?第一版块|核心单词
1.reduce vt.减少，缩小，降低 反义词：increase增长
(教材P18)It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are (reduced/being reduced) due to the cutting of trees.据报道，由于砍伐树木，野生动物的生存空间正在减少。
reduce... to 把……减少到……(to表示结果)
reduce... by 把……减少了……(by表示幅度)
rise/increase
?This drug can reduce the death rate of heart attacks.
这种药可以降低心脏病发作的死亡率。
?All the shirts were reduced to $10.所有衬衫都减价至10美元。
?Output has been reduced by around 30 percent due to the bad weather.
由于恶劣的天气，产量已减少了大约30%。
常见搭配：
reduce the trees to three把树减少到三棵
reduce the trees by 50%把树减少一半
be reduced to沦为；转化为
reduce sb. to tears/silence使某人流泪/沉默
reduce sth. to ashes/ruins把某物(尤指建筑物)化为灰烬/夷为废墟
