reduce
gb/ɹɪdˈus/ us/ɹɪdˈus/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 600
csökkent, lejjebb vesz, rosszabb állapotba juttat, beforral
คำกริยา
A2
1
csökkent
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reduce' with 'remove'. 'Reduce' means to make smaller, not to eliminate completely.
ความหมาย
Make something smaller or less
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
reduce costs
|reduce waste
|reduce risk
|reduce speed
|reduce emissions
คำพ้องความหมาย
decrease (Very close in meaning; often interchangeable in neutral contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
increase (Opposite in meaning; to make something greater in amount or size.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|business
|science
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To make something less in size, number, or amount.
To make something smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
คำกริยา
B1
2
csökkent
B1
lejjebb vesz
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ความหมาย
Lower level or intensity
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
reduce heat
|reduce stress
|reduce noise
คำพ้องความหมาย
diminish (Slightly more formal; can imply gradual decrease.)
คำตรงข้าม
increase (To raise the level or intensity of something.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To make something less strong or less loud.
To bring down the level, intensity, or strength of something.
คำกริยา
B2
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ความหมาย
Bring to weaker state
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
reduce someone to tears
|reduce a city to ruins
คำพ้องความหมาย
degrade (Often implies moral or social lowering as well.)
คำตรงข้าม
elevate (To raise someone or something to a better state.)
หัวข้อ
emotions
|conflict
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
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.
คำกริยา
B1
TECHNICAL
4
beforral
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ความหมาย
Cook liquid until thicker
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
reduce a sauce
|reduce stock
คำพ้องความหมาย
concentrate (General term for making a liquid stronger; not specific to cooking.)
คำตรงข้าม
dilute (To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid.)
หัวข้อ
food
|cooking
|food_drink
คำจำกัดความ
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.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
reduce
IPA
GB/ɹɪdˈus/
US/ɹɪdˈus/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
re - duce (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (duce)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: reduce
- 3rd Person Singular: reduces
- Present Participle: reducing
- Past: reduced
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
reduce by half
1/ɹɪdˈus bˈaɪ hˈæf/
fixed phrase
Make something half as much
To make something 50% smaller in amount or size.
ตัวอย่าง
- Reduce the recipe by half if you are cooking for two.
- They managed to reduce their energy use by half.
reduce speed
1/ɹɪdˈus spˈid/
fixed phrase
Slow down a vehicle's speed
To make a car, bike, or other vehicle go slower.
ตัวอย่าง
- Drivers should reduce speed in school zones.
- Reduce speed when approaching sharp curves.
reduce to rubble
1/ɹɪdˈus tə ɹˈʌbəl/
idiom
Destroy leaving only rubble
To destroy a building so that only broken pieces remain.
ตัวอย่าง
- The earthquake reduced the entire neighborhood to rubble.
- Bombing raids reduced the factory to rubble.
reduce to tears
1/ɹɪdˈus tə tˈɪɹz/
idiom
Make someone start crying
To make someone cry because of your words or actions.
ตัวอย่าง
- The teacher's harsh criticism reduced the student to tears.
- His cruel joke reduced her to tears.