reduce
动词
定义 reduce 动词
- B1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To make or become smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
减少；降低；缩小
The company is working to reduce its carbon emissions.
该公司正在努力减少其碳排放。
They successfully reduced production costs by ten percent.
他们成功将生产成本降低了百分之十。
He needs to reduce his daily caffeine intake to improve his health.
他需要减少每日的咖啡因摄取量以改善健康。
- Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To make a liquid thicker and less in quantity by heating it; or for a liquid to become thicker and less in quantity through this process.
（通过加热）使液体浓缩；（液体因加热而）浓缩。
The chef reduced the sauce by simmering it over low heat.
厨师用小火炖煮酱汁使其浓缩。
Heat the wine until it has reduced to half of its original volume, to make a sauce.
将葡萄酒加热至体积减少一半，制成酱汁。
Allow the broth to reduce until it thickens.
让高汤浓缩至变稠。
成语
- reduce, reuse, recycle
This phrase is used to motivate individuals to minimize waste and conserve the environment by reducing consumption and reusing items.
节约、重用、回收（鼓励减少浪费以保护环境）
• The school promotes the concept of 'reduce, reuse, recycle' to enhance students' awareness of environmental protection.
学校推广『减少使用、重复使用及重新使用』的概念，以提高学生的环保意识。
片语动词 reduce
- reduce something to something
to cause something, particularly a substantial structure, to be demolished and turned into debris
摧毁；化为碎片
• The fire reduced the entire building to rubble.
大火将整栋建筑物化为瓦砾。
- reduce someone to something
to cause someone to feel demoralized or to be placed in an undesirable state or condition
使落入…境地；使陷入…境地
• Losing his job reduced him to such despair that he almost broke down.
失去工作使他陷入绝望，几乎崩溃。