Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #567
Fully loadedreduce
减少；降低
核心释义
cut down on; make a reduction in
- 1.
降低某物的大小、数量、质量、价值或强度；减少,降低。
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- 2.
减轻体重。
To lose weight.
- 3.
降级；贬低,降职。
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- 4.
使谦卑；征服；制服；捕获。
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- 5.
使陷入更差的状态或境况。
To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- 6.
被迫(做自己认为不值得的事情)。
To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- 7.
通过煮沸减少(食物)中的水分含量。
To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- 8.
简化；使简单化；使降级；使衰弱；化简；约分；降低某物的大小、数量、质量、价值或强度；减少,降低。；减轻体重。
用法In use
We need to reduce our energy consumption at home.
用法提示：reduce 作及物动词，表示“减少”，后接宾语 energy consumption。
The new law reduces the use of plastic bags in supermarkets.
用法提示：reduce 作及物动词，第三人称单数形式，表示“减少”，后接宾语 the use of plastic bags。
She has reduced her coffee intake to two cups a day.
用法提示：reduce 作及物动词，现在完成时，表示“减少”，后接宾语 her coffee intake。
reduce sth
常用于及物，直接接名词宾语。
We need to reduce our expenses.
我们需要减少开支。
reduce sb/sth to sth
表示使变成更糟糕的状态。
The fire reduced the house to ashes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- reduce costs
- 降低成本
- The company is trying to reduce costs by improving efficiency.公司正试图通过提高效率来降低成本。
- reduce waste
- 减少浪费
- We should reduce waste to protect the environment.我们应该减少浪费以保护环境。
- reduce risk
- 降低风险
- Diversification can help reduce risk in investment.多元化可以帮助降低投资风险。
- reduce emissions
- 减少排放
- Many countries are working to reduce carbon emissions.许多国家正在努力减少碳排放。
- reduce stress
- 减轻压力
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“re”表示“再”，“duce”发音像“丢死”，再丢死东西就减少了。
语境与语域Context & Register
reduce 作“减少”含义时，为中性词，广泛用于日常对话、书面语及正式场合，常搭配表示数量或程度的名词，语气自然通用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-duce' ending and rhyme with 'reduce'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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