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现在进行时
reducing
过去式
reduced
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reduced
1
减少, 降低
to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.
及物动词
- The company decided to reduce the prices of its products to attract more customers.
公司决定降低产品价格以吸引更多客户。
- Regular exercise and a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of certain diseases.
定期锻炼和健康饮食有助于降低某些疾病的风险。
- The government implemented measures to reduce pollution in urban areas.
政府实施了措施以减少城市地区的污染。
- Cutting unnecessary expenses is one way to reduce financial stress.
削减不必要的开支是减轻财务压力的一种方法。
- The chef suggested using alternative ingredients to reduce the calorie content of the dish.
厨师建议使用替代食材来减少菜肴的卡路里含量。
2
减少, 降低
to become less in size or amount
- The swelling in her ankle has reduced significantly since she started taking medication.
自从她开始服药以来，她脚踝的肿胀已经显著减少了。
- As the temperature rose, the snow on the ground began to reduce, eventually melting away.
随着温度上升，地面上的雪开始减少，最终完全融化。
- After the rain stopped, the floodwaters gradually reduced.
雨停后，洪水逐渐减少了。
- The prices at the store are expected to reduce after the holiday season.
假期过后，商店的价格预计会下降。
- The company's profits have reduced due to economic downturn.
由于经济低迷，公司的利润减少了。
同义词：
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简化, 减少
to simplify or present a problem or subject in a more manageable form
- The report was carefully condensed to reduce the complex research findings into easily understandable summaries.
报告被仔细浓缩，以将复杂的研究结果简化为易于理解的摘要。
- In order to facilitate understanding, the lecturer reduced the intricate biological process to a series of easily digestible stages.
为了便于理解，讲师将复杂的生物过程简化为一系列易于消化的阶段。
- The textbook was designed to reduce historical events into concise narratives.
这本教科书旨在将历史事件简化为简洁的叙述。
- The researcher used statistical analysis to reduce the vast dataset into meaningful trends and patterns.
研究者使用统计分析将庞大的数据集简化为有意义的趋势和模式。
4
减少, 降低
to bring someone or something to a state or condition that is worse or less desirable than before
- The harsh criticism from his colleagues reduced his confidence to an all-time low.
同事的严厉批评将他的信心降低到了历史最低点。
- His reckless behavior reduced his once-promising career to ruins.
他鲁莽的行为将他一度大有可为的事业毁为废墟。
- The fire reduced the historic building to rubble, devastating the local community.
大火将历史建筑变成了废墟，摧毁了当地社区。
- The scandal reduced the company's reputation to shambles, resulting in significant losses.
丑闻将公司的声誉降低到支离破碎，导致重大损失。
- The prolonged drought reduced the fertile farmland to barren wasteland, causing widespread agricultural losses.
长期的干旱将肥沃的农田减少为贫瘠的荒地，造成广泛的农业损失。
5
降级, 降低职位
to lower someone's rank, position, or level of responsibility
及物动词
- Due to budget cuts, the company had to reduce several middle managers to lower positions within the organization.
由于预算削减，公司不得不将几位中层管理人员降级到组织内的较低职位。
- After the merger, some managers were reduced to regular staff roles.
合并后，一些经理被降级为普通员工角色。
- Despite years of dedicated service, he was reduced to a junior position after the restructuring of the department.
尽管有多年的奉献服务，部门重组后他还是被降级为初级职位。
- The board's decision to reduce him to an advisory role came as a shock to many colleagues.
董事会将他降级为顾问角色的决定让许多同事感到震惊。
- In response to declining sales figures, several sales executives were reduced to entry-level sales positions.
为了应对销售额的下降，几位销售主管被降级为初级销售职位。
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减少, 简化
to simplify an expression by performing operations that make it smaller or more manageable
及物动词
- A matrix with redundant rows or columns can be reduced by eliminating the redundancies.
具有冗余行或列的矩阵可以通过消除冗余来简化。
- 0.75 can be reduced to 3/4 by expressing it as a fraction in its simplest form.
0.75可以通过以最简单的形式表示为分数而简化为3/4。
- We reduce the equation 3x+6x by combining like terms.
我们通过合并同类项来简化方程3x+6x。
- To reduce the fraction 12/15, divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor.
要约简分数12/15，将分子和分母都除以它们的最大公约数。
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减少, 限制
to narrow down or limit the extent, size, or scope of something
及物动词
- To enhance security, the organization implemented measures to reduce access to sensitive data.
为了增强安全性，该组织实施了减少对敏感数据访问的措施。
- In order to meet the budget constraints, the project manager had to reduce the scope of the construction project.
为了满足预算限制，项目经理不得不缩小建设项目的范围。
- The company decided to reduce its product line to focus on its core offerings.
公司决定减少其产品线以专注于其核心产品。
同义词：
8
还原
to undergo a process where an atom, ion, or molecule gains electrons, resulting in a decrease in its oxidation
及物动词
- Oxygen gas is often reduced to water during combustion reactions.
在燃烧反应中，氧气经常被还原成水。
- The copper ions in the solution were successfully reduced to form a metallic copper deposit on the cathode.
溶液中的铜离子被成功还原，在阴极上形成金属铜沉积物。
- During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is reduced to form glucose, a process vital for plant growth.
在光合作用过程中，二氧化碳被还原形成葡萄糖，这一过程对植物生长至关重要。
- The electron transport chain in cellular respiration reduces oxygen molecules to produce water.
细胞呼吸中的电子传递链还原氧分子以产生水。
- The addition of sodium borohydride served to reduce the aldehyde group in the organic compound to a primary alcohol.
硼氢化钠的加入有助于将有机化合物中的醛基还原为伯醇。
反义词：
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减肥, 减轻体重
to lose body weight through lifestyle changes, dietary modifications, physical activity, or medical treatments
- She's been working hard to reduce for her upcoming wedding.
她一直在努力减肥，为她即将到来的婚礼做准备。
- Despite her busy schedule, she managed to reduce significantly by cutting out junk food.
尽管她的日程很忙，她还是通过戒掉垃圾食品成功地大幅减重。
- He's determined to reduce before his high school reunion.
他决心在高中同学聚会前减肥。
- She's been able to reduce by making small changes to her lifestyle, like walking more and drinking plenty of water.
她通过对自己的生活方式做一些小的改变，比如多走路和多喝水，已经能够减肥了。
- She's excited about the results she's seeing as she continues to reduce.
她对她继续减重时所看到的结果感到兴奋。
反义词：
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浓缩, 熬煮
to simmer a liquid until it thickens and intensifies in flavor through evaporation
及物动词
- The chef reduced the balsamic vinegar until it formed a thick, sweet glaze for the steak.
厨师收汁香醋，直到它形成一层厚厚的、甜美的釉料用于牛排。
- The recipe instructed to reduce the chicken broth until it thickened, adding richness to the soup.
食谱指示将鸡汤收汁至浓稠，为汤增添浓郁风味。
- He reduced the cream over low heat, creating a velvety sauce to accompany the seafood.
他用小火收汁奶油，制作出柔滑的酱汁来搭配海鲜。
同义词：
11
减少, 简化
to modify the pronunciation of a word or sound to make it easier to articulate or to accommodate the rhythm and flow of speech
及物动词
- In English, the pronunciation of the word "button" may be reduced in casual speech to "buh-in".
在英语中，“button”这个词的发音在非正式讲话中可能会简化为“buh-in”。
- The unstressed vowel in the word "banana" is often reduced to a schwa sound (ə) in connected speech.
单词“banana”中的非重读元音在连贯言语中经常弱化为schwa音（ə）。
- The sound "t" in the phrase "next week" may be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
在短语"next week"中的"t"音在快速讲话中可能会被弱化或省略。
- In British English, the final "r" sound in words like "car" may be reduced or dropped in connected speech.
在英式英语中，像“car”这样的词中最后的“r”音在连贯的讲话中可能会被弱化或省略。
12
减少, 降低
to halve the chromosome number during cell division
- In spermatogenesis, primary spermatocytes reduce through meiosis to form haploid spermatids.
在精子发生过程中，初级精母细胞通过减数分裂减少以形成单倍体精子细胞。
- During meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material before the cells reduce.
在减数分裂期间，同源染色体配对并在细胞减少之前交换遗传物质。
- The primary function of meiosis is to ensure that cells reduce properly, resulting in genetic diversity among offspring.
减数分裂的主要功能是确保细胞正确减少，从而在后代中产生遗传多样性。
- The spindle apparatus plays a crucial role in ensuring that chromosomes separate correctly as cells undergo meiosis and reduce to form gametes.
纺锤体装置在确保染色体在细胞经历减数分裂并减少以形成配子时正确分离方面起着至关重要的作用。
13
复位, 恢复原位
to restore a dislocated or fractured bone to its normal position or alignment
及物动词
- The orthopedic surgeon successfully reduced the patient's fractured femur back into its proper alignment.
骨科医生成功地将病人的股骨骨折复位到正确的位置。
- After the car crash, the paramedics administered pain relief to the injured driver before attempting to reduce the displaced hip joint.
车祸发生后，医护人员在尝试复位错位的髋关节之前，先给受伤的司机服用了止痛药。
- The physical therapist used gentle traction and manipulation techniques to reduce the patient's spinal subluxation.
物理治疗师使用温和的牵引和操作技术来减少患者的脊柱半脱位。
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减少, 征服
to gain control over somebody or something by overcoming resistance or opposition
及物动词
- Despite their outnumbered forces, the general's strategy was to reduce the enemy stronghold through relentless siege tactics.
尽管他们的部队人数处于劣势，将军的策略是通过无情的围攻战术减少敌人的据点。
- The army's decisive victory reduced the opposing forces, securing control over the region.
军队的决定性胜利削弱了敌方力量，确保了对该地区的控制。
- Through diplomacy and military might, the kingdom sought to reduce neighboring territories.
通过外交和军事力量，王国试图减少邻近的领土。
- The conqueror's ambition was to reduce all neighboring kingdoms, establishing a vast empire under his rule.
征服者的野心是征服所有邻国，在他的统治下建立一个庞大的帝国。
- The charismatic leader's ability to inspire loyalty and unity helped him reduce rival factions, consolidating his power.
这位魅力领袖激发忠诚和团结的能力帮助他减少了敌对派系，巩固了他的权力。