ADJECTIVE | VERB + REDUCTION | REDUCTION + VERB | REDUCTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, great, large, major, marked, significant, substantial大量縮減;大幅減少;顯著降低◇The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected.這些變動可能導致超出我們預期的更多雇員的裁減。➤dramatic, drastic, huge, massive, remarkable, severe急劇下降;銳減;大量減少;明顯減少;嚴重減少◇a sale with massive reductions on selected items指定商品的大幅降價銷售➤minor, modest, slight, small小幅降低;適度減少;稍稍減少;少量縮減➤tenfold, fiftyfold, etc.減少為(原來的)十分之一、五十分之一等▸➤further進一步減少▸➤possible可能的減少▸➤actual, net, overall, real實際縮減;淨減少;總減少▸➤across-the-board, general全面減少;總體上縮減▸➤rapid, sharp, steep迅速減少;急劇縮減▸➤slow緩慢減少▸➤immediate, sudden立即/突然減少▸➤gradual, progressive, steady逐步減少;穩步減少▸➤initial初步減少▸➤recent近期減少▸➤long-term, permanent長期縮減▸➤proposed提議的縮減▸➤percentage百分比降幅◇A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.材料成本的小幅降低會帶來利潤的大幅提高。➤cost, debt, deficit, pay, price, tariff, tax, wage成本降低;債務減少;赤字削減;薪金削減;價格降低;關稅降低;稅額減少;工資降低▸➤emission, noise, pollution, waste排放物減少;噪音降低;污染減少;廢物減少➤harm, pain, risk, stress傷害減輕;疼痛減輕;風險減少;壓力減少◇a drug strategy which prioritizes harm reduction以減輕傷害為先的用藥方案➤poverty減貧◇The IMF claims to put poverty reduction at the heart of its policies.國際貨幣基金組織聲稱,減貧是其各項政策的核心。➤size, weight尺寸減少;重量下降◇The result is a 75 to 80% size reduction.結果是尺寸減少了 75% 至 80%。➤breast乳房縮小◇She had a breast reduction last year.去年她做了個縮胸手術。➤staff人員裁減▸➤arms, troop武器/軍隊裁減VERB + REDUCTION➤achieve, make, secure實現縮減◇The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in spending.政府發現要真正縮減開支很困難。◇Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties.採取了一切措施最大限度地減少傷亡人數。➤cause, lead to, make, produce, result in造成降低;導致減少;引起縮減◇These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet.這些小小的改變會大大減少你飲食中的脂肪含量。➤avoid避免減少▸➤ask for, demand, seek要求降低;請求縮減◇I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.裙子有點兒毛病,因此我要求降價。➤require要求減少▸➤get, receive得以減少◇Guests staying 14 nights will receive a 10% reduction.入住 14 天的客人可享有 10% 的優惠。➤experience, have減少◇The company has had a reduction in sales.公司的銷售額減少了。➤suffer遭到縮減◇They suffered a severe reduction in income.他們的收入銳減。➤accept, welcome (especially BrE) 接受/歡迎縮減◇I welcome the reduction in road traffic fatalities.我樂於看到道路交通事故死亡人數的下降。➤give (sb), offer (sb)給予(某人)縮減▸➤propose建議削減◇She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers.她建議削減總統的權力。➤notice, observe, see注意到減少;看到降低◇Police said they had noticed a significant reduction in crime last year.警方說他們注意到去年的犯罪率大幅下降。➤announce宣佈削減◇The gas company has announced price reductions for all customers.煤氣公司已宣佈對所有顧客給以降價。➤mean, represent意味着/相當於減少◇Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.我們的平均利潤率降到了 35%,這意味着毛利減少了 1.09 億英鎊。➤demonstrate, show顯示下降◇Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.剛剛公佈的數字顯示,近 4 年的廢氣排放量在逐步降低。REDUCTION + VERB➤occur, take place降低出現;減少發生REDUCTION + NOUN➤target減少⋯的目標◇the government's waste reduction targets政府減少浪費的目標PREPOSITION➤through a/the reduction通過降低◇economic growth through a reduction in interest rates通過降低利率促進經濟增長➤reduction by⋯的降幅◇reduction by 30%減少 30%➤reduction from, reduction in從⋯的減少;在⋯方面的降低◇There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on our roads.我們的交通事故銳減。➤reduction of⋯的減少◇a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions二氧化碳排放的減少➤reduction on按⋯計算的減少◇a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates相比正常訂閱費 25% 的降幅➤reduction to至⋯的減少◇a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour速度限制從每小時 50 英里減至每小時 40 英里PHRASES➤a reduction in numbers數量降低◇Asian elephants have experienced a 50% reduction in numbers over the last three generations.在過去的 3 代人之間,亞洲象的數量減少了一半。◇They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.有資格接受法律援助的人數減少,他們對此頗為關注。➤a reduction in the amount of sth, a reduction in the number of sth, a reduction in the size of sth⋯數量/數目/尺寸的減少◇the reduction in the number of hospital beds醫院牀位的減少
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