reduce
英 [r?'dju?s]
美[r?'d?s]
- vt. 減少；降低；使處于；把…分解
- vi. 減少；縮小；歸納為
詞組搭配
reduced circumstances
used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
[委婉表達從富到窮]生活窘迫
a divorcee living in reduced circumstances.
生活拮據的離婚者。
reduce someone to the ranks
demote a non-commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier
把軍士降為普通士兵