reduced

1. VERB 减少；减小；减轻
   If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
   1. It reduces the risks of heart disease...
      这降低了患心脏病的风险。
   2. Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
      消费下降了25个百分点。
   3. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
      消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
2. VERB 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）
   If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.
   1. They were reduced to extreme poverty...
      他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
   2. They wanted the army reduced to a police force.
      他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。
3. VERB 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得
   If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
   1. He was reduced to begging for a living.
      他不得不以乞讨为生。
4. VERB 使变成;使简化为
   If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form.
   1. All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
      城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
   2. Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
      政治变成了阶级斗争。
5. V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁
   If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.
   1. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
      用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
   2. Simmer until mixture reduces.
      用小火煮到汤汁收浓。
6. PHRASE 境况变差;生活拮据
   If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.
   1. They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
      他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
7. PHRASE 使…无言
   If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
   1. Her challenge reduced them to silence.
      她的质问让他们哑口无言。
8. PHRASE 使…落泪
   If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
   1. The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
      媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

1. NATO says it will keep a reduced number of modern nuclear weapons to guarantee peace.
   北约宣称将削减现代核武器的数量并将其维持在这一水平，以保障和平。
2. The Normans built the castle which was reduced to ruins under Cromwell.
   诺曼人建造了这座后来在克伦威尔统治时期变成废墟的城堡。
3. The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market
   这项协议原本会减少通勤航班市场的竞争。
4. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
   由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
5. The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
   国王被迫采用了削弱其权力的新宪法。
6. Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations
   采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。
7. Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure
   减税政策必然导致公共支出的削减。
8. The effects of the sun can be significantly reduced if we follow certain guidelines
   如果我们遵循某些建议，日晒的影响会大大降低。
9. Our pilot reduced height until we hugged the ground.
   飞行员降低了高度，最后我们紧贴着地面飞行。
10. Boil for 20 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half
    煮20分钟，直到液体体积减半。
11. The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
    这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
12. If I reduced somebody to tears I'd be mortified.
    如果我把谁弄哭了，我会尴尬的。
13. The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
    每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。
14. Reduced interest rates would help ease recessionary pressures in the economy.
    利率的下调将有助于缓解经济衰退的压力。
15. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
    消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
16. All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble
    城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
17. Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
    政治变成了阶级斗争。
18. They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
    他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
19. The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
    媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
20. Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
    整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
21. He reduced his needs to the minimum by simplifying his life.
    他过上了一种简单的生活，将自己的需求降到最低限度。
22. The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
    当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。
23. This reduced the weight of the load
    这减轻了负荷的重量。
24. There is no evidence whatever that competition in broadcasting has ever reduced costs
    没有任何证据表明，广播业的竞争使成本有所降低。
25. The road was reduced to 18ft in width by adding parking bays
    这条路增加了停车区后宽度缩减到了18英尺。
26. I bought the coat as it was considerably reduced from its original price.
    这件上衣大减价，因此我就把它买下了。
27. The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.
    这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。

adj

1. made less in size or amount or degree

   Synonym:    decreased

2. well below normal (especially in price)

   Synonym:    rock-bottom