reduce

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Pronunciation

/rɪˈdjuːs/(rih-DYOOS)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

减少；降低；缩减（使某事物在数量、程度或规模上变小）

Definition

To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree; to lower the level of something.

Word family

  • reduction/rɪˈdʌkʃən/(n)减少；降低
  • reduced/rɪˈdjuːst/(adj)减少的；降低的
  • reductive/rɪˈdʌktɪv/(adj)简化的；化约的

Collocations

  • reduce costs
  • reduce risk
  • significantly reduce
  • reduce emissions
  • reduce inequality
  • reduce to

Examples

  1. 1.The new scheduling system reduced overtime hours by nearly 30% within the first quarter of implementation.
  2. 2.Measures designed to reduce carbon emissions have faced political resistance in several key markets.

Synonyms

  • decrease/dɪˈkriːs/— become or make less
  • cut/kʌt/— lower — informal
  • diminish/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/— make smaller gradually

Etymology

from Latin "reducere," from "re-" (back) + "ducere" (to lead)