英语词汇reduce的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

reduce /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ verb to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or pricenounsreduce the number/amount/level of sth They have reduced the number of accidents by half.reduce the size of sth There are plans to reduce the size of the army.reduce costs/prices To reduce costs, libraries will open for fewer hours.reduce the risk of sth There is evidence that eating less red meat can reduce the risk of a heart attack.reduce the chances/likelihood of sth (=make something less likely to happen) Smoking during pregnancy reduces the chances of having a healthy baby.reduce the need for sth/to do sth We are hoping that the new public transport policy will reduce the need to use cars.reduce the time (it takes to do sth) The airline has reduced the time it takes to travel to Europe.reduce demand The economic crisis has reduced demand for oil.reduce emissions/pollution Governments need to act to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.reduce crime/unemployment/poverty To reduce crime, we need to address the root cause.reduce stress/tension/pain The plant can help to reduce stress and anxiety.adverbsgreatly/substantially/considerably reduce sth (=by a large amount) It is hoped that the new road will substantially reduce traffic congestion in the town.significantly reduce sth Taking exercise significantly reduces your risk of developing heart disease.dramatically/drastically reduce sth (=suddenly and by a very large amount) They are committed to drastically reducing the size and cost of government.sharply reduce sth (=by a very large amount) Medical progress has sharply reduced death rates.gradually reduce sth The aim is to gradually reduce the number of troops in the area.prepositionsreduce sth from sth to sth The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.reduce sth to sth All the shirts were reduced to £10.reduce sth by half/50%/25 points etc The workforce has been reduced by half.THESAURUS: reduce cutcost | price | time | jobs | wages | taxes | spending | pollution | emissions | the budget | the deficit | the number of sth | the amount of sth to reduce something, especially by a large amount. Cut sounds more informal than reduce: Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs. | The airline says it has cut the price of tickets by 20%. | The new service will cut the journey time to under 2 hours. | There are no plans to cut jobs at present. | Politicians are always promising to cut taxes. | We need to cut carbon emissions by 50%. | We did not ask Congress to cut the budget because we knew that this was impossible politically. | The government wants to cut the deficit. | Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150. | The new buses will cut the amount of air pollution. lowercost | price | risk | value | temperature | taxes | limit | age | interest rates to reduce something. Lower sounds rather formal: Businesses can lower their costs by using new technology. | Oil companies were forced to lower their prices. | Stopping smoking helps to lower the risk of heart disease. | After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees. | The speed limit was lowered to 20 miles per hour. | The voting age was lowered to 18. | The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%. bring sth downinflation | unemployment | interest rates | cost | wages | price | the number of sth | the level of sth to reduce something. Bring sth down is less formal than lower: The government wants to bring down inflation. | The bank has brought down interest rates to 2%. | The company is trying to bring its costs down. | Greater competition will help to bring down electricity prices. | They succeeded in bringing down the number of murders. | We want to get the economy moving again and start bringing down the level of unemployment. slash informalprice | cost | taxes | spending | budget | interest rates | the number of sth to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: Prices slashed for one week only! | The plan is aimed at slashing production costs. | Public spending has been slashed over the past two years. | California was slashing its budget for libraries and parks to save money. | The US has slashed interest rates. | Airlines have slashed the number of airport staff. cut sth backbudget | production | spending | your involvement in sth to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: The education budget has been cut back again. | They cut back production drastically because sales were falling (=reduced by a very large amount). | He wants Congress to cut back defense spending. | From the early 1960s onwards Britain sharply cut back its involvement in space (=reduced it a lot). | I need to cut back on my workload. downsizecompany | government | workforce | operations to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs: He downsized his company and made it more profitable. | For 20 years, everybody has talked about downsizing the government, but it didn’t really happen. | The company is planning to downsize its European operations. relieve/easepain | suffering | pressure | stress | tension | boredom | monotony to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: The drug is used to relieve pain. | Few men can have done more to relieve human suffering. | They hired new staff in order to relieve the pressure on their employees. | Exercise is good for relieving stress. | A joke can help to ease the tension. | I listened to some music in order to try to relieve the monotony. alleviate formalpain | poverty | suffering | problem | situation | symptoms to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: She was given morphine to alleviate the pain. | The programme is aimed at alleviating poverty. | We need to do more to alleviate the suffering of the people. | The new road was supposed to alleviate the traffic problem. | To help alleviate the situation, the government is planning to build thousands of new homes. | You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.ANTONYMS → increase1 (2)

词组	reduce
释义	reduce /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ verb to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or pricenounsreduce the number/amount/level of sth They have reduced the number of accidents by half.reduce the size of sth There are plans to reduce the size of the army.reduce costs/prices To reduce costs, libraries will open for fewer hours.reduce the risk of sth There is evidence that eating less red meat can reduce the risk of a heart attack.reduce the chances/likelihood of sth (=make something less likely to happen) Smoking during pregnancy reduces the chances of having a healthy baby.reduce the need for sth/to do sth We are hoping that the new public transport policy will reduce the need to use cars.reduce the time (it takes to do sth) The airline has reduced the time it takes to travel to Europe.reduce demand The economic crisis has reduced demand for oil.reduce emissions/pollution Governments need to act to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.reduce crime/unemployment/poverty To reduce crime, we need to address the root cause.reduce stress/tension/pain The plant can help to reduce stress and anxiety.adverbsgreatly/substantially/considerably reduce sth (=by a large amount) It is hoped that the new road will substantially reduce traffic congestion in the town.significantly reduce sth Taking exercise significantly reduces your risk of developing heart disease.dramatically/drastically reduce sth (=suddenly and by a very large amount) They are committed to drastically reducing the size and cost of government.sharply reduce sth (=by a very large amount) Medical progress has sharply reduced death rates.gradually reduce sth The aim is to gradually reduce the number of troops in the area.prepositionsreduce sth from sth to sth The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.reduce sth to sth All the shirts were reduced to £10.reduce sth by half/50%/25 points etc The workforce has been reduced by half.THESAURUS: reduce cutcost \| price \| time \| jobs \| wages \| taxes \| spending \| pollution \| emissions \| the budget \| the deficit \| the number of sth \| the amount of sth to reduce something, especially by a large amount. Cut sounds more informal than reduce: Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs. \| The airline says it has cut the price of tickets by 20%. \| The new service will cut the journey time to under 2 hours. \| There are no plans to cut jobs at present. \| Politicians are always promising to cut taxes. \| We need to cut carbon emissions by 50%. \| We did not ask Congress to cut the budget because we knew that this was impossible politically. \| The government wants to cut the deficit. \| Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150. \| The new buses will cut the amount of air pollution. lowercost \| price \| risk \| value \| temperature \| taxes \| limit \| age \| interest rates to reduce something. Lower sounds rather formal: Businesses can lower their costs by using new technology. \| Oil companies were forced to lower their prices. \| Stopping smoking helps to lower the risk of heart disease. \| After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees. \| The speed limit was lowered to 20 miles per hour. \| The voting age was lowered to 18. \| The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%. bring sth downinflation \| unemployment \| interest rates \| cost \| wages \| price \| the number of sth \| the level of sth to reduce something. Bring sth down is less formal than lower: The government wants to bring down inflation. \| The bank has brought down interest rates to 2%. \| The company is trying to bring its costs down. \| Greater competition will help to bring down electricity prices. \| They succeeded in bringing down the number of murders. \| We want to get the economy moving again and start bringing down the level of unemployment. slash informalprice \| cost \| taxes \| spending \| budget \| interest rates \| the number of sth to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: Prices slashed for one week only! \| The plan is aimed at slashing production costs. \| Public spending has been slashed over the past two years. \| California was slashing its budget for libraries and parks to save money. \| The US has slashed interest rates. \| Airlines have slashed the number of airport staff. cut sth backbudget \| production \| spending \| your involvement in sth to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: The education budget has been cut back again. \| They cut back production drastically because sales were falling (=reduced by a very large amount). \| He wants Congress to cut back defense spending. \| From the early 1960s onwards Britain sharply cut back its involvement in space (=reduced it a lot). \| I need to cut back on my workload. downsizecompany \| government \| workforce \| operations to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs: He downsized his company and made it more profitable. \| For 20 years, everybody has talked about downsizing the government, but it didn’t really happen. \| The company is planning to downsize its European operations. relieve/easepain \| suffering \| pressure \| stress \| tension \| boredom \| monotony to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: The drug is used to relieve pain. \| Few men can have done more to relieve human suffering. \| They hired new staff in order to relieve the pressure on their employees. \| Exercise is good for relieving stress. \| A joke can help to ease the tension. \| I listened to some music in order to try to relieve the monotony. alleviate formalpain \| poverty \| suffering \| problem \| situation \| symptoms to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: She was given morphine to alleviate the pain. \| The programme is aimed at alleviating poverty. \| We need to do more to alleviate the suffering of the people. \| The new road was supposed to alleviate the traffic problem. \| To help alleviate the situation, the government is planning to build thousands of new homes. \| You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.ANTONYMS → increase1 (2)
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