1．reduce vt.减少；降低；使处于
[教材原句] One of the most effective ways to reduce stress is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.
减少压力最有效的方式之一就是与你信任的人聊聊感受。
reduce... to... 把……减少到……
reduce... by... 把……减少了……
be reduced to... 沦落为……；陷入某种状态
单句语法填空
①She takes exercise every day, and she has reduced her weight ________ 50 kilos.
②Though the price of the house has been reduced ________ 10%, we can't afford it either.
补全句子
① His life in the big city was hard and finally he
___________ for a living.
他在大城市的生活很艰难，最后他沦落为以乞讨为生。
[答案] ①to ②by ③was reduced to begging
[知识顾问] reduce“减少”的近义词是decrease，反义词是increase, rise(增加)。这三个词与reduce用法一样，后可接to...表示增减的结果，接by...表示增减的幅度。
