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v. 减少；缩小
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make something less or smaller
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He reduced speed to forty kilometres an hour.
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他把速度减到每小时四十公里。
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The hibernating animals reduce movement to far below the ordinary level.
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冬眠的动物把活动量大大减少到低于一般的水平。
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We must gradually reduce the wage gap.
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我们要逐步缩小工资差别。
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v. 减弱；减轻
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weaken; make thin
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She is reducing.
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她正在消瘦下去。
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He was reduced to nothing but a skeleton.
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他瘦成一把骨头了。
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The city was reduced to ashes during the war.
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战争期间这座城市化为灰烬。
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v. 贬；降低
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(reduce to) bring down in rank, position wordly prosperity to
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The officer was reduced to the ranks.
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这个军官被贬为士兵。
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The price was reduced 9 per cent.
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价格降低了百分之九。
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The production costs are being reduced.
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生产成本在降低。
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reduce the distance between two points
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缩短两点的距离
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