英语重点难点精讲:,,lower,和
① 常用作及物动词,意为“减少,降低,使处于”,在表示“减少”这层意思上,有lower的含义。结构为:
reduce sth.
reduce sth. to…把……减少到,使处于……状态
be reduced to
They are wages. 他们在减少工资。
She reduced the price of the coat to 50 dollars. 她把那件大衣的价格减为50美元。
For some time he was to . 有一段时间他沦为乞丐。
The hotel was to ashes. 那家旅馆被烧成了灰烬。
② reduce还可用作不及物动词,表示“减肥”。
He is trying to reduce. 他正在减肥。
She has been reducing for half a year. 她减肥已经半年了。
③ 在表示减少,强调减少结果上,diminish更确切。
The drought diminishes the supplies of vegetables. 旱灾减少了蔬菜供应。
The illness diminished his strength. 疾病使他丧失了不少体力。
④ lower表示下降,与bring down差不多。
lower the 降低价格
lower ones voice 放低声音
⑤ lessen表示减少,减轻,不用具体数目表示;decrease可以用具体数目表示,但往往强调变小的过程,渐变的经过。
His fever has lessened. It has decreased from 38℃ to 37℃. 他的烧退了,体温已从38℃降到了37℃。