英语词组reduce to是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

reduce toreduce (someone) to (something)

to force someone into a worse condition than usual.

He had to sell his home to pay his legal fees and was reduced to parking cars for money.Sheila's cries reduced him to silence.

Phr V

reduce to

reduces, reducing, reduced

reduce sb to sth

to upset or surprise someone so much that they cry or are silent

His classmates' jeers reduced him to tears.The shock had reduced us all to silence.

to force someone into a lower state or condition than they were in beforeusually passive

The whole family were reduced to poverty by their father's gambling.

reduce sb to doing sth

if someone is reduced to doing something that they think is bad, they do it even though it makes them feel ashamed, because nothing else is possibleusually passive

We've had to sell the car so I'm now reduced to travelling on buses.I'd run out of cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays.

reduce sth to sth

to destroy something that has been built {e.g. building, city}

Constant bombing has reduced the city to ruins.The inside of the building was reduced to ashes by the heat of the fire.

to put something into a form that is shorter and easier to understand

He was able to reduce the problem to three simple questions.

to make something change to a weaker state or condition

Clouds of burning oil reduced the sun to a feeble orange circle.

reduce (one) to (doing something)

To cause, force, or bring one to perform some humble, unbefitting, or undignified action or behavior. Often used in passive constructions. I can't believe I was reduced to begging for my job when they threatened to fire me. Those idiotic lawmen will never reduce me to pleading for my life.

reduce (one) to (something)

To bring one to a lesser or worse state than they are typically in. Poverty reduced him to homelessness for a brief period of time.

reduce to

1. To decrease something to some level: The drought reduced the stream to a trickle.

2. To bring someone to some humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition: The illness had reduced them almost to emaciation. The sight of her mother reduced her to tears. The army reduced him from a command post to a desk job.

3. To bring someone to such a humble, weak, or desperate state or condition that he or she does something drastic: The Depression reduced many to begging on the street.

4. To damage or destroy something, leaving it in some lesser state: The blaze reduced the warehouse to ashes.

5. To make something shorter and simpler; summarize something: Their entire business philosophy can be reduced to "The customer is always right."

词组	reduce to
释义	Idiom reduce toreduce (someone) to (something) to force someone into a worse condition than usual. He had to sell his home to pay his legal fees and was reduced to parking cars for money.Sheila's cries reduced him to silence. Phr V reduce to reduces, reducing, reduced reduce sb to sth to upset or surprise someone so much that they cry or are silent His classmates' jeers reduced him to tears.The shock had reduced us all to silence. to force someone into a lower state or condition than they were in beforeusually passive The whole family were reduced to poverty by their father's gambling. reduce sb to doing sth if someone is reduced to doing something that they think is bad, they do it even though it makes them feel ashamed, because nothing else is possibleusually passive We've had to sell the car so I'm now reduced to travelling on buses.I'd run out of cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays. reduce sth to sth to destroy something that has been built {e.g. building, city} Constant bombing has reduced the city to ruins.The inside of the building was reduced to ashes by the heat of the fire. to put something into a form that is shorter and easier to understand He was able to reduce the problem to three simple questions. to make something change to a weaker state or condition Clouds of burning oil reduced the sun to a feeble orange circle. phrasereduce to1. reduce sb to tears/despair/silence etc to make someone feel very upset, afraid, or quiet: The sight of those poor children reduced me to tears.reduce sb to a nervous wreck BrE Just the thought of going to the dentist reduces him to a nervous wreck!2. reduce sb/sth to sth to cause someone or something to be in a very bad situation or a very low and unimportant position: A disastrous business venture had reduced him to near ruin. The movie tells the tragic story of a once-famous musician reduced to poverty. Too much emphasis has been placed on exams and tests, and education has been reduced to an exercise in learning facts.3. be reduced to (doing) sth if someone is reduced to doing something unpleasant, boring, or embarrassing, they have to do it because they are in a difficult situation and have no choice: She lost her job as manager and was reduced to doing barwork. Local villagers have been reduced to eating nuts and worms as a result of crop failures.■ SIMILAR TO: to have to resort to4. reduce sth to sth to damage or destroy something so that there is almost nothing left: The fire spread rapidly, reducing the factory to a pile of twisted metal.reduce sth to ashes/rubble/dust/ruins Much of the city centre was reduced to rubble by wartime bombing.5. reduce sth to sth to make something shorter and simpler: Their whole business philosophy can be reduced to a simple slogan - make it fast and sell it cheap. The artist has reduced the face to four blobs - two for the eyes, and one each for the nose and mouth. reduce (one) to (doing something) To cause, force, or bring one to perform some humble, unbefitting, or undignified action or behavior. Often used in passive constructions. I can't believe I was reduced to begging for my job when they threatened to fire me. Those idiotic lawmen will never reduce me to pleading for my life. reduce (one) to (something) To bring one to a lesser or worse state than they are typically in. Poverty reduced him to homelessness for a brief period of time. reduce to v. 1. To decrease something to some level: The drought reduced the stream to a trickle. 2. To bring someone to some humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition: The illness had reduced them almost to emaciation. The sight of her mother reduced her to tears. The army reduced him from a command post to a desk job. 3. To bring someone to such a humble, weak, or desperate state or condition that he or she does something drastic: The Depression reduced many to begging on the street. 4. To damage or destroy something, leaving it in some lesser state: The blaze reduced the warehouse to ashes. 5. To make something shorter and simpler; summarize something: Their entire business philosophy can be reduced to "The customer is always right."
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