缩小英文

减少英语：reduce

reduce 读法  英 [rɪˈdjuːs]  美 [rɪˈduːs]

短语：

1、reduce waste 减少浪费

2、reduce by 减少了

示例：

The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.

这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。

词语用法：

1、reduce可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。reduce偶尔也可接动词不定式作宾语补足语,意思是“使…不得不…”。

2、reduce后常接介词by表示“以某幅度减少”或“以…方法减少”; reduce常接介词to表示“减少到…”或“使陷入…状态”。

词义辨析：

decrease, reduce区别：

1、decrease 多表示逐渐缩小。如：The swelling decreased daily.(肿胀日渐消退。)

2、reduce 为常用词，使用范围较大，可指尺寸，数量，规模和程度等，也可指地位，经济状况。如：He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)

reduce; decrease; lessen; cut down; diminish; abate; curtail

reduce

放大是ZOOM，缩小不记得了。。

1. shrinkage n. 收缩量，缩小,收缩，收缩程度 英语解释：the process of becoming smaller in size; the amount by which something becomes smaller2. shrink v. （使）缩水，收缩，缩小 英语解释：to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to become or make something smaller in size or amount