verb

reduce

減少, 降低, 縮小, 減輕

We need to reduce our spending.

我們需要減少開支。

The shop reduced the price of the coat.

這家商店降低了這件外套的價格。

Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

把火調小,再燉10分鐘。

((sth.)) 減少(某物) We need to reduce our spending.

((sth.)) ((by sth.)) 將(某物)的價格降低(某個數量) The shop reduced the price by 20%.

((sth.)) ((to sth.)) 將(某物)簡化為(某種形式) Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms.

Synonyms: decrease, lessen, diminish; Antonyms: increase, expand, enlarge

源自拉丁語「reducere」,由「re-」(向後)和「ducere」(引導)組成。字面意思是「引回」。

想像一下「re-duce」就是把秤上的數字「引回」,使其變小或變少。

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