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高考英语课标词汇高分写作词语
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【知词义】
reduce v.
1.[+object]: to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc.减少;缩小;降低(常用义)
2.[+object]
a: to cause (someone) to be in a specified state or condition 使(某人)处于某种状态
b: to cause (something) to be in a specified form by breaking it, burning it, etc.(通过破裂、燃烧等)使变成,使化为
c: to force (someone) to do something that causes shame, embarrassment, etc.迫使(某人)做丢脸的事
3.[+object]: to describe (something) in a way that includes only some of the facts and details 简化;归纳
【晓变化】
reducible adj.[正式]可以简化的
reduction n.(尺寸、价格或数量的)缩小,减少,下降
【记搭配】
a drastically reduced price 大幅降低的价格
reduce sth (from sth) to sth 把某物(从……)减少到……
reduce sb to tears/ silence etc.使某人流泪/沉默等
reduce sb to doing sth 迫使某人做某事;使某人沦落到做某事的地步
reduce sth to ashes/rubble/ruins 把某物(尤指建筑物)化为灰烬/变成瓦砾/夷为废墟
【仿佳句】
It reduces the risks of heart disease.
这降低了患心脏病的风险。
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
消费下降了25个百分点。
The movie’s ending reduced them to tears.[=made them cry]
影片结尾使他们潸然泪下。
The crowd was reduced to silence.[=became suddenly silent]
人群突然沉默下来。
The reduced consumer demand is also affecting the company’s profits.
消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
I reduced the problem to a few simple questions.
我把这个难题简化为几个简单的小问题。
Her argument can be reduced to a few essential points.
她的论据可以归纳成几个要点。
We bought a television that was reduced (from £500 to £350) in the sales.
我们在大减价时,以(从500英镑减至350英镑)很便宜的价格买了台电视。
The medicine reduces the risk of infection.
这种药物可降低感染的风险。
We are trying to reduce our debt.
我们正努力减少债务。
The museum has been reduced to begging for funding.
这家博物馆已经沦落到乞求经费的境地。
Their house was reduced to ashes [=was completely burned/destroyed] by the fire.
他们的房子被大火烧成灰烬。
The city was reduced to rubble/ruins by the bombing.
城市被炸成了废墟。
Stricter speed limit enforcement has reduced the number of car accidents.
更加严格的限速力度减少了交通事故的数量。
Her prison sentence was reduced from 15 years to 10.
她的刑期从15年减到了10年。
【巧应用】
1.教育
如果孩子能自己完成任务,他们的自信心和责任感便会增强,从而减少对父母的依赖。
If children can complete their tasks on their own, their self-confidence