Word · Frequency #4606
reduced
减少的；缩小的；降低的
made smaller or less
- 1.
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
变小或变少；经历缩减的。
- 2.
Discounted in price.
价格打折的。
- 3.
Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.
酱汁等:浓缩的
- 4.
Of a relative clause: not marked by an explicit relative pronoun or relativizer such as who, which, or that.
关系从句:不以显性关系代词或关系词(如who、which、that)标记的
减价的；打折的；浓缩的；收浓的；省略关系代词的；变小或变少；经历缩减的。；价格打折的。
In use
The store sells reduced items from last season.
She prefers a reduced sugar version of the drink.
The company operates with a reduced workforce.
reduced noun
表示数量或程度降低的事物。
We bought the items at a reduced price.
我们以降价买了这些物品。
be reduced
常用被动语态，后接by表示减少的量。
The workforce is reduced by 20%.
劳动力减少了20%。
reduced in noun
表示在某个方面被减少或简化。
The product is reduced in calories.
该产品卡路里减少。
Connections
Collocations
- reduced price
- 降价
- The store is selling items at a reduced price.这家商店正在降价出售商品。
- reduced size
- 缩小尺寸
- This software comes in a reduced size for mobile devices.这个软件有适用于移动设备的缩小版。
- reduced speed
- 减速
- You must drive at a reduced speed in the school zone.在学校区域必须减速行驶。
- reduced rate
- 优惠费率
- Students can get a reduced rate for the museum entrance.学生可以享受博物馆门票的优惠费率。
- reduced fare
- 减价票价
- Senior citizens are eligible for a reduced fare on the subway.老年人可以享受地铁减价票价。
- reduced capacity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re-（再次）+duce（引导）→ 一再向下引导 → 减少的；如 reduced price（折扣价）
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：commercial pricing、sales promotions、financial statements 作为形容词常用于描述价格或数量低于正常水平，多用于商业和财务语境，语体中性。
Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语，指价格或数量低于正常水平。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme: they are pronounced with the same stressed vowel /uː/ and ending /st/ as 'reduced'. Note that despite the spelling '-uced', the 'c' is pronounced as /s/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.