减

to lower

to decrease

to reduce

to subtract

to diminish

lessen

minus

subtract

decrement

coastdown

tally down

derogate

减[jiǎn]

-（由原有数量中去掉一部分）subtract:
Nineminusfourisfive.;Fourfromnineisfive.;Subtractfourfromnineandyouhavefive.九减四得五。
-（降低;衰退）reduce;decrease;cut:
workwitheverincreasingzeal;工作热情有增无减
reducebyhalf;减半
-（姓氏）asurname:
JianXuan减宣

我们做些什么才能减轻她的烦恼呢？
What can we do to lessen her vexation?

经理还没有想出一个适当的举措来减少多米诺效应。
The manager hasn't worked out a suitable action to reduce the domino effect.

他正在节食以减轻体重。
He is on a diet to reduce some weight.

他正尽力减少家庭开支。
He is trying to reduce the family's expenses.

窗户上涂上了浅色以减少强光。
The windows were tinted to reduce the glare.

他们正在做进一步的努力来减少军费开支。
They are making further efforts to decrease military spending.

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