼有助于降低心脏病的风险。
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reduce to 简化为;使沦为The teacher reduced the long text to a few key points. 老师把长篇课文简化成了几个要点。