reduction
US: /ɹəˈdəkʃən/, /ɹiˈdəkʃən/
UK: /ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
reduction /ri'dʌkʃn/- danh từ
- sự thu nhỏ, sự giảm bớt
- reduction of armaments: sự giảm quân bị
- sự giảm giá, sự hạ giá
- sự biến đổi (sang một trạng thái, hình thức kém hơn, thấp hơn)
- reduction to ashes: sự biến thành tro bụi
- sự giáng cấp (một sĩ quan...)
- reduction to the ranks: sự giáng cấp xuống làm lính thường
- sự chinh phục, sự bắt phải đi đầu hàng
- bản thu nhỏ (bản đồ...)
- (y học) sự chữa, sự bó (xương gây), sự nắn (chỗ trật khớp)
- (hoá học) sự khử
- (toán học) sự rút gọn, phép rút gọn, phép quy về
- reduction of a fraction: sự rút gọn một phân số
- (kỹ thuật) sự cán, sự dát; sự ép, sự nén
- sự thu nhỏ, sự giảm bớt
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C, U] ~ (in sth) an act of making sth less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller: a 33% reduction in the number of hospital beds available + There has been some reduction in unemployment. + a significant / substantial / drastic reduction in costs + The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions.
2 [C] an amount of money by which sth is made cheaper: There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults.
3 [C] a copy of a photograph, map, picture, etc. that is made smaller than the original one
Antonym: ENLARGEMENT
Collocation
ADJ.
big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, great, huge, large, major, marked, massive, remarkable, severe, significant, substantial
The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected. a sale with massive reductions on selected items
| minor, slight, small | further | possible | actual, net, overall, real | across-the-board, general | rapid, sharp, steep | slow | immediate, sudden | gradual, progressive, steady | initial | recent | long-term, permanent | proposed | percentage
A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
| capital, cost, debt, deficit, expenditure, pay, price, tariff, tax, wage | emission, noise, pollution, waste | weight | staff | arms, troop
VERB + REDUCTION
achieve, make, secure
The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in government spending. Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties.
| cause, lead to, make, produce, result in
These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet.
| avoid | ask for, demand, seek
I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.
| get, receive
Guests staying 14 nights will receive a ten per cent reduction.
| suffer
They suffered a severe reduction in income.
| accept, welcome | give (sb), offer (sb) | propose
She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers.
| notice, observe, witness
I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the performance of my car since switching to unleaded fuel.
| announce | forecast
The budget forecasts a deficit reduction of 27%.
| mean, represent
Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.
| show
Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.
REDUCTION + VERB
occur, take place
REDUCTION + NOUN
target
the government's waste reduction targets
PREP.
through a/the ~
economic growth through a reduction in interest rates
| ~ by
reduction by 30%
| ~ from, ~ in
There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on motorways.
| ~ on
a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates
| ~ to
a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour
PHRASES
a reduction in numbers
They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.
| a reduction in the amount/number/size of sth
the reduction in the number of hospital beds
Concise dictionary
reductionsrɪ'dʌkʃnnoun
+the act of decreasing or reducing something
+any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
+the act of reducing complexity
