reduce
動詞
定義 reduce 動詞
- B1Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To make or become smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
減少；降低；縮小
The company is working to reduce its carbon emissions.
該公司正在努力減少其碳排放。
They successfully reduced production costs by ten percent.
他們成功將生產成本降低了百分之十。
He needs to reduce his daily caffeine intake to improve his health.
他需要減少每日的咖啡因攝取量以改善健康。
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
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.
（通過加熱）使液體濃縮；（液體因加熱而）濃縮。
The chef reduced the sauce by simmering it over low heat.
廚師用小火燉煮醬汁使其濃縮。
Heat the wine until it has reduced to half of its original volume, to make a sauce.
將葡萄酒加熱至體積減少一半，製成醬汁。
Allow the broth to reduce until it thickens.
讓高湯濃縮至變稠。
成語
- reduce, reuse, recycle
This phrase is used to motivate individuals to minimize waste and conserve the environment by reducing consumption and reusing items.
節約、重用、回收（鼓勵减少浪費以保護環境）
• The school promotes the concept of 'reduce, reuse, recycle' to enhance students' awareness of environmental protection.
學校推廣『減少使用、重複使用及重新使用』的概念，以提高學生的環保意識。
片語動詞 reduce
- reduce something to something
to cause something, particularly a substantial structure, to be demolished and turned into debris
摧毀；化為碎片
• The fire reduced the entire building to rubble.
大火將整棟建築物化為瓦礫。
- 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.
失去工作使他陷入絕望，幾乎崩潰。