英语词汇“reduction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Reduction is the act of cutting back or making smaller, like the reduction of a school budget that makes it necessary to eliminate art and music programs.

The process of reducing something is reduction, or making it smaller. You can talk about a reduction of sugar in someone's diet or a reduction of prices at your favorite shoe store. In math, reduction means bringing fractions to their lowest common denominators. And, in cooking, a reduction is a thick sauce that's made by boiling away most of the liquid, or reducing it to its concentrated essence.

WORD FAMILY

reduction: reductionism, reductions+/irreducible: irreducibly/reduce: reduced, reducer, reduces, reducible, reducing, reduction, reductive/reduced: unreduced/reducer: reducers/reducible: irreducible/reductionism: reductionist/reductive: reductively, reductivism

USAGE EXAMPLES

All of this happened with a major reduction in energy costs in the US.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

He approved a letter in October 1988 highlighting commercial views that Gaelic programming led to a reduction in average viewing figures.

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

A number of businesses pursuing similar strategies also experienced sharp reductions in market value.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016)

1n the act of decreasing or reducing something

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decrease, diminution, step-down

increase, step-up

the act of increasing something

cut

the act of reducing the amount or number

mitigation, moderation

the action of lessening in severity or intensity

lowering

the act of causing to become less

cutback

a reduction in quantity or rate

devaluation

the reduction of something's value or worth

devitalisation, devitalization

the act of reducing the vitality of something

extenuation, mitigation, palliation

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

alleviation, easement, easing, relief

the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

de-escalation

(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

minimisation, minimization

the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

depletion

the act of decreasing something markedly

shortening

act of decreasing in length

shrinking

the act of becoming less

deduction, subtraction

the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

deflation

the act of letting the air out of something

deduction, discount, price reduction

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

rollback

reducing prices back to some earlier level

weakening

the act of reducing the strength of something

depreciation

a decrease in price or value

contraction

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

reverse split, reverse stock split, split down

a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

amortisation, amortization

the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

declassification

reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

shelter, tax shelter

a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

tax credit

a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

budget cut

the act of reducing budgeted expenditures

pay cut, salary cut

the act of reducing a salary

cost cutting

the act of cutting costs

price cut, price cutting

cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price

spending cut

the act of reducing spending

tax cut

the act of reducing taxation

tapering

the act of gradually lowering the size or amount

service cutback

the act of reducing service

evisceration

altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value

spasmolysis

the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms

detente

the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

palliation

easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation

the act of making less strict

consumption, expenditure, using up

the act of consuming something

exhaustion

the act of exhausting something entirely

decompressing, decompression

relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

abbreviation

shortening something by omitting parts of it

cut, cutting, cutting off

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

miniaturisation, miniaturization

act of making on a greatly reduced scale

bite

a portion removed from the whole

withholding

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

abatement

the act of abating

wilt, wilting

causing to become limp or drooping

dilution

weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner

etiolation

the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something

contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

truncation

the act of cutting short

drain

a gradual depletion of energy or resources

tax avoidance

the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods

change of magnitude

the act of changing the amount or size of something

2n the act of reducing complexity

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simplification

schematisation, schematization

the act of reducing to a scheme or formula

change

the action of changing something

n any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

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reducing

chemical reaction, reaction

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

单词	reduction
释义	reduction (once / 422 pages) 1n 2n Reduction is the act of cutting back or making smaller, like the reduction of a school budget that makes it necessary to eliminate art and music programs. The process of reducing something is reduction, or making it smaller. You can talk about a reduction of sugar in someone's diet or a reduction of prices at your favorite shoe store. In math, reduction means bringing fractions to their lowest common denominators. And, in cooking, a reduction is a thick sauce that's made by boiling away most of the liquid, or reducing it to its concentrated essence. WORD FAMILY reduction: reductionism, reductions+/irreducible: irreducibly/reduce: reduced, reducer, reduces, reducible, reducing, reduction, reductive/reduced: unreduced/reducer: reducers/reducible: irreducible/reductionism: reductionist/reductive: reductively, reductivism USAGE EXAMPLES All of this happened with a major reduction in energy costs in the US. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) He approved a letter in October 1988 highlighting commercial views that Gaelic programming led to a reduction in average viewing figures. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) A number of businesses pursuing similar strategies also experienced sharp reductions in market value. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n the act of decreasing or reducing something Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper decrease, diminution, step-down increase, step-up the act of increasing something cut the act of reducing the amount or number mitigation, moderation the action of lessening in severity or intensity lowering the act of causing to become less cutback a reduction in quantity or rate devaluation the reduction of something's value or worth devitalisation, devitalization the act of reducing the vitality of something extenuation, mitigation, palliation to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious alleviation, easement, easing, relief the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) de-escalation (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) minimisation, minimization the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position depletion the act of decreasing something markedly shortening act of decreasing in length shrinking the act of becoming less deduction, subtraction the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) deflation the act of letting the air out of something deduction, discount, price reduction the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise rollback reducing prices back to some earlier level weakening the act of reducing the strength of something depreciation a decrease in price or value contraction the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope reverse split, reverse stock split, split down a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity amortisation, amortization the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years declassification reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon shelter, tax shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings tax credit a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) budget cut the act of reducing budgeted expenditures pay cut, salary cut the act of reducing a salary cost cutting the act of cutting costs price cut, price cutting cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price spending cut the act of reducing spending tax cut the act of reducing taxation tapering the act of gradually lowering the size or amount service cutback the act of reducing service evisceration altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value spasmolysis the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms detente the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) palliation easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation the act of making less strict consumption, expenditure, using up the act of consuming something exhaustion the act of exhausting something entirely decompressing, decompression relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) abbreviation shortening something by omitting parts of it cut, cutting, cutting off the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends miniaturisation, miniaturization act of making on a greatly reduced scale bite a portion removed from the whole withholding the act of deducting from an employee's salary abatement the act of abating wilt, wilting causing to become limp or drooping dilution weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner etiolation the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) truncation the act of cutting short drain a gradual depletion of energy or resources tax avoidance the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods change of magnitude the act of changing the amount or size of something 2n the act of reducing complexity Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper simplification schematisation, schematization the act of reducing to a scheme or formula change the action of changing something 2 n any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent Syn\|Hyper reducing chemical reaction, reaction (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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