0 the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. -- 减少；减小；降低；缩小
The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe.
Stiffening competition in the market has led to a reduction in the company's profits this year.
The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes.
The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic.
The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK.
The results show the potential for considerable reductions in blood use.
Hence, we also investigated the effect of combining conjugate vaccination with reductions of antibiotic exposure.
Agro-environmental partnership activities are not the only reason for pesticide reductions in these commodities.
