reduces

英 [rɪˈdjuːsɪz]

美 [rɪˈduːsɪz]

v.  减少，缩小(尺寸、数量、价格等); (使)蒸发; 减轻体重; 节食
reduce的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减少；减小；减轻
  If youreducesomething, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
  1. It reduces the risks of heart disease...
     这降低了患心脏病的风险。
  2. Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
     消费下降了25个百分点。
  3. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
     消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
• VERB 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）
  If someoneis reduced toa weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.
  1. They were reduced to extreme poverty...
     他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
  2. They wanted the army reduced to a police force.
     他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。
• VERB 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得
  If you say that someoneis reduced todoing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
  1. He was reduced to begging for a living.
     他不得不以乞讨为生。
• VERB 使变成;使简化为
  If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that itis reduced tothat form.
  1. All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
     城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
  2. Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
     政治变成了阶级斗争。
• V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁
  If youreduceliquid when you are cooking, or if itreduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.
  1. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
     用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
  2. Simmer until mixture reduces.
     用小火煮到汤汁收浓。
• PHRASE 境况变差;生活拮据
  If you say that someone is livingin reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.
  1. They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
     他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
• PHRASE 使…无言
  If someone or somethingreducesyouto silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
  1. Her challenge reduced them to silence.
     她的质问让他们哑口无言。
• PHRASE 使…落泪
  If someone or somethingreducesyouto tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
  1. The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
     媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

双语例句

• It reduces the risks of heart disease
  这降低了患心脏病的风险。
• This capability tremendously reduces the cost of deploying and maintaining software.
  此功能极大减少了部署和维护软件的成本。
• This greatly reduces the IT user's workload.
  这极大地减少了IT用户的工作量。
• This reduces the number of I/ O operations to the log.
  这减少了对日志进行I/O操作的数量。
• This reduces production unit costs and increases cash flow throughout the year.
  这降低了单位生产成本并增加了全年的现金流量。
• This further reduces complexity and increases application availability.
  这进一步降低了复杂性，并提高了应用程序的可用性。
• Speeds development time and reduces development and maintenance costs.
  加快开发速度，并且减少了开发和维护的费用。
• This saves the prepare phase and thus reduces execution time.
  这节约了准备阶段，因此节约了执行时间。
• It reduces the amount of coding required to interface systems and middleware.
  它减少了定义系统和中间件的接口所需的编码量。
• It is generally accepted that thinning of the blood reduces the chances of thrombosis.
  一般认为，稀释血液可降低血栓形成的可能性。