reduce

He finally corrected his misstatement and offered to reduce the fee.

他终于纠正了自己的错误说法，提出要减少费用。

to reduce the level of subsidy

降低补贴标准

The company must reduce costs to compete effectively.

公司要有效地参与竞争必须降低成本。

He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax.

他已经作出退让，许诺降低资本收益税。

Oil is put in machinery to reduce the friction.

把油涂到机器上减少摩擦.

Most schemes attempt to reduce the cost of defence through a smaller regular army.

大多数方案都试图通过缩减常备军的规模来降低国防支出。

The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.

政府将研究如何降低失业率.

We are having to cut our costs to reduce overheads and remain competitive.

我们现在必须减少开支以降低营运费用，保持竞争力。

A doctor can reduce a fracture or dislocation.

医生能使骨折或脱臼复位.

Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs.

其他行业只得精简管理人员以减少行政开支。

The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.

政府已经给一个旨在减少酸雨的方案拨了几十亿英镑。

Some in the market now want government regulation in order to reduce costs.

现在一些市场人士希望政府实施调控，以降低成本。

The creams have been used to reduce vaginal infections.

已使用这种乳膏来减少阴道感染。

The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.

职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。

The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.

英国可以在和平时期减少国防开支，而不会引来太大风险。

We must try our best to reduce the likelihood of war.

我们必须尽最大努力减少战争的可能性.

The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase taxes.

政府有两种选择的办法: 或是减少开支,或是增加税收.

If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue.

如果欧洲人不减少补贴，便会发生贸易战。

an attempt to reduce bank borrowings

减少向银行借贷的努力

the government's declared intention to reduce crime

政府公开宣布的减少犯罪的计划

The government must make new policies to reduce unemployment.

政府必须制定减少失业的新政策.

The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.

这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。

Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin.

防护手套可以减少皮肤对化学物质的吸收。

His plan to reduce the number of workers boomeranged on him.

他想要裁减工人的计划对他起了反作用.

We must carry on the patriotic public health campaign with a great fanfare, reduce disease and improve health conditions.

要大张旗鼓地开展爱国卫生运动, 减少疾病,提高健康水平.

The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.

这种药能降低发病次数和严重程度.