reduce to
phrasal verbreduce somebody/something (from something) to (doing) something
- [usually passive] to force somebody/something into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one
使陷入（更坏的）境地；使沦落；使陷入窘境 - a beautiful building reduced to rubble
已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑 - She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.
他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。 - They were reduced to begging in the streets.
他们沦落到沿街乞讨。
- a beautiful building reduced to rubble
reduce something to something
- to change something to a more general or simpler form
将…概括成（或简化为） - We can reduce the problem to two main issues.
我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。
- We can reduce the problem to two main issues.