reduce
英 [rɪ'djuːs]
美[rɪ'dʊs]
- vt. 减少；降低；使处于；把…分解
- vi. 减少；缩小；归纳为
词组搭配
reduced circumstances
used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
[委婉表达从富到穷]生活窘迫
a divorcee living in reduced circumstances.
生活拮据的离婚者。
reduce someone to the ranks
demote a non-commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier
把军士降为普通士兵