常用用法v. (動詞)reduce的基本意思是“減少”,指重量、程度、數(shù)目、范圍、速度等減少或降低,不僅可以指量的變化,還可以指質的轉變。引申可作“降職”“使…陷入某種狀態(tài)或狀況中”“將…概括或簡化”“將…還原”“征服”“攻陷”等解。 reduce可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語??捎糜诒粍咏Y構。 reduce偶爾也可接動詞不定式作賓語補足語,意思是“使…不得不…”。 reduce后常接介詞by表示“以某幅度減少”或“以…方法減少”; reduce常接介詞to表示“減少到…”或“使陷入…狀態(tài)”。 reduce的過去分詞reduced??捎米餍稳菰~,在句中作定語。 當表達“使……不得不”的意思時,更多采用reduce…to doing(動名詞),而很少用動詞原形; reduce to和reduce by的意義不同。reduce to表示“減少到了”,而后者表示“減少了”,表程度。 返回 reduce詞語辨析詞語辨析diminish, decline, alleviate, decrease, reduce這組詞都有“減少,減輕”的意思,其區(qū)別是:diminish v.指因為不斷消耗,在數(shù)量方面緩慢減少,也指在素質或者價值的下降。The supply of oil has diminished because of the war.由于戰(zhàn)爭石油的供應減少了。decline v. (數(shù)目、價格、比率)下降;謝絕,婉言推辭;衰退,衰落。Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined.去年芝加哥的犯罪率明顯下降。He declined our invitation to dinner.他婉拒了我們請他吃飯的邀請。alleviate v.在痛苦方面的減輕,緩和The painkiller alleviated the pain.止疼藥減緩了疼痛。decrease v.指數(shù)量上的減少;力量或者強度的減弱。The population decreased a lot last year.去年人口數(shù)量急劇下降。reduce v.指人為地使某物在數(shù)量或重量方面的減少或降低。He reduced the amount of money they could spend.他縮減了他們的開銷。diminish, decline, decrease, reduce這組詞都有“減少”的意思,其區(qū)別是:diminish v. (力量、勢力)減弱,減少,強調由于某種原因而減少,這種減少可以造成能夠為人們所察覺的后果或損失。The need to take action has diminished.已經(jīng)沒有多少需要采取行動的必要性了。decline v. (數(shù)量、數(shù)字、價格、比率)下降,下落。Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined.去年芝加哥的犯罪率明顯下降。decrease v.減少,減小,強調逐漸地下降或減少的過程。reduce v.是及物動詞,指通過人為的方法在數(shù)量、規(guī)模、范圍等方面減少,也可以指在地位、重要性方面降低等級。He reduced his weight by 20 pounds by eating less and exercising.他通過節(jié)食和運動,體重減輕了20磅。decrease, reducedecrease 多表示逐漸縮小。如:The swelling decreased daily.(腫脹日漸消退。)reduce 為常用詞,使用范圍較大,可指尺寸,數(shù)量,規(guī)模和程度等,也可指地位,經(jīng)濟狀況。如:He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)induce, deduce, reduce這是一組形近易混詞。induce v.引誘,勸;引起,導致。We couldn't induce the old lady to travel by air.我們無法勸說那位老太太坐飛機去。deduce v.推斷,推理,演繹。My friend becomes quiet when his girlfriend is angry with him; today he is quiet and so I deduce she is angry.我的朋友在他的女朋友生他的氣的時候就會變得沉默,今天他很沉默,所以我推斷她生氣了。reduce v.減輕,減??;降低。He reduced his weight by 20 pounds by eating less and exercising.他通過節(jié)食和運動,體重減輕了20磅。diminish, dwindle, lessen, decrease, reduce這組詞都有“減少,變少”的意思,其區(qū)別是:diminish 側重大小數(shù)量和重要性的不斷減小,強調減小的部分。dwindle 與decrease同義,指逐漸減小,但強調變得越來越少終至全無。lessen 普通用詞,與decrease近義。指數(shù)目、程度、價值、實力等的減少。decrease 指逐漸地、不斷地減少。reduce 普通用詞,含義廣。指數(shù)量、程度的降低或減少。 返回 reduce