reduce
🇺🇸
/rɪˈduːs/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈdjuːs/
verb
A2
to make something smaller or less in amount, size, or number
Using energy-efficient bulbs can reduce electricity bills.
省エネ電球を使用すると電気代を削減できます。
R
to boil a liquid to make it less in amount
Simmer the sauce to reduce it and make it thicker.
ソースを弱火で煮詰めて濃くします。
R
to lose weight by eating less food
She started to reduce by cutting out snacks.
彼女は間食をやめて減量を始めました。
R
to add electrons to or remove oxygen from a substance
The chemical reaction will reduce the metal compound.
この化学反応は金属化合物を還元します。
translation
小さくする、少なくする, 液体を煮詰める, 減量する, 還元する
語形変化
3rd Present
reduces
Past
reduced
Perfect
reduced
Progressive
reducing