reductions

英 [rɪˈdʌkʃənz]

美 [riˈdʌkʃənz]

n.  减少; 缩小; 降低; 减价; 折扣; (照片、地图、图片等的)缩图，缩版
reduction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 减少；降低
  When there is areduction insomething, it is made smaller.
  1. ...a future reduction in UK interest rates...
     未来英国利率的下调
  2. Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff.
     许多公司已经宣布大幅裁员。
• N-UNCOUNT 减少；降低；缩小
  Reductionis the act of making something smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
  1. ...a new strategic arms reduction agreement.
     新的战略武器削减协议

双语例句

• Group earnings were boosted by swingeing cost cuts and staff reductions, both running ahead of schedule.
  集团利润得到了大幅削减成本和裁员的推动，这两项工作的进度都较计划有所提前。
• Andy, I make port wine reductions all day.
  安蒂，我整天都在和波尔图葡萄酒打交道。
• Reductions in inheritance tax implemented in 2003 encouraged some transfer of income but there is scope for further reform.
  2003年实施的遗产税降低，鼓励了一部分收入转移，但在这方面仍有进一步改革的空间。
• Tie emissions reductions to other local goals and objectives.
  把减排和其他地方目标和目的联系在一起。
• Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff.
  许多公司已经宣布大幅裁员。
• Funding for new technologies that result in significant reductions in GHG emissions;
  为能够大量减少温室气体排放的新技术提供的资助，如与煤炭气化、甲烷捕获、以及碳捕获和储存等有关的新技术；
• Smuggling, privateering, and legal trade with overseas partners only partially offset the drastic trade reductions with Britain.
  与海外贸易伙伴的私下及合法的贸易只是部分地抵消了与英国的贸易缩减量。
• Members also noted the substantial unilateral tariff reductions made in many sectors by China in recent years.
  成员们还注意到中国最近几年在许多部门单方面的实质性关税削减。
• The question is whether such voluntary debt reductions would be enough, particularly for Greece.
  问题是，自愿的债务削减是否足以解决问题，尤其是对希腊来说。
• I initiated an internal revision of each expense account to identify further potential expense reductions.
  我开始对每一个费用账户进行内部修订以便于鉴别长期潜在费用的减少。