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He was reduced to scrounging money from those he had saved.他落到了向那些他曾救过的人讨钱的地步。The school was reduced to rubble.这所学校现在已成废墟。He was reduced to a skeleton.他瘦得只剩一把骨头了。Simmer the broth until it is reduced to 2 cups. 把肉汤熬到两杯的量。A roomful of wiring and circuits can now be reduced to a tiny computer chip.满屋子的线路和电路现在可以简化为一块小小的计算机芯片。He was reduced to ordinary soldier due to a serious dereliction of duty.他因严重失职被降为普通士兵。This beautiful forest has been reduced to a wasteland.这片美丽的森林已被毁，变成了一片荒地。Business was reduced to local buying and selling when the war broke out and international trading ceased.战争爆发国际贸易停止后，商业就只限于地方性的买卖了。Their house was reduced to ashes by the fire.他们的房子被大火烧成灰烬。Sam was almost reduced to tears by the sight of his mother in a hospital bed.看见母亲睡在医院病床上，萨姆几乎要哭出来了。Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.他们的农场已缩小到以前一半大小。The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect.因存在缺陷，这件货品降了价。Charlotte was often reduced to tears by his angry outbursts.夏洛特经常因为他大发脾气而泪流满面。She was reduced to tears in front of her students.她在学生面前流下了眼泪。The elections have been reduced to a farce.竞选演变为一场闹剧。He had never been reduced to such an extremity before.他以前从来没有遇到过如此棘手的情况。The Normans built the castle which was reduced to ruins under Cromwell.诺曼人建造了这座后来在克伦威尔统治时期变成废墟的城堡。All voices were reduced to a wordless drone.所有人的说话声都成了听不清字句的嗡嗡声。Politics has been reduced to class struggle.政治变成了阶级斗争。She was reduced to tagging on at the back of the queue.她不得已跟在了队尾。She has been reduced to doing menial work to make ends meet.她已被迫去做一些卑微的工作来维持生计。The officer was reduced to the ranks.这军官被降为士兵。He was reduced to begging for a living.他不得不以乞讨为生。When reduced to their essentials, most religions are not so different.如果归结到要点，那么大部分宗教都大同小异。The fruit is reduced to a pulp and then mixed with sugar.把水果榨成浆状，然后拌上糖。Most peasants were reduced to eating grass and leaves during the severe famine in 1934.在1934年严重饥荒期间，大多数农民都吃草和树叶。The Indians were reduced to small reservations.印第安人被限定在一块块狭小的保留地内居住。The risks must be reduced to the absolute minimum.风险必须降到最低。The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets.最后夏洛特被迫沦落到沿街乞讨。The library book stock has already been reduced to a minimum.图书馆的藏书量已经减至最少了。The cancer victim was reduced to skin and bones.那个癌症患者瘦得皮包骨。He was suddenly reduced to inarticulacy.他突然被逼得拙于辞令。The museum has been reduced to begging for funding.这家博物馆已经沦落到乞求经费的境地。The head nurse was reduced to ordinary nurse due to malpractice.这位护士长由于玩忽职守被降职为普通护士。The city was reduced to ashes by the fire. = The city was burned to ashes.那个城市被烧为灰烬。Water can be reduced to oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis.水通过电解可以分解为氧和氢。Some English vowel sounds which are not given weight in speech become reduced to a rather formless central vowel.英语中有些元音在讲话时没有重读，结果成了相当不定型的中央元音了。The study found that women were often reduced to secondary roles in the workplace.研究发现女性在工作场所经常沦为附属的角色。Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.成片成片的郊区变成了废墟。 |