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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 减少
[jiǎnshǎo]
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verb
reduce
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 减少
[jiǎnshǎo]
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1.
动
减去一部分，使变少
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减少开支
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失误减少了。
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Examples
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为了提高工作效率，必须减少办事机构的层次，精简人员。
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To raise efficiency, we should simplify the administrative structure and reduce the staff.
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产销直接挂钩，减少中间环节。
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With direct contact between producing and marketing departments, the number of intermediate steps are reduced.
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减少水果在运输中的耗损
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reduce the wastage of fruit in transit
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减少环节，提高效率
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reduce the number of intermediate links and raise efficiency
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精简机构，减少层次
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simplify the administrative structure and eliminate duplication
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这个研究所用经济手段控编，行政人员减少百余人。
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The research institute used economic means to control the staff size and cut administrative staff by over a hundred.
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今年5月份，在港外待卸的货船，平均每天下降到276艘，比压船最多的2月份减少77艘。
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In May this year, the average number of cargo ships waiting to be unloaded in the harbor every day dropped to 276, 77 less than the record number in February.
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缩短总装时间，以减少耗费
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cut costs by shortening assembly time
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为了减少开支，他们不得不裁兵。
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They had to reduce troops to save money.
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Collocations
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明显减少
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clearly reducing
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减少麻烦
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to decrease one's troubles
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减少一些
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to decrease a little
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事故减少
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to reduce accidents
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