使陷入(更坏的)境地;使沦落;使陷入窘境;将…概括成(或简化为)
reduce sb / sth (from sth) to sth / to doing sth
使陷入(更坏的)境地;使沦落;使陷入窘境
to force sb / sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one
a beautiful building reduced to rubble已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑
reduce sth to sth
将…概括成(或简化为)
to change sth to a more general or more simple form
We can reduce the problem to two main issues.我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版