reduce
动词 v.
美 /ɹɪˈd(j)us/|/ɹɪˈdjʉːs/|/ɹɪˈd͡ʒʉːs/|/ɹəˈdjʉːs/|/ɹəˈd͡ʒʉːs/
英文释义
动词 v.
-
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
— to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.
- To lose weight.
-
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
— to reduce a sergeant to the ranks
-
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
— to reduce a province or a fort
-
To bring to an inferior state or condition.
— to reduce a city to ashes
-
To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
— reduced to silence
-
To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
— Serve the oxtails with mustard or a sauce made by reducing the soup, if any is left, to a slightly thick sauce.
-
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
— Formaldehyde can be reduced to form methanol.
- To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
-
To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
— It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing.
- To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- To reform a line or column from (a square).
- To strike off the payroll.
- To annul by legal means.
-
To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
— The first vowel of support is reduced to schwa by most English speakers.
-
To translate (a book, document, etc.).
— a book reduced into English
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English reducen, from Old French reduire, from Latin redūcō (“reduce”); from re- (“back”) + dūcō (“lead”). See duke, and compare with redoubt.
0 次浏览
数据来源: Wiktionary