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reduction noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + REDUCTION | REDUCTION + VERB | REDUCTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, great, large, major, marked, significant, substantial 大量缩减；大幅减少；显著降低◆The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected.这些变动可能导致超出我们预期的更多雇员的裁减。dramatic, drastic, huge, massive, remarkable, severe 急剧下降；锐减；大量减少；明显减少；严重减少◆a sale with massive reductions on selected items指定商品的大幅降价销售minor, modest, slight, small 小幅降低；适度减少；稍稍减少；少量缩减tenfold, fiftyfold, etc. 减少为（原来的）十分之一、五十分之一等further 进一步减少possible 可能的减少actual, net, overall, real 实际缩减；净减少；总减少across-the-board, general 全面减少；总体上缩减rapid, sharp, steep 迅速减少；急剧缩减slow 缓慢减少immediate, sudden 立即／突然减少gradual, progressive, steady 逐步减少；稳步减少initial 初步减少recent 近期减少long-term, permanent 长期缩减proposed 提议的缩减percentage 百分比降幅◆A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.材料成本的小幅降低会带来利润的大幅提高。cost, debt, deficit, pay, price, tariff, tax, wage 成本降低；债务减少；赤字削减；薪金削减；价格降低；关税降低；税额减少；工资降低emission, noise, pollution, waste 排放物减少；噪音降低；污染减少；废物减少harm, pain, risk, stress 伤害减轻；疼痛减轻；风险减少；压力减少◆a drug strategy which prioritizes harm reduction以减轻伤害为先的用药方案poverty 减贫◆The IMF claims to put poverty reduction at the heart of its policies.国际货币基金组织声称，减贫是其各项政策的核心。size, weight 尺寸减少；重量下降◆The result is a 75 to 80% size reduction.结果是尺寸减少了 75% 至 80%。breast 乳房缩小◆She had a breast reduction last year.去年她做了个缩胸手术。staff 人员裁减arms, troop 武器／军队裁减VERB + REDUCTIONachieve, make, secure 实现缩减◆The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in spending.政府发现要真正缩减开支很困难。◆Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties.采取了一切措施最大限度地减少伤亡人数。cause, lead to, make, produce, result in 造成降低；导致减少；引起缩减◆These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet.这些小小的改变会大大减少你饮食中的脂肪含量。avoid 避免减少ask for, demand, seek 要求降低；请求缩减◆I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.裙子有点儿毛病，因此我要求降价。require 要求减少get, receive 得以减少◆Guests staying 14 nights will receive a 10% reduction.入住 14 天的客人可享有 10% 的优惠。experience, have 减少◆The company has had a reduction in sales.公司的销售额减少了。suffer 遭到缩减◆They suffered a severe reduction in income.他们的收入锐减。accept, welcome (especially BrE) 接受／欢迎缩减◆I welcome the reduction in road traffic fatalities.我乐于看到道路交通事故死亡人数的下降。give (sb), offer (sb) 给予（某人）缩减propose 建议削减◆She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers.她建议削减总统的权力。notice, observe, see 注意到减少；看到降低◆Police said they had noticed a significant reduction in crime last year.警方说他们注意到去年的犯罪率大幅下降。announce 宣布削减◆The gas company has announced price reductions for all customers.煤气公司已宣布对所有顾客给以降价。mean, represent 意味着／相当于减少◆Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.我们的平均利润率降到了 35%，这意味着毛利减少了 1.09 亿英镑。demonstrate, show 显示下降◆Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.刚刚公布的数字显示，近 4 年的废气排放量在逐步降低。REDUCTION + VERBoccur, take place 降低出现；减少发生REDUCTION + NOUNtarget 减少⋯的目标◆the government's waste reduction targets政府减少浪费的目标PREPOSITIONthrough a/the reduction 通过降低◆economic growth through a reduction in interest rates通过降低利率促进经济增长reduction by ⋯的降幅◆reduction by 30%减少 30%reduction from, reduction in 从⋯的减少；在⋯方面的降低◆There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on our roads.我们的交通事故锐减。reduction of ⋯的减少◆a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions二氧化碳排放的减少reduction on 按⋯计算的减少◆a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates相比正常订阅费 25% 的降幅reduction to 至⋯的减少◆a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour速度限制从每小时 50 英里减至每小时 40 英里PHRASESa reduction in numbers 数量降低◆Asian elephants have experienced a 50% reduction in numbers over the last three generations.在过去的 3 代人之间，亚洲象的数量减少了一半。◆They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.有资格接受法律援助的人数减少，他们对此颇为关注。a reduction in the amount of sth, a reduction in the number of sth, a reduction in the size of sth ⋯数量／数目／尺寸的减少◆the reduction in the number of hospital beds医院床位的减少 |