reduction
n
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(a) [U] reducing or being reduced 缩减; 降低; 简化; 还原
the reduction of tax 税金的减少
reduction of an argument to its essentials 将论据归纳成为一些要点.
(b) [C] instance of reducing 缩减; 降低; 简化; 还原
a reduction in size, weight, etc 体积的缩小、 重量的减少
a price reduction 价格的降低.
(c) [C] amount by which sth is reduced, esp in price 缩减之量; (尤指)减去的价钱
sell sth at a huge reduction 大幅度降价出售某物
make/offer reductions on certain articles 对某些商品减价.
2 [C] copy of a map, picture, etc made by reducing the size of the original (地图、 图片等的)缩版, 缩图. Cf 参看 enlargement (enlarge).
Mei Ge, did you find out the price for the IBM PC 386?
梅格,你查到了IBM386微机的价格了吗?
What's on at the cinema this week?
这周电影院放映什么电影?
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;