"reduce to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 减少为
• 变为

Definition

使某物变得更小、更简单，或使其只剩下特定的形式、数量或东西。也可以表示使某人/某物陷入更糟或基础的状态。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"Reduce to" 比较正式，可用于字面（减少到最简形式）和比喻（被迫变成某种状态）。常见句型有 "reduce (something) to (something)" 和被动语态 "be reduced to"。多用于负面变化，但不总是如此。

Examples

We need to reduce the problem to something simpler.

我们需要**将问题减少为**更简单的形式。

The fraction can be reduced to its lowest terms.

这个分数可以**减少为**最简形式。

After the fire, the house was reduced to ashes.

火灾后，这座房子**变成了**灰烬。

He was reduced to begging after losing his job.

他失业后，被**迫沦为乞讨**。

Let’s reduce this list to the most important points.

让我们**把这个列表减少为**最重要的要点。

All their hard work was reduced to nothing after the project was canceled.

项目取消后，他们所有的努力都**化为乌有**。