| それ以外の訳語 |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| reduce [sb] to doing [sth] v expr | usually passive (make resort to) (動詞句をとる) | ~はめになる 動詞句 HHiragana~はめになる |
| We were so poor back then that we were reduced to living on peanut butter and crackers. |
| reduce⇒ vtr | (cooking: boil down) (料理) | 煮詰める 他動 HHiraganaにつめる |
| reduce vtr | (lower dignity) (品位などを) | 落とす 他動 HHiraganaおとす |
| reduce vtr | (mathematics) (数学) | (分数を)通分する、約分する 他動 HHiragana(ぶんすうを)つうぶんする、やくぶんする |
| reduce vtr | (to simple explanation) | 要約する 他動 HHiraganaようやくする |
| reduce vtr | (broken bone: set) | 整復する 他動 HHiraganaせいふくする |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (break down into: pieces) | (粉々にして)~にする 動詞句 HHiragana(こなごなにして)~にする |
| The building was reduced to pieces by the force of the explosion. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (idea, text: condense) | まとめる、掻い摘む 他動 HHiraganaまとめる、かいつまむ |
| That whole speech could be reduced to "Be nice." |
| reduce [sth/sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (worsen condition of) (人が) | ~に身を落とす 動詞句 HHiragana~にみをおとす |
| (物事が) | ~に成り果てる 動詞句 HHiragana~になりはてる |
| 注釈: 日本語訳は英語表現の受動形に対応する。 |
| They have reduced education to rote learning and memorization. |
| She was reduced to poverty. |