reduce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈdjuːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri do̅o̅s′, -dyo̅o̅s′)

Inflections of 'reduce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
reduces
v 3rd person singular
reducing
v pres p
reduced
v past
reduced
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
reduce [sth]⇒ vtr (lessen, decrease)SCSimplified Chinese 使变少
TCTraditional Chinese 使變少
  SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少
 Now Trevor has lost his job, he needs to reduce his monthly outgoings.
 现在特莱福失去了自己的工作，需要减少每月的开销。
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (lessen, decrease)SCSimplified Chinese 将…减少到
  SCSimplified Chinese 使…变少到
 By extending the term of her mortgage, Jane reduced her monthly payments to £400.
 简延长了自己的贷款还款期限，将每月分期付款减少到400英镑。
reduce [sth] vtr (rate, etc.: lower) (利率、税率、通货膨胀率等)SCSimplified Chinese 降低…率 jiàng dī … lǜ
TCTraditional Chinese 降低…率
 The bank has lowered the interest rate on our mortgage.
 银行降低了房贷的利率。
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (rate, etc.: lower) (汇率等)SCSimplified Chinese 降低到
 The Bank of England has reduced interest rates to 0.5%.
 英格兰银行已经将利率降到0.5％。
reduce [sth] vtr (lower the quantity of)SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少
  SCSimplified Chinese 消减 jiǎn shǎo ，xiāo jiǎn
  SCSimplified Chinese 裁减 jiǎn shǎo ，cái jiǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 裁減
 The factory had to reduce its staff due to a lack of demand for its product.
 因为产品的需求不足，工厂只能裁减员工。
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (lower the quantity to)SCSimplified Chinese 将…削减到
  SCSimplified Chinese 将…缩减至
 Ian is giving up smoking and has reduced the number of cigarettes he smokes each day to three.
 伊安正在戒烟，将每天抽的烟削减到三根。
reduce [sth] vtr (copy: make smaller)SCSimplified Chinese 缩小 suō xiǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 縮小
 I need to reduce this A3 poster so that it will fit onto a sheet of A4.
 我需要将这张A3的海报缩小一些，以便将其放进A4纸上。
reduce⇒ vi (lessen, decrease)SCSimplified Chinese 变少 biàn shǎo
  SCSimplified Chinese 减少 biàn shǎo ，jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少
 The number of visitors to this town has reduced in recent years.
 近年来，到镇上旅游的访客减少了。
  有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议
其他翻译
英语中文
reduce [sb] to doing [sth] v expr often passive (worsen status of)SCSimplified Chinese 使沦落 shǐ lún luò
TCTraditional Chinese 使淪落
 A once-wealthy woman, she has been reduced to begging in the street.
reduce [sb] to doing [sth] v expr usually passive (make resort to)SCSimplified Chinese 使…不得不
  SCSimplified Chinese 使…被迫做
 We were so poor back then that we were reduced to living on peanut butter and crackers.
reduce [sth]⇒ vtr (cookery: boil down) (汤等)SCSimplified Chinese 使...浓缩
 Reduce the wine by boiling it in a saucepan.
reduce [sth] vtr (mathematics: simplify) (数学)SCSimplified Chinese 约分, 约化
 The fraction 5/10 can be reduced to 1/2.
reduce [sth] vtr (broken bone: set)SCSimplified Chinese 复位 fù wèi
 Surgery was needed to reduce the fractured bone.
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (simplify, condense)SCSimplified Chinese 将…概括成 jiāng … gài kuò chéng
  SCSimplified Chinese 将…简化为 jiāng … gài kuò chéng，jiāng … jiǎn huà wéi
 The conflict cannot be reduced to a simple view of good versus evil.
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (break down into: pieces)SCSimplified Chinese 使…碎成
  SCSimplified Chinese 使…破碎成
 The building was reduced to pieces by the force of the explosion.
reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (idea, text: condense) (文章等)SCSimplified Chinese 将…压缩成，使…精简为
 That whole speech could be reduced to "Be nice."
reduce [sth/sb] to [sth] vtr + prep (worsen condition of)SCSimplified Chinese 使…沦落到
  SCSimplified Chinese 让…沦落为
 They have reduced education to rote learning and memorization.
 She was reduced to poverty.
  有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

动词短语
英语中文
reduce [sth] down vtr phrasal sep (cookery: boil down)SCSimplified Chinese 煮浓
  SCSimplified Chinese 熬浓 āo nóng
 Reduce the sauce down by simmering rapidly.
  有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
英语中文
reduce the temperature v expr (make it cooler)SCSimplified Chinese 降低温度 jiàng dī wēn dù
TCTraditional Chinese 降低溫度
  SCSimplified Chinese 降温 jiàng dī wēn dù，jiàng wēn
TCTraditional Chinese 降溫
 Doctors will always try to reduce the temperature of patients with fever.
  有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

reduce [rɪˈdjuːs] vt [+ spending, numbers, risk etc] 减(減)少 jiǎnshǎo
  • to reduce sb to sth
    使某人沦(淪)落到某种(種)状(狀)态(態) shǐ mǒurén lúnluòdào mǒu zhǒng zhuàngtài
  • to reduce sth to sth
    使某事陷入某种(種)状(狀)态(態) shǐ mǒushì xiànrù mǒu zhǒng zhuàngtài
  • to reduce sth by/to
    将(將)某物减(減)少…/将(將)某物减(減)少到… jiāng mǒuwù jiǎnshǎo…/jiāng mǒuwù jiǎnshǎodào…
  • to reduce sb to tears
    使某人伤(傷)心流泪(淚) shǐ mǒurén shāngxīn liúlèi
  • to reduce sb to silence
    使某人沉默 shǐ mǒurén chénmò
  • "reduce speed now"
    (Aut) "现(現)在减(減)速" "xiànzài jiǎnsù"
在这些条目还发现'reduce'：
在英文解释里：
amortize - axe - baffle - bite into - boil down - boil it down - circuit breaker - circuit-breaker - collapse - comminute - commute - condense - cost avoidance - cost cut - cost savings - cost-cutting - crowd out - cull - cut - cut back - cut back on - cut down - decelerate - deindustrialize - demote - depreciate - depressurize - deskill - destock - discount - downgrade - downscale - downsize - draw down - drop - ease - ease off - ease the situation - emasculate - feather - flatten the curve - gear down - grade - injure - knock down - knock off - lower - make a dent - mark down - mash up
中文：
削减 - 裁 - 减 - 减压 - 减少 - 约分 - 缩减 - 裁减

习惯性搭配： reduce [significantly, dramatically, slightly], reduce your [waste, footprint, consumption], (significantly) reduce [speed, stress, accidents], 更多……

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