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　　reduce通常用做動詞，那么你知道reduce做動詞都表達什么意思嗎?

　　reduce作動詞的意思：

　　減少;縮小;使還原;使變弱

　　reduce的英語音標：

　　英 [ri?dju:s] 美 [r??dus, -?djus]

　　reduce的時態：

　　現在分詞： reducing 過去式： reduced 過去分詞： reduced

　　reduce的英語例句：

　　1. The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.

　　職位減少后，在職工人總數將減至7,000人。

　　2. He finally corrected his misstatement and offered to reduce the fee.

　　他終于糾正了自己的錯誤說法，提出要減少費用。

　　3. The plan is designed to reduce some of the company"s mountainous debt.

　　該計劃旨在減少公司堆積如山的債務。

　　4. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent.

　　該代理機構應削減11%的周轉時間。

　　5. They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation.

　　他們相信控制貨幣供應量會減少通貨膨脹。

　　6. Hybridising the two species will reduce the red to orange.

　　將這兩個物種雜交后顏色會由紅色淡化成橙色。

　　7. Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs.

　　其他行業只得精簡管理人員以減少行政開支。

　　8. They are pressing the Chancellor to reduce excise duty on beer.

　　他們正給施壓，要求降低啤酒的消費稅。

　　9. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half.

　　用小燉鍋燉，收一半湯汁。

　　10. If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue.

　　如果歐洲人不減少補貼，便會發生貿易戰。

　　11. Incorporating organic material into chalky soils will reduce the alkalinity.

　　在白堊質土壤中添加有機物可降低其堿性。

　　12. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin.

　　防護手套可以減少皮膚對化學物質的吸收。

　　13. The creams have been used to reduce vaginal infections.

　　已使用這種乳膏來減少陰道感染。

　　14. People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.

　　人們應該減少脂肪攝入，以降低患心臟病的危險。

　　15. We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

　　我們都需要尋求降低碳排放量的方法。