reduce
🇺🇸
/rɪˈduːs/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈdjuːs/
verb
A2
to make something smaller or less in amount, size, or number
Using energy-efficient bulbs can reduce electricity bills.
使用节能灯泡可以减少电费。
R
to boil a liquid to make it less in amount
Simmer the sauce to reduce it and make it thicker.
用文火炖煮酱汁使其浓缩变稠。
R
to lose weight by eating less food
She started to reduce by cutting out snacks.
她开始通过戒掉零食来减肥。
R
to add electrons to or remove oxygen from a substance
The chemical reaction will reduce the metal compound.
该化学反应将还原金属化合物。
translation
减少, 浓缩, 减肥, 还原
词形变化
3rd Present
reduces
Past
reduced
Perfect
reduced
Progressive
reducing