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reducing

/ri-doos, -dyoos/US // rɪˈdus, -ˈdyus //UK // (rɪˈdjuːs) //

减少,降低,削减,减少了

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v.有主动词 verb
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    re·duced, re·duc·ing.

    • : to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
    • : to lower in degree, intensity, etc.: to reduce the speed of a car.
    • : to bring down to a lower rank, dignity, etc.: a sergeant reduced to a corporal
    • : to treat analytically, as a complex idea.
    • : to lower in price.
    • : to bring to a certain state, condition, arrangement, etc.: to reduce glass to powder.
    • : to bring under control or authority.
    • : Cooking. to evaporate water from, usually by boiling.
    • : Photography. to lessen the density of.
    • : to adjust or correct by making allowances, as an astronomical observation.
    • : Mathematics. to change the denomination or form, but not the value, of.
    • : Chemistry. to add electrons to.to deoxidize.to add hydrogen to.to change so that the valence of the positive element is lower.
    • : Chemistry, Metallurgy. to bring into the metallic state by separating from nonmetallic constituents.
    • : to thin or dilute: to reduce paint with oil or turpentine.
    • : to lower the alcoholic concentration of by diluting with water.
    • : Surgery. to restore to the normal place, relation, or condition, as a fractured bone.
    • : Phonetics. to modify the quality of to one of lesser distinctiveness, especially to pronounce as or another centralized vowel, as in the unstressed syllables of medicinal.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·duced, re·duc·ing.

    • : to become reduced.
    • : to become lessened, especially in weight.
    • : to be turned into or made to equal something: All our difficulties reduce to financial problems.
    • : Cell Biology. to undergo meiosis.

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Examples

  • Other research has hypothesized that masks can filter out some of the virus-carrying particles, reducing the viral dose and how ill the wearer may become.

  • Masking, social distancing and limited capacity can reduce the risk of transmission indoors but cannot eliminate it.

  • The experts made the recommendation after the results of a global trial sponsored by the WHO, called Solidarity, found last month that remdesivir didn’t reduce deaths.

  • The city’s only free skating rink will reduce capacity by one-third and requires reservations for skating and rentals.

  • Some have highlighted the decline in emissions this year as a positive sign for our collective ability to rapidly change behaviors and practices in ways that could reduce the risks of climate change.

  • Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.

  • This represents major progress in reducing conflict financing.

  • Yeah, I mean, as far as Maggie goes, her reducing a church to just “four walls and a roof” says a lot about the character.

  • It's also become the largest energy producer in the world, even while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Victorious Republican Gov. Nathan Deal boasted of his progress in reducing the number of incarcerated black men in Georgia.

  • The discharge-valve was then opened for a moment, allowing a blast of steam to escape, reducing the pressure say to one-half.

  • The children succeeded in catching the dog and reducing him to order, although it was clear he liked very much to chase hens.

  • The necessity of reducing these pirates is acknowledged in every prince's cabinet; yet no one undertakes their reduction.

  • Dressed Monte's withers with liniment greatly reducing swelling from saddle-gall.

  • It contains directions for draining, clearing, and inclosing a farm, and for enriching the soil and reducing it to tillage.