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reduced

UK //rɪˈdjuːst//US //rɪˈduːst//

词源

源自拉丁语 'reducere'(意为带回或减少),通过古法语 'reduire' 进入英语,过去分词形式为 'reduced'。

adjective

❶ 指数量、程度或规模被降低或减少的状态,常用于描述价格、速度、压力等具体或抽象事物的下降。

“The store is selling products at reduced prices during the sale.”

(商店在促销期间以降价出售商品。)

“She felt a reduced level of stress after taking a vacation.”

(休假后,她感到压力水平有所降低。)

同义词:decreased, lowered, diminished, lessened, cut

verb

❶ 作为 reduce 的过去式和过去分词形式,表示已经完成的减少或降低动作。

“He reduced the amount of waste by recycling more.”

(他通过增加回收减少了垃圾量。)

“The government reduced taxes to stimulate the economy.”

(政府减税以刺激经济。)

同义词:cut, decreased, lowered, diminished, lessened

常见短语

reuced to — 表示某事物被降低或简化到某种程度或状态,常用于描述数量或形式的极端变化。

“The old factory was reduced to rubble after the explosion.”

(爆炸后,旧工厂被夷为废墟。)

reduced circumstances — 指经济状况或生活水平显著下降,通常暗示从富裕或舒适状态变得拮据。

“After losing his job, he lived in reduced circumstances for years.”

(失业后,他的生活拮据了好几年。)