الگوی کاربرد:
to reduce [something]
The company plans to reduce its workforce by 10%.
A vállalat azt tervezi, hogy 10%-kal csökkenti a dolgozói létszámát.
We need to reduce the amount of sugar in our diet.
Csökkentenünk kell az étrendünkben lévő cukor mennyiségét.
The government is working to reduce air pollution.
She reduced her spending after losing her job.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
I want to reduce my weight.
Szeretnék fogyni.
They will reduce the price.
Csökkenteni fogják az árat.
We must reduce waste at home.
He reduced the speed of the car.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reduce' with 'remove'. 'Reduce' means to make smaller, not to eliminate completely.
معنی
Make something smaller or less
ترکیبهای رایج
reduce costs
|reduce waste
|reduce risk
|reduce speed
|reduce emissions
هممعنیها
decrease (Very close in meaning; often interchangeable in neutral contexts.)
متضادها
increase (Opposite in meaning; to make something greater in amount or size.)
موضوعها
daily life
|business
|science
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To make something less in size, number, or amount.
To make something smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
الگوی کاربرد:
to reduce [level/intensity]
Reduce the heat and let the soup simmer for 10 minutes.
Vedd lejjebb a lángot, és hagyd a levest 10 percig gyöngyözve főni.
Meditation can help reduce stress.
A meditáció segíthet csökkenteni a stresszt.
They installed panels to reduce noise from the street.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
Please reduce the heat on the stove.
Kérlek, vedd lejjebb a lángot a tűzhelyen.
Exercise can reduce stress.
A testmozgás csökkentheti a stresszt.
We need to reduce noise in the library.
معنی
Lower level or intensity
ترکیبهای رایج
reduce heat
|reduce stress
|reduce noise
هممعنیها
diminish (Slightly more formal; can imply gradual decrease.)
متضادها
increase (To raise the level or intensity of something.)
موضوعها
daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To make something less strong or less loud.
To bring down the level, intensity, or strength of something.
الگوی کاربرد:
to reduce [someone/something] to [state]
The bombing reduced the city to rubble.
A bombázás romhalmazzá változtatta a várost.
His rude comments reduced her to tears.
A goromba megjegyzései könnyekre fakasztották.
The illness reduced him to a shadow of his former self.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The fire reduced the house to ashes.
A tűz hamuvá égette a házat.
Her words reduced him to tears.
A szavai könnyekre fakasztották.
The war reduced the town to ruins.
معنی
Bring to weaker state
ترکیبهای رایج
reduce someone to tears
|reduce a city to ruins
هممعنیها
degrade (Often implies moral or social lowering as well.)
متضادها
elevate (To raise someone or something to a better state.)
موضوعها
emotions
|conflict
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To make someone or something weaker or less able than before.
To cause someone or something to be in a worse, weaker, or less important state or condition.
الگوی کاربرد:
to reduce [liquid/sauce]
Reduce the sauce over low heat until it thickens.
Kis lángon forrald be a szószt, amíg besűrűsödik.
The chef reduced the stock for an hour before serving.
A séf tálalás előtt egy órán át beforralta az alaplevet.
You can reduce the wine to intensify its flavor.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
Reduce the soup until it is thick.
Forrald be a levest, amíg sűrű nem lesz.
The chef will reduce the sauce.
A séf be fogja forralni a szószt.
Boil the juice to reduce it.
معنی
Cook liquid until thicker
ترکیبهای رایج
reduce a sauce
|reduce stock
هممعنیها
concentrate (General term for making a liquid stronger; not specific to cooking.)
متضادها
dilute (To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid.)
موضوعها
food
|cooking
|food_drink
تعریف
In cooking, to heat a liquid until some water goes away and it becomes thicker.
In cooking, to boil a liquid so that it becomes thicker and more concentrated by evaporation.