reduce

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Giảm bớt, thu nhỏ

BrE /rɪˈdjuːs/ AmE /rɪˈduːs/

verb en → vi

past reduced pp reduced ing reducing

1 MAKE SMALLER [transitive] B1

Giảm bớt, thu nhỏ

to make something smaller in size, amount, or degree

  • reduce sth to sth

Collocations reduce the risk · reduce the cost

  • The government is trying to reduce unemployment.

    Chính phủ đang cố gắng giảm tỷ lệ thất nghiệp.

2 MAKE FEWER [transitive] B1

Giảm bớt số lượng, cắt giảm

to make a number of people or things smaller by removing some of them

  • reduce sth to sth

Collocations reduce the workforce · reduce the number of staff

  • The company has reduced its workforce by 20%.

    Công ty đã cắt giảm lực lượng lao động 20%.

3 MAKE LESS [transitive] B2

Giảm nhẹ, làm dịu đi

to make something less strong, intense, or severe

  • reduce sth to sth

Collocations reduce the pain · reduce the impact

  • The new drug can reduce the pain.

    Thuốc mới có thể giảm đau.

4 MAKE FEWER [transitive] B2

Giảm bớt số lượng, cắt giảm

to make a number of people or things smaller by removing some of them, especially in order to save money

  • reduce sth

Collocations reduce the budget · reduce the expenses

  • The company has decided to reduce its advertising budget.

    Công ty đã quyết định cắt giảm ngân sách quảng cáo.

5 MAKE SMALLER [transitive] B2

Giảm bớt, thu nhỏ

to make something smaller in size, amount, or degree by changing it

  • reduce sth to sth

Collocations reduce the size · reduce the amount

  • The company has reduced its carbon footprint.

    Công ty đã thu nhỏ lượng khí thải CO2.

6 MAKE FEWER [transitive] C1

Giảm bớt số lượng, cắt giảm

to make a number of people or things smaller by removing some of them, especially in order to improve efficiency

  • reduce sth

Collocations reduce the number of steps · reduce the complexity

  • The new system will reduce the number of steps in the process.

    Hệ thống mới sẽ giảm số bước trong quy trình.

7 MAKE FEWER [transitive] C1

Giảm bớt số lượng, cắt giảm

to make a number of people or things smaller by removing some of them, especially in order to improve quality

  • reduce sth

Collocations reduce the number of defects · reduce the errors

  • The company has reduced the number of defects in its products.

    Công ty đã giảm số lỗi trong sản phẩm của mình.

8 MAKE FEWER [transitive] C1

Giảm bớt số lượng, cắt giảm

to make a number of people or things smaller by removing some of them, especially in order to improve performance

  • reduce sth

Collocations reduce the number of tasks · reduce the workload

  • The company has reduced the number of tasks assigned to each employee.

    Công ty đã giảm số công việc được giao cho mỗi nhân viên.