reduce the price 降价
reduce the risk 降低风险
reduce the number 减少数量
reduce the size 缩小尺寸
reduce the stress 减轻压力
A: How does this new method help us?
A：这种新方法对我们有什么帮助？
B: It reduces the overall cost of production.
B：它降低了总体的生产成本。
1) 减少，使数量变少
2) 降低，使程度减轻
3) 缩小，使规模变小
1. 减少，使变少
2. 降低，减轻
verb
1. To make something smaller or less in amount, size, or degree.
Synonym: decrease, diminish, lessen