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*re·duce /rɪ`djus; rɪˈdjuːs/
v [T]
to make something become less in size, amount, price etc 缩小〔尺寸〕; 减少〔数量〕; 降低〔价格〕:
They're trying to reduce the number of students in the college. 他们正试图减少学院里学生的人数。
reduce sth from ... to The jacket was reduced from ￡75 to ￡35. 这件夹克从 75 英镑减价到 35 英镑。
reduce sb/sth to sth1 reduce sb to tears/silence/poverty etc to make someone cry, be silent, become poor etc 使某人流泪/沉默/贫困等:
They were reduced to begging on the streets. 他们被迫在街头乞讨。
2 reduce sth to rubble/ashes/ruins to destroy something, especially a building or city, completely 使某物〔尤指建筑物或城市〕化为瓦砾/灰烬/废墟
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