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re·duce AHD[rĭ-do͞osʹ, -dyo͞osʹ] D.J.[rɪˈduːs, -ˈdjuːs]K.K.[rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus]v.（动词）re.duced, re.duc.ing, re.duc.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.See Synonyms at decrease 缩减，减轻：减少，如在范围、数量上或程度上减少；降低 参见 decrease
- To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:使卑下，使薄弱：发展到一个更卑下、虚弱、困难或强迫的地位或状态，特别是：
- To gain control of; conquer:控制，征服：取得对……的控制权；征服："a design to reduce them under absolute despotism"(Declaration of Independence)“一个使他们沦落到极其专制统治下的计划”(独立宣言)
- To subject to destruction:攻陷，毁坏：遭到毁坏：Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.敌人的轰炸机把城市夷为平地
- To weaken bodily:衰弱：身体变虚弱：was reduced almost to emaciation.衰弱到近乎憔悴
- To sap the spirit or mental energy of.精神耗损：侵蚀……的精神或精力
- To compel to desperate acts:迫使：被迫做孤注一掷的举动：The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.大萧条使许多人沦落到街头乞讨
- To lower in rank or grade; demote.See Synonyms at demote 降级：降低等级或衔位；降级 参见 demote
- To powder or pulverize.磨成粉：捣碎或碾碎
- To thin (paint) with a solvent.稀释：用溶剂使（染料）变稀
- To lower the price of:降价：降低……的价格：The store has drastically reduced winter coats.商店对冬装大减价
- To put in order or arrange systematically:有系统地整理：按顺序或系统地安排或组织：reduce a complex tax situation.将复杂的税务系统化
- To separate into orderly components by analysis.分析：通过分析分离成有序的成份
- Chemistry 【化学】
- To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.降低原子价：通过加入电子来减少（原子的）电子价
- To remove oxygen from (a compound).去氧：把（化合物）中的氧分离出去
- To add hydrogen to (a compound).加氢：在（化合物）中加氢
- To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.冶炼，提炼：通过除去非金属成分而变成金属状态；熔炼
- Mathematics To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.【数学】 约分：在不改变值的情况下简化（表达式，如分数的）形式
- Medicine To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.【医学】 使复原，使复位：使（身体骨折或脱臼的部分）恢复到正常的状态或位置
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To become diminished.变少
- To lose weight, as by dieting.减轻体重：如通过节食来减轻体重
- Biology To undergo meiosis.【生物学】 减数分裂
- Middle English reducen [to bring back] 中古英语 reducen [带回]
- from Old French reducier 源自 古法语 reducier
- from Latin redūcere 源自 拉丁语 redūcere
- re- [re-] re- [前缀，表“回应，后退”]
- dūcere [to lead] * see deuk- dūcere [引导] * 参见 deuk-
reducʹer n.（名词）reduc'ibilʹity n.（名词）reducʹible adj.（形容词）reducʹibly adv.（副词） |