made less hopeful or enthusiastic.
使减少希望或热情的。
made less brittle by heating and then cooling.
加热并使之慢慢冷却以使减少易碎性。
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen.
减少，降低使在数量、程度或强度上减少；减轻
This reduces the air intake.
这使空气进入量减少。
Soap saves rubbing.
使用肥皂可减少搓擦。
reduction schedule (for halon)
减少使用哈龙的时间表
diminish the revenue by reducing tax
用减税而使国家的收入减少。
Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.
由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少。
The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.
这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
We reduce the number of categories of data and will gain less information from the contingency table.
减少数据的项数，会使联表提供的信息有所减少。
or diminution of use values" (emphasis added).
或者在使用价值的减少方面更少一些”。
Budget cut backs forced the company to let go of several employees.
预算减少迫使得公司减裁了好几个员工。
It reduces friction and makes the rolling parts work smoothly.
它能减少摩擦，并使旋转零件活动自如。
an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss.
努力使损失减少到最低点。
Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by0.25 sec.
使你的法力燃烧的施法时间减少0.25秒。
a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery.
能使表面光滑以减少摩擦的物质。
The new method has halved the production cost.
新方法使生产成本减少一半。
The use of a thickening agent admixture reduces the problem of pressure segregation.
使用一种混浊外加剂，能减少压力问题。
