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/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

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verb

减少，降低。

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

Examples :

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

减少体重、降低速度、降低热度、减少开支、降低价格、裁减人员等等。

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verb

减肥，瘦身

To lose weight.

Examples :

"To prepare for the marathon, Sarah decided to reduce her weight. "

为了准备马拉松，莎拉决定减肥。

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verb

贬低，降低。

To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.

Examples :

"Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced."

赫斯特·白兰发现这位牧师的处境竟然被贬低到如此地步，感到非常震惊。

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verb

征服，降伏，制服。

To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

Examples :

"to reduce a province or a fort"

征服一个省份或一座堡垒

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降低，减少，贬低

To bring to an inferior state or condition.

Examples :

"to reduce a city to ashes"

把一座城市夷为灰烬

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verb

浓缩，收汁。

To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

Examples :

"The chef reduced the tomato sauce, simmering it for hours to thicken it. "

厨师将番茄酱浓缩收汁，用小火慢炖了几个小时，使其变得浓稠。

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verb

还原，还原反应

To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.

Examples :

"The chemist reduced the copper oxide to pure copper. "

化学家通过还原反应将氧化铜还原成了纯铜。

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verb

冶炼，提炼。

To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.

Examples :

"The factory reduces iron ore to produce metal for building new bridges. "

这家工厂冶炼铁矿石，提取金属来建造新桥。

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verb

简化，约简

To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

Examples :

"The teacher reduced the complex math equation to a simpler form, but the answer stayed the same. "

老师把复杂的数学方程式简化成了更简单的形式，但答案还是一样的。

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verb

简化，归约.

To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.

Examples :

"To solve the complex math problem, the student reduced it to a simpler equation using the quadratic formula. "

为了解决这个复杂的数学问题，这位学生用二次公式把它归约成了一个更简单的等式。

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verb

简化，精简

To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form

Examples :

"To understand the argument better, the teacher reduced the complex syllogism to a simpler form. "

为了更好地理解这个论证，老师将复杂的逻辑三段论简化成更简单的形式。

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verb

书面化，写下来.

To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)

Examples :

"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."

所有商业合同都必须书面化记录下来，这一点非常重要。

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verb

复位，使…复位

To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

Examples :

"The doctor reduced the dislocated shoulder back to its proper position. "

医生将脱臼的肩膀复位，使其回到正确的位置。

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verb

简化, 减少

To reform a line or column from (a square).

Examples :

"The teacher reduced the rows of students to smaller groups for the activity. "

老师为了方便活动，把学生方阵的列数减少，分组成了更小的组别。

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verb

裁员，缩减编制.

To strike off the payroll.

Examples :

"The company reduced several employees from the payroll due to financial difficulties. "

由于财务困难，公司裁员，减少了数名员工的编制。

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verb

废除，撤销

To annul by legal means.

Examples :

"The court reduced the student's suspension by legal means. "

法院通过法律途径撤销了对该学生的停学处分。

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verb

翻译, 译制

To translate (a book, document, etc.).

Examples :

"a book reduced into English"

被译制成英文的一本书

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