| 词汇 | reduction |
| 释义 | reduction noun uk /rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ us /rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ reductionnoun (MAKING SMALLER)B2[ C or U ] the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.: 减少；减小；降低；缩小 a reduction in traffic交通量的减少 huge price reductions大减价 the fact of getting smaller or becoming less decreaseThere has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. fallA fall in the price of petrol is unlikely. fall-offThere's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke. falling-offThere has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth. [ C ] a copy of a photograph, picture, etc. that is smaller than the original one缩影（照片或图片的一个拷贝，比原件小） The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe.该条约的签订导致了欧洲陆基导弹的数量大幅减少。 Stiffening competition in the market has led to a reduction in the company's profits this year.市场日趋激烈的竞争导致了公司今年利润的下降。 The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes.经费的削减将阻碍新计划的开展。 The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic.该航空公司因运输量骤降而削减了一半的海外业务。 The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible resize retreat trough tumble reductionnoun (CHEMISTRY)[ U ] chemistry specialized the addition of one or more electrons to a chemical element: Oxidation, the loss of electrons, is always accompanied by reduction, the gain of the same electrons. Chemistry - general words acceptor aerosol aerosolize allotrope amphiprotic balanced equation chemical equation electrolyte endocrine disruptor endothermic epitaxial epitaxially epitaxy inorganic chemistry ionic bond nonchemical nonelectrolyte nonreactive preatomic reactive reductionnoun (MEDICAL)[ C or U ] medical specialized the act of putting a broken bone or another part of the body back into its correct position: Reduction of the fracture corrects and maintains alignment. The displaced fracture required open reduction and internal plate fixation, together with dental wire to stabilize the front teeth. the reduction of a dislocated shoulder The technology allows surgeons to visualize fracture reductions. reduction | Business Englishreduction noun uk /rɪˈdʌkʃən/us [ C or U ] the process of making something less in price, size, amount, etc., or the fact of it becoming less: a reduction in sthThe cutbacks have required a 10% reduction in staff numbers. Policyholders will be preparing themselves for further reductions in bonuses on maturing policies. a dramatic/significant/substantial reductionI was warned of a significant reduction in the projected payout. a gradual/slight/steady reduction debt/deficit/spending reductionThe emphasis is on long-term debt reduction. rate/tariff/tax reductionBanks have announced mortgage rate reductions to bolster the housing market. poverty reduction emissions/greenhouse gas reductions cost reduction programs/targets [ C ] COMMERCE an amount by which the price of something is reduced: to get/make a reduction on sthI got a reduction on the skirt because there was a button missing. big/massive reductionsStores are offering big reductions this weekend. Examples of reductionreduction The results show the potential for considerable reductions in blood use. Hence, we also investigated the effect of combining conjugate vaccination with reductions of antibiotic exposure. Agro-environmental partnership activities are not the only reason for pesticide reductions in these commodities. We conjecture that this approach can be adapted and generalised in order to handle term-graphs and to simulate term-graphs reductions. The unequal distribution of benefits resulted in member states failing to implement agreed tariff reductions and preferential trade access agreements. Indeed, different communications induce essentially different reductions of processes. Spatial and temporal contrast produced equivalent reductions in chromatic discriminability as the chromatic difference between the test and surround increased. Local increases in entropy are offset by reductions elsewhere. Yield reductions during severe drought were so great that residue levels, even with no-tillage, were insufficient for protecting the soil from wind erosion. Neither the smaller wet weight reductions nor the higher temperatures were effective in this test in extending longevity of the hydroprimed seeds. The cases of inner reductions follow immediately from the induction hypothesis. Changes in soil fungal:bacterial biomass ratios following reductions in the intensity of management of an upland grassland. The system also allows partial reductions of cell formulas and unbound variables. Only a small percentage of the patients required dose delay or reductions. To confirm the immune status of the calves, reductions in worm burdens were measured after treatment with benzimidazoles at housing and at subsequent challenge infection. See all examples of reduction These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withreductionreductionThese are words often used in combination with reduction. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. across-the-board reduction Firms are the only winners, now earning higher profits because of their ability to outsource and the across-the-boardreduction in wages. additional reduction Call-by-name does no reduction, call-by-value reduces until the argument reaches a weak head normal form, and our closed strategy does additionalreduction. automatic reduction Amongst such measures, he proposes the automatic reduction of quotas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with reduction |
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