Definition
- C2
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.
失去工作使他陷入絕望，幾乎崩潰。
The continuous failures reduced her confidence to its lowest point.
接連的失敗使她的自信心降到最低點。
His criticisms reduced him to a state of confusion.
他的批評使他陷入混亂的狀態。
- C2
When you are compelled to do something without any alternatives, you are said to be reduced to doing it.
使某人無奈地做某事；使某人不得不去做某事
She was reduced to taking a job she disliked because she was short on cash.
她因為缺錢，無奈地接受了一份她不喜歡的工作。
During the legal proceedings, he was reduced to apologizing, which left him feeling very helpless.
在訴訟過程中，他被迫道歉，這讓他感到非常無助。
Faced with family pressure, he was reduced to making compromises, which left him quite distressed.
面對家庭壓力，他無奈地做出了妥協，這讓他感到非常苦惱。