[ri5dju:s]
vt.
減少, 縮小, 簡化, 還原reduce
re.duce
AHD:[r?0?1-d?6?9s“, -dy?6?9s“]
D.J.[ri6du8s, -6dju8s]
K.K.[r!6dus, -6djus]
v.（動詞）
re.duced， re.duc.ing， re.duc.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.See Synonyms at decrease
縮減，減輕：減少，如在範圍、數量上或程度上減少；降低參見 decrease
To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:
使卑下，使薄弱：發展到壹個更卑下、虛弱、困難或強迫的地位或狀態，特別是：
To gain control of; conquer:
控制，征服：取得對……的控制權；征服：
“a design to reduce them under absolute despotism”(Declaration of Independence)
“壹個使他們淪落到極其專制統治下的計劃”(獨立宣言)
To subject to destruction:
攻陷，毀壞：遭到毀壞：
Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.
敵人的轟炸機把城市夷為平地
To weaken bodily:
衰弱：身體變虛弱：
was reduced almost to emaciation.
衰弱到近乎憔悴
To sap the spirit or mental energy of.
精神耗損：侵蝕……的精神或精力
To compel to desperate acts:
迫使：被迫做孤註壹擲的舉動：
The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.
大蕭條使許多人淪落到街頭乞討
To lower in rank or grade; demote.See Synonyms at demote
降級：降低等級或銜位；降級參見 demote
To powder or pulverize.
磨成粉：搗碎或碾碎
To thin (paint) with a solvent.
稀釋：用溶劑使（染料）變稀
To lower the price of:
降價：降低……的價格：
The store has drastically reduced winter coats.
商店對冬裝大減價
To put in order or arrange systematically:
有系統地整理：按順序或系統地安排或組織：
reduce a complex tax situation.
將復雜的稅務系統化
To separate into orderly components by analysis.
分析：通過分析分離成有序的成份
Chemistry
化學
To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
降低原子價：通過加入電子來減少（原子的）電子價
To remove oxygen from (a compound).
去氧：把（化合物）中的氧分離出去
To add hydrogen to (a compound).
加氫：在（化合物）中加氫
To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.
冶煉，提煉：通過除去非金屬成分而變成金屬狀態；熔煉
Mathematics To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.
數學 約分：在不改變值的情況下簡化（表達式，如分數的）形式
Medicine To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.
醫學 使復原，使復位：使（身體骨折或脫臼的部分）恢復到正常的狀態或位置
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become diminished.
變少
To lose weight, as by dieting.
減輕體重：如通過節食來減輕體重
Biology To undergo meiosis.
生物學 減數分裂Middle English reducen [to bring back]
中古英語 reducen [帶回]
from Old French reducier
源自 古法語 reducier
from Latin red?0?7e
源自 拉丁語 red?0?7e
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表“回應，後退”]
d?0?7e [to lead] * see deuk-
d?0?7e [引導] *參見 deuk- reduc“er
n.（名詞）
reduc”ibil“ity
n.（名詞）
reduc“ible
adj.（形容詞）
reduc“ibly
adv.（副詞）reduce
[rI5dju:s; (?@) -5du:s]
vt., vi.
reduced, reducing
減少；縮小；降低
They've reduced the prices in the shop, so it's a good time to buy.
商店已經降低了商品的價格，看來現在是買東西的好時候。
（與to連用）減少至
The fire reduced the forest to a few trees.
大火把森林燒得僅剩下幾顆樹。
This experienced editor is said to be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil.
據說這位經驗豐富的老編輯能把印刷錯誤幾乎降低到零。
（與to連用）變為，化為
to reduce the rocks to dust
把石塊碎成粉末
（與to連用）強迫；迫使
She was reduced to begging.
她被迫乞討。
減肥reduce
re- = back 往後+拉丁語ducere引導reduce
cutdecreasediminishlessenlowermoderateincrease