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

• 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。
• Pratt& Whitney has announced that it will be making further job reductions
  普惠公司宣布将进一步裁员。
• The first and most stubborn problem was that of reductions in the number of aircraft.
  最首要也是最棘手的问题是飞机数量的减少。
• The approach also should be broad, including reductions in tax expenditures and entitlements.
  美国还应采取广泛方式，包括削减税收支出和津贴。
• Whitney estimates marked reductions in the banks'ratio of debt to equity.
  惠特尼预计，政府注资将显著降低被注资银行的债务与股东权益之比。
• The result has been more value for each rupiah spent, and demonstrable reductions in the levels of corruption.
  结果是，每一个卢比都产生了更大的价值，减少了腐败现象。
• All new revenues are recycled back to businesses through reductions in labour related taxes and energy efficiency grants.
  通过减少与劳动相关的税收和能源效率资助使新的税收收入全部循环到企业中。
• 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。
• 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。