reduce:英 [rɪˈdjuːs] 美 [rɪˈduːs]
v.减少;缩小(尺寸、数量、价格等);(使)蒸发;减轻体重;节食;使还原
第三人称单数: reduces 现在分词: reducing
过去式: reduced 过去分词: reduced
例句:
1.Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills.
增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。
2.Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.
他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
3.We can reduce the problem to two main issues.
我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。
4.There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced.
资料里有一些需要删除的不适用信息。
5.We'll need to reduce the weight by half.
我们得把重量减轻一半。
6.The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25.
雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。
7.If these measures also reduce unemployment, that is all to the good.
要是这些措施也能降低失业率,那就不失为好事。
8.Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.
过去一年,各项费用已经减少了20%。