大大减少英语短语

减少英语：reduce

reduce 读法  英 [rɪˈdjuːs]  美 [rɪˈduːs]

短语：

1、reduce waste 减少浪费

2、reduce by 减少了

示例：

The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.

这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。

词语用法：

1、reduce可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。reduce偶尔也可接动词不定式作宾语补足语,意思是“使…不得不…”。

2、reduce后常接介词by表示“以某幅度减少”或“以…方法减少”; reduce常接介词to表示“减少到…”或“使陷入…状态”。

词义辨析：

decrease, reduce区别：

1、decrease 多表示逐渐缩小。如：The swelling decreased daily.(肿胀日渐消退。)

2、reduce 为常用词，使用范围较大，可指尺寸，数量，规模和程度等，也可指地位，经济状况。如：He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)

reduce by（降低了） bring down reduce （降低） lower let down sink to descent apcg （下降至） reduce to

decrease

1、decrease

vi. become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree

减少，减小，减弱，降低

vt. make smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree

使减小，使减少

n. an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer

减小或减少

2、fall

vi. decrease in number, amount, intensity or quality

减少，下降

In 1987 imports into Britain fell by 12 per cent.

1987年，英国进口降低了12%。

3、reduce

vt. make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size

减少（数量），降低（程度），缩小（规模）

the need for businesses to reduce costs

公司降低成本的需要

vi. become smaller or less in size, amount, or degree

（规模）缩小，（数量）减少，（程度）降低

the number of priority homeless cases has reduced slightly

被优先照顾的无家可归者人数已微幅下降

4、down

to or at a lower price, value or rank

（价格、价值或等级）由高到低

output was down by 20 per cent

产量下降了20%

5、drop

v. make or become lower, weaker or less

（使）降低，（使）变弱，（使）减少

pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent

税前利润减少了37%

n. a fall in amount, quality or rate

（数量、质量、比率的）减少，降低

a significant drop in consumer spending

消费者开支的显著减少