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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DRUG〕The agency's efforts to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States has largely failed. 这家专门机构想要减少毒品流入美国的努力大部分都失败了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕We can expect a further decline in job vacancies. 可以预计，就业机会将进一步减少。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕What can be done to preserve the world's dwindling natural resources? 可以采取什么措施来保护这个世界日益减少的自然资源？朗文写作活用〔MAKE〕Clothing manufacturers have also felt the effects of the recession, as people spend less on clothes. 随着人们在衣服上的花费减少，服装生产公司也感到了经济衰退的影响。朗文写作活用〔PARTLY〕Although bad management was the major factor, the firm's problems were due in part to a fall-off in demand. 尽管经营不善是主要原因，但公司的问题部分在于需求量减少。朗文写作活用〔REDUCE〕Better health education should help to decrease the incidence of heart disease. 良好的健康教育会有助于减少心脏病的发病率。朗文写作活用〔Wall Street〕Wall Street seems to be ignoring other indications that consumers are spending less.华尔街似乎忽略了消费者花销正在减少的其他一些征兆。柯林斯高阶〔accordingly〕The workforce have been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.劳动者一直在呼吁减少劳动时间, 于是很多公司已经改为一周五天工作制。外研社新世纪〔anoxemia〕An abnormal reduction in the oxygen content of the blood.血缺氧，缺氧血：血液中氧含量异常减少美国传统〔armoury〕Delegates signed a treaty to reduce the armouries of conventional weapons in Europe.各代表签署了协议以减少欧洲的常规武器装备。柯林斯高阶〔art〕Government funding for the arts has been reduced.政府对艺术的资助减少了。朗文当代〔attrition〕The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.公司计划在6年内通过人员自然流失和减少雇用使员工总数减少1/4。柯林斯高阶〔avowal〕Her public avowals to reduce crime have yet to be put into effect.她公开宣称要减少犯罪，但是其计划还有待付诸实施。剑桥高阶〔buy〕For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.对他们来说，富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才获得的。柯林斯高阶〔carpooling〕The State Government should encourage carpooling to cut the number of one-passenger cars on the roads.州政府应该鼓励合伙用车, 以减少路上一车一人的情况。外研社新世纪〔chance〕Unemployment is clearly associated with reduced life chances.失业显然与人一生机遇的减少有关。麦克米伦高阶〔comfort〕Although crimes against visitors were falling, the levels of crime were still too high for comfort.尽管针对游客的犯罪活动有所减少，但犯罪率还是太高，令人担忧。柯林斯高阶〔commuter〕The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000.来伦敦上班的通勤人数已经减少了10万。外研社新世纪〔cut back〕He's cut back on the time he spends in front of the TV.他已减少了看电视的时间。韦氏高阶〔cutdown〕A reduction or decrease.减少，缩少美国传统〔cut〕Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共开支的缩减意味着能够接受高等教育的人数将会减少。朗文当代〔damaging〕The loss of jobs was damaging to morale.工作岗位减少影响了士气。朗文当代〔decline〕Profits declined by 6% this year.今年利润减少了 6%。牛津搭配〔decline〕The population has declined dramatically.人口数急剧减少。外研社新世纪〔decrease〕Fewer houses are available, but there is no corresponding decrease in demand.房子供应减少，但需求没有相应减少。牛津搭配〔decrease〕The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year.今年新生人数从 210 减少到 160。牛津高阶〔derogatory〕Tending to detract or diminish.有损的；减少的美国传统〔diminish〕Unforeseen expenses diminished our savings.意外的开支减少了我们的存款数目。21世纪英汉〔diocesan〕The church commissioners are cutting their contributions to diocesan funds.英格兰国教委员会正在减少对教区基金的善款拨付。柯林斯高阶〔disarmament〕The act of laying down arms, especially the reduction or abolition of a nation's military forces and armaments.缴械，解除武装：放下武器的行为，尤指减少或取消国家的军事力量和武装美国传统〔downward〕The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。柯林斯高阶〔drag〕The jet's sleek design reduces drag.喷气式飞机的流线型造型设计可以减少空气阻力。韦氏高阶〔draw sth down〕The president is discussing how quickly we should draw down our troops in the area.总统正在讨论我们减少这一地区的军队数量的速度。剑桥高阶〔drop below〕The factory has dropped below 100 workers this month.本月这个厂的工人人数已减少到不足100名。21世纪英汉〔drop〕A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.下跌：在质量、数量或密度上的迅速下降或减少美国传统〔drop〕Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter.销售量在第四个季度减少了美国传统〔effector〕Biochemistry A small molecule that when bound to the allosteric site of an enzyme causes either a decrease or an increase in the activity of the enzyme.【生物化学】 效应物：一种小分子，当邻接酶的变构点时会引起酶活动的增加或减少美国传统〔effect〕The committee agreed to what was in effect a reduction in the hourly wage.委员会同意了实质上是减少每小时工资的办法。英汉大词典〔expenditure〕The company reduced capital expenditure on plant and machinery.公司减少了厂房和机械方面的资本支出。牛津搭配〔extent〕He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.他大幅减少和朋友们的来往，已经到了令人担忧的程度。牛津搭配〔extravagance〕The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance.改组这个部门是为了减少浪费。韦氏高阶〔farm〕Local farm supply stores are expected to lose business.预计当地农产品供应店的生意可能会减少。牛津搭配〔fat〕An easy way to cut the amount of fat in your diet is to avoid eating red meats.减少饮食中脂肪摄入量的简单方法是避免吃红肉。外研社新世纪〔figure〕Figure 1.15 shows which provinces lost populations between 1910 and 1920.表 1.15 显示出哪些省份在 1910 至 1920 年间人口减少了。柯林斯高阶〔foist on〕What this amounts to is foisting onto women the responsibility for reducing 'the opportunities for crime' by changing their behaviour.这就等于是把减少“犯罪机会”的责任强加在了女性身上，要求她们改变行为。柯林斯高阶〔gluttonous〕She said that industrialized countries should reduce their gluttonous (= greater than is needed) consumption of oil.她说，工业化国家需要减少对石油资源的浪费。剑桥高阶〔harvest〕The numbers of fish were reduced through intensive harvest.由于集中捕捞,鱼的数量减少了。英汉大词典〔improve〕He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.他康复很快,医生已减少了用药剂量。柯林斯高阶〔knock〕Kelly knocked two seconds off her previous time.凯利把她原先的时间减少了两秒。麦克米伦高阶〔largely〕Retail sales dipped last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars.上个月零售额下降了, 主要是因为美国人购车量减少了。外研社新世纪〔life〕Cuts to the ambulance service could cost lives (=people could die) .减少救护车服务可能会以生命为代价。朗文当代〔low〕World stocks of wheat were getting very low.全球小麦储备量正在急剧减少。外研社新世纪〔market share〕Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM.今年福特公司的市场份额一直在扩大，导致通用汽车公司市场份额减少。柯林斯高阶〔measure〕We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area.我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。牛津高阶〔naturalness〕His commitments to the stepchildren will not reduce his obligation to his natural children.他对继子女的关爱和投入不会减少他对亲生孩子的责任。柯林斯高阶〔needless〕We are committed to reducing the needless suffering this disease causes.我们要全力以赴减少这种疾病所带来的不必要痛苦。外研社新世纪〔night-time〕Feeling unsafe reduces night-time activity for old and young alike.不安全感使得不管老人还是年轻人都减少了夜间活动。外研社新世纪〔noise masking〕The use of noise to make a sound unintelligible or less distracting.噪声制造：使用噪声来使声音难以辨识或减少干扰美国传统〔oil〕The world's oil supplies/reserves are diminishing.世界石油供应/储备日益减少。韦氏高阶〔overhead〕We need to reduce our overheads.我们需要减少经常性开支。剑桥高阶〔push-pull〕Of or relating to an arrangement of two identical electronic devices that that are set in opposite phase in order to minimize distortion.推挽式的，推拉式的：属于将两个相同电子装置放置成相反相位以减少失真的一种配置，或与其相关的美国传统〔recede〕The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded(= it is less likely).破产的可能性现已减少了。牛津高阶〔risk〕I sank to my knees to reduce the risk of detection.我跪在地上以减少被发现的危险。外研社新世纪〔road safety〕The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.政府发起了一场新的行车安全运动，目的是减少道路交通事故。剑桥高阶〔signal〕A fall in demand does not necessarily signal the death of the industry.需求的减少并不一定意味着该行业走向穷途末路。牛津搭配〔sink〕To diminish, as in value.降低：减少，例如在价值上美国传统〔sink〕To reduce in quantity or worth.减少：在数量或价值上减少美国传统〔slim down〕We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.我们必须减少公司的广告预算。韦氏高阶〔squeeze〕If budgets are cut, vital research may be squeezed out.如果预算减少，重要的研究项目就可能被停掉。朗文当代〔standardization〕There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.正在为实现零部件标准化和减少推出的型号数量而努力。柯林斯高阶〔step down〕If your muscles feel sore, step down the number of exercises.如果你感到肌肉酸疼, 就逐步减少运动次数。外研社新世纪〔stock〕As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital.随着股价下跌，银行资本也减少了。柯林斯高阶〔symptom〕The disappearance of jobs is a symptom of a deeper socioeconomic change.工作岗位减少是社会经济发生进一步变化的一个征兆。朗文当代〔taper off〕Production has been tapering off.产量在逐渐减少。韦氏高阶〔taper〕They are gradually tapering off production of the older models.他们在逐步减少生产旧型号的产品。牛津高阶〔traffic〕Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.今年的航空客运量减少了。韦氏高阶〔transit〕An improved mass transit system would cut traffic on the roads.改进后的公共交通运输系统将减少道路的交通流量。牛津搭配〔trickle〕Sales have slowed to a trickle in recent weeks.最近几周，销售量逐步减少。韦氏高阶〔truancy〕How can we reduce truancies in our schools? 我们怎样才能减少学校旷课人数？韦氏高阶〔wear〕Gradual impairment or diminution resulting from use or attrition.穿破，磨损：因使用或磨损造成的逐渐损坏或减少美国传统An important way of saving time is the reduction of downtime.节约时间的一个重要方法便是减少停工期。剑桥国际Competition has reduced profit margins to nil.竞争已使利润率减少到零。牛津商务Critics have argued that cuts in spending have enfeebled the country's defences.批评家们争论说减少开支削弱了国防力量。剑桥国际Increases in taxes eat into discretionary spending by consumers.税收的增加减少了消费者的悠闲开支。牛津商务Manufacturing activity fell in March.三月份的生产活动减少了。牛津商务Profits have declined as a result of (= because of) the recent drop in sales.利润由于近来销售的下降而减少了。剑桥国际Profits were depressed by reorganization costs.重组成本使利润减少了。牛津商务The industry is working to reduce the levels of salt in processed food.业界正致力于减少加工食品中盐的含量。牛津商务The inventor of Esperanto hoped that his artificial language would help reduce misunderstanding between nations.世界语的发明者希望他的人造语言能帮助减少国家之间的误解。剑桥国际The new computer system won't eliminate paperwork altogether, but it'll reduce it dramatically.新的计算机系统不会完全取消纸上作业，但会明显减少纸上作业。剑桥国际The new methods used in factories are more productive but provide fewer jobs.工厂采用的新方法提高了生产效率，但减少了就业机会。牛津商务The number of employees is likely to be reduced by 10%.雇员人数有可能减少 10%。牛津商务The programme aims to make the country self-sufficient in food and to cut energy imports.这个计划旨在使国家在粮食上能自给自足并减少能源的进口。剑桥国际The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a fraction of (=to much less than) what it was before the outbreak of war.店主都在抱怨说生意已经减少到了战前的很小一部分了。剑桥国际There has been some reduction in unemployment.失业人数有所减少。牛津商务There should be fewer restrictions on trading, not more.对贸易的限制应减少，而不是增加。牛津商务These measures will help reduce fringe costs. 这些措施有助于减少附加费用。译典通They decided to reduce the number of people in the hazard zone round the chemical factory.他们决定减少住在化工厂周围危险地带的人数。剑桥国际This is an 80% reduction on the previous quarterly dividend.这比上个季度的股利减少了 80%。牛津商务We are trying to reduce the number of flawed products that reach customers.我们正努力减少销售给顾客的瑕疵产品的数量。牛津商务 |
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