reduce 音标拼音: [rəd'us] [rɪd'us] [rid'us]
vt . 减少,分解,降低,使变为,把…分解,把…归纳
vi . 减少,变瘦
减少,分解,降低,使变为,把…分解,把…归纳减少,变瘦
reduce 缩减 归约
reduce v 1 :
cut down on ;
make a reduction in ; "
reduce your daily fat intake "; "
The employer wants to cut back health benefits "
[
synonym : {
reduce }, {
cut down }, {
cut back }, {
trim }, {
trim down }, {
trim back }, {
cut }, {
bring down }]
2 :
make less complex ; "
reduce a problem to a single question "
3 :
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition ; "
He reduced the population to slavery "
4 :
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another 5 :
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation ; "
She reduced her niece to a servant "
6 :
be the essential element ; "
The proposal boils down to a compromise " [
synonym : {
reduce }, {
come down }, {
boil down }]
7 :
reduce in size ;
reduce physically ; "
Hot water will shrink the sweater "; "
Can you shrink this image ?" [
synonym : {
shrink },
{
reduce }]
8 :
lessen and make more modest ; "
reduce one '
s standard of living "
9 :
make smaller ; "
reduce an image " [
synonym : {
reduce }, {
scale down }]
[
ant : {
blow up }, {
enlarge }, {
magnify }]
10 :
to remove oxygen from a compound ,
or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride ,
or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons [
synonym : {
deoxidize }, {
deoxidise },
{
reduce }] [
ant : {
oxidate }, {
oxidise }, {
oxidize }]
11 :
narrow or limit ; "
reduce the influx of foreigners " [
synonym :
{
reduce }, {
tighten }]
12 :
put down by force or intimidation ; "
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising "; "
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently "; "
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land " [
synonym : {
repress },
{
quash }, {
keep down }, {
subdue }, {
subjugate }, {
reduce }]
13 :
undergo meiosis ; "
The cells reduce "
14 :
reposition (
a broken bone after surgery )
back to its normal site 15 :
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it 16 :
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements ; "
The manuscript must be shortened " [
synonym : {
abridge },
{
foreshorten }, {
abbreviate }, {
shorten }, {
cut }, {
contract },
{
reduce }] [
ant : {
dilate }, {
elaborate }, {
enlarge }, {
expand },
{
expatiate }, {
exposit }, {
expound }, {
flesh out }, {
lucubrate }]
17 :
be cooked until very little liquid is left ; "
The sauce should reduce to one cup " [
synonym : {
boil down }, {
reduce },
{
decoct }, {
concentrate }]
18 :
cook until very little liquid is left ; "
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time " [
synonym : {
reduce }, {
boil down }, {
concentrate }]
19 :
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture ; "
cut bourbon " [
synonym : {
dilute }, {
thin }, {
thin out }, {
reduce },
{
cut }]
20 :
take off weight [
synonym : {
reduce }, {
melt off }, {
lose weight },
{
slim }, {
slenderize }, {
thin }, {
slim down }] [
ant : {
gain },
{
put on }]
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[
L .
reducere ,
reductum ;
pref .
red -.
re -,
re -
ducere to lead .
See {
Duke },
and cf . {
Redoubt },
n .]
1 .
To bring or lead back to any former place or condition .
[
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
And to his brother '
s house reduced his wife .
--
Chapman .
[
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The sheep must of necessity be scattered ,
unless the great Shephered of souls oppose ,
or some of his delegates reduce and direct us . --
Evelyn .
[
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2 .
To bring to any inferior state ,
with respect to rank ,
size ,
quantity ,
quality ,
value ,
etc .;
to diminish ;
to lower ;
to degrade ;
to impair ;
as ,
to reduce a sergeant to the ranks ;
to reduce a drawing ;
to reduce expenses ;
to reduce the intensity of heat . "
An ancient but reduced family ." --
Sir W .
Scott .
[
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Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something belonging to it ,
to reduce it .
--
Tillotson .
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Having reduced Their foe to misery beneath their fears . --
Milton .
[
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Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced . --
Hawthorne .
[
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3 .
To bring to terms ;
to humble ;
to conquer ;
to subdue ;
to capture ;
as ,
to reduce a province or a fort .
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4 .
To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding ,
pounding ,
kneading ,
rubbing ,
etc .;
as ,
to reduce a substance to powder ,
or to a pasty mass ;
to reduce fruit ,
wood ,
or paper rags ,
to pulp .
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It were but right And equal to reduce me to my dust . --
Milton .
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5 .
To bring into a certain order ,
arrangement ,
classification ,
etc .;
to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation ;
as ,
to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes ;
to reduce a series of observations in astronomy ;
to reduce language to rules .
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6 . (
Arith .)
(
a )
To change ,
as numbers ,
from one denomination into another without altering their value ,
or from one denomination into others of the same value ;
as ,
to reduce pounds ,
shillings ,
and pence to pence ,
or to reduce pence to pounds ;
to reduce days and hours to minutes ,
or minutes to days and hours .
(
b )
To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value ;
as ,
to reduce fractions to their lowest terms ,
to a common denominator ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 . (
Chem .)
To add an electron to an atom or ion .
Specifically :
To remove oxygen from ;
to deoxidize .
(
Metallurgy )
To bring to the metallic state by separating from combined oxygen and impurities ;
as ,
metals are reduced from their ores . (
Chem .)
To combine with ,
or to subject to the action of ,
hydrogen or any other reducing agent ;
as ,
ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron ;
aldehydes can be reduced to alcohols by lithium hydride ;
--
opposed to {
oxidize }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
8 . (
Med .)
To restore to its proper place or condition ,
as a displaced organ or part ;
as ,
to reduce a dislocation ,
a fracture ,
or a hernia .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Reduced iron } (
Chem .),
metallic iron obtained through deoxidation of an oxide of iron by exposure to a current of hydrogen or other reducing agent .
When hydrogen is used the product is called also {
iron by hydrogen }.
{
To reduce an equation } (
Alg .),
to bring the unknown quantity by itself on one side ,
and all the known quantities on the other side ,
without destroying the equation .
{
To reduce an expression } (
Alg .),
to obtain an equivalent expression of simpler form .
{
To reduce a square } (
Mil .),
to reform the line or column from the square .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To diminish ;
lessen ;
decrease ;
abate ;
shorten ;
curtail ;
impair ;
lower ;
subject ;
subdue ;
subjugate ;
conquer .
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1913 Webster ]
404 Moby Thesaurus words for "
reduce ":
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allay ,
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allow ,
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anatomize ,
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appease ,
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assay ,
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attemper ,
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bank the fire ,
bankrupt ,
baptize ,
bate ,
bear down ,
beat down ,
become ,
beggar ,
belittle ,
bend ,
benumb ,
blunt ,
bob ,
boil down ,
borate ,
box in ,
break ,
break down ,
break up ,
bring down ,
bring low ,
bring to ,
bring to terms ,
bump ,
bust ,
capsulize ,
carbonate ,
catalyze ,
change ,
change into ,
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charge off ,
chasten ,
cheapen ,
chemical ,
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circumscribe ,
clip ,
coarct ,
compact ,
compress ,
concentrate ,
condense ,
condition ,
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constrict ,
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control ,
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cushion ,
cut ,
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cut down ,
cut off short ,
cut prices ,
cut short ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
debase ,
debilitate ,
decline ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
degrade ,
demean ,
demote ,
deplume ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
derange ,
derogate ,
detract ,
detrude ,
devaluate ,
devitalize ,
diet ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
disable ,
discount ,
disgrade ,
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disparage ,
displume ,
dissect ,
distill ,
dive ,
divide ,
do over ,
dock ,
downbear ,
downgrade ,
downplay ,
drain ,
draw ,
draw in ,
draw together ,
drop ,
dull ,
dump ,
dump on ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
eat away ,
electrolyze ,
elide ,
enervate ,
enfeeble ,
epitomize ,
erode ,
eviscerate ,
exhaust ,
extenuate ,
extract ,
fall ,
fall in price ,
fell ,
ferment ,
file away ,
fix ,
flatten ,
foment ,
foreshorten ,
give relief ,
give way ,
grind ,
gruel ,
haul down ,
hedge ,
hedge about ,
homopolymerize ,
hospitalize ,
humble ,
humiliate ,
hydrate ,
hydrogenate ,
hydroxylate ,
impair ,
impoverish ,
increase ,
indent ,
indispose ,
invalid ,
irrigate ,
isomerize ,
jew down ,
keep within bounds ,
kick back ,
knit ,
knock down ,
lay ,
lay low ,
lay up ,
leach ,
leaven ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
let down ,
let up on ,
lighten ,
limit ,
lose flesh ,
lose weight ,
lower ,
lull ,
make ,
make allowance ,
make over ,
mark down ,
master ,
measure ,
minimize ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modify ,
modulate ,
mollify ,
mow ,
narrow ,
naturalize ,
nip ,
nitrate ,
nose -
dive ,
numb ,
number ,
obtund ,
overmaster ,
override ,
oversimplify ,
overwhelm ,
oxidize ,
pad ,
palliate ,
parcel ,
pare ,
pauperize ,
pepsinate ,
peroxidize ,
phosphatize ,
play down ,
plummet ,
plunge ,
poll ,
pollard ,
polymerize ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
powder ,
press down ,
prostrate ,
prune ,
pucker ,
pucker up ,
pull down ,
pulp ,
purify ,
purse ,
push down ,
put down ,
qualify ,
quantify ,
quantize ,
quell ,
rarefy ,
rate ,
rattle ,
reap ,
rebate ,
recap ,
recapitulate ,
reconvert ,
reduce the temperature ,
reduce to ,
reduce to elements ,
reduce weight ,
refine ,
refund ,
regulate by ,
relieve ,
remove ,
render ,
reset ,
resolve ,
resolve into ,
restrain ,
restrict ,
retrench ,
reverse ,
ride down ,
roll back ,
rub ,
rub away ,
sag ,
salve ,
sap ,
scale down ,
season ,
segment ,
separate ,
set ,
set conditions ,
set down ,
set limits ,
shake ,
shake up ,
shave ,
shear ,
shift ,
shorten ,
sicken ,
simplify ,
sink ,
slacken ,
slake ,
slash ,
slenderize ,
slim ,
slim down ,
slow down ,
slump ,
smash ,
smother ,
snub ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
soften up ,
solidify ,
soothe ,
step down ,
stifle ,
strangle ,
strangulate ,
streamline ,
strip down ,
strip of rank ,
stunt ,
stupe ,
subdivide ,
subduct ,
subdue ,
subjugate ,
subtract ,
sulfate ,
sulfatize ,
sulfonate ,
sum up ,
summarize ,
suppress ,
switch ,
switch over ,
synopsize ,
take a premium ,
take away ,
take down ,
take from ,
take in ,
take off ,
take off weight ,
tame ,
telescope ,
temper ,
thin ,
thin down ,
thin out ,
thrust down ,
tone down ,
trample down ,
trample underfoot ,
transform ,
tread underfoot ,
trim ,
trip up ,
triturate ,
truncate ,
tune down ,
turn ,
turn back ,
turn into ,
tyrannize ,
unbrace ,
undermine ,
underplay ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unstrengthen ,
unstring ,
vanquish ,
water ,
water down ,
weaken ,
wear away ,
weed ,
weight -
watch ,
withdraw ,
work ,
wrinkle ,
write off
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