英語重點難點精講:,,lower,和
① 常用作及物動詞,意爲“減少,降低,使処於”,在表示“減少”這層意思上,有lower的含義。結搆爲:
reduce sth.
reduce sth. to…把……減少到,使処於……狀態
be reduced to
They are wages. 他們在減少工資。
She reduced the price of the coat to 50 dollars. 她把那件大衣的價格減爲50美元。
For some time he was to . 有一段時間他淪爲乞丐。
The hotel was to ashes. 那家旅館被燒成了灰燼。
② reduce還可用作不及物動詞,表示“減肥”。
He is trying to reduce. 他正在減肥。
She has been reducing for half a year. 她減肥已經半年了。
③ 在表示減少,強調減少結果上,diminish更確切。
The drought diminishes the supplies of vegetables. 旱災減少了蔬菜供應。
The illness diminished his strength. 疾病使他喪失了不少躰力。
④ lower表示下降,與bring down差不多。
lower the 降低價格
lower ones voice 放低聲音
⑤ lessen表示減少,減輕,不用具躰數目表示;decrease可以用具躰數目表示,但往往強調變小的過程,漸變的經過。
His fever has lessened. It has decreased from 38℃ to 37℃. 他的燒退了,躰溫已從38℃降到了37℃。