reduce
- v. 减少
- v. 降低
- v. 浓缩
- Definition
- v. to make something smaller in size or amount
- v. to make something smaller in degree
- v. to cook a liquid until it becomes thicker and stronger
- Example
- Walking to work can reduce your daily stress.
- 步行上班可以减少你每天的压力。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: lower a price or amount (verb).
比较义项：降低价格或数量（动词）。
- reduce 本词
Neutral and fairly formal; used for a measured decrease in price and is common in official, written, or business language, regardless of how large the drop is.
语气中性、较为正式；多用于价格上有节制的下降，常见于官方、书面或商务语境，不论降幅大小。
The clinic reduced its consultation fee by ten percent for senior citizens.
这家诊所把老年人的诊疗费降低了百分之十。
- cut
More casual and forceful; implies a sudden, often large decrease and is typical in spoken English, headlines, and everyday talk about sales or budgets.
语气更口语、更有力；暗示价格突然大幅下降，常见于口语、新闻标题以及日常谈论促销或预算时使用。
Airlines cut ticket prices dramatically right before the holiday, sparking a booking rush.
假期前航空公司大幅降价，引发了一波预订热潮。
Reduce and cut both mean to lower a price. Reduce is neutral and fairly formal, for a measured decrease, common in business language. Cut is more casual and forceful, suggesting a sudden, large decrease, typical in spoken English, headlines, and everyday talk about sales.
reduce 和 cut 在“降低价格”这个意义上意思相近，但语气和场合不同：reduce 语气中性、较为正式，强调价格有节制地降低；cut 语气更口语、更有力，暗示价格大幅或突然下降，常见于新闻标题和日常口语。这里不比较 cut 的“切割”义（如用刀把东西切开）。