reduce简单

people’s reduced interest in film.

人们对电影的兴趣下降。

They rid the forest of dead and sick trees, reducing competition and curbing the spread of disease.

它们清除了森林中枯死和患病的树木，减少了竞争，并遏制了疾病的传播。

Reading has also been found to make us more helpful, to reduce bias, and even to increase longevity — something we will enjoy all the more if we have a good book in our hands. (And yes, all these benefits are more closely associated with physical books than digital ones.)

研究还发现，阅读能让我们更乐于助人、减少偏见，甚至延长寿命——如果手里有一本好书，我们会更加享受这份长寿。（没错，所有这些益处与纸质书的联系都比与电子书更为密切。）

We are eliminating a stage, booking fewer performers and making additional cuts to reduce our costs, all while striving to keep the festival as vibrant as ever, as supportive of local artists and businesses, and as true to Wicker Park’s unique spirit and reputation as festgoers have come to expect.

我们撤掉了一个舞台，邀请的表演者也减少了，还进行了其他削减以降低成本，同时努力让节庆一如既往地充满活力、一如既往地支持本地艺术家和商家，并一如既往地保持游客所期待的柳条公园独特精神与声誉。

reduce the number of performances.

减少演出数量。

intention to reduce their research.

打算缩减研究。

reducing

简化；归结

Britain has relatively few butterfly species compared with mainland Europe and 80% are in decline, mostly because intensive chemical farming has reduced many species to tiny fragments of habitat and small nature reserves.

与欧洲大陆相比，英国的蝴蝶种类相对较少，而且其中80%正在减少，这主要是因为集约化的化学农业使许多物种只能栖身于零星的小块栖息地和小型自然保护区。