切り詰める

(1) より小さくする(make smaller; "reduce an image")(make smaller)

⇒画像を縮小する(make smaller)

(2) 狭める、または限定する(narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners")(narrow or limit)

⇒外国人の流入を抑える(narrow or limit)

(3) 用心深く質素に使用する(use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit")(use cautiously and frugally)

⇒サミットの向上のために、あなたのエネルギーを節約する(use cautiously and frugally)

(4) の構成要素を切断して組み立てる(cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape")(cut and assemble the components of)

⇒レコーディング・テープをカットする(cut and assemble the components of)

(5) 非常に少量の液体が残るまで煮る(cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time")(cook until very little liquid is left)

⇒コックは長い間ソースを沸騰させることでソースの量を減らした(cook until very little liquid is left)

(6) 人を格または地位において、おとしめるまたはみっともない事態になるように強いる(lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant")(lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation)

⇒彼女は自分の姪を使用人の身分に落とした(lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation)

(7) 切り落とすことによるかのように短くする(make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains")(make shorter as if by cutting off)

⇒侵食が山の尾根を切り詰めた(make shorter as if by cutting off)

(8) 小さくなる、または近くなる(become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank")(become smaller or draw together)

⇒風船は縮んだ(become smaller or draw together)

(9) 少なくする、より控え目にする(lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living")(lessen and make more modest)

⇒生活水準を下げる(lessen and make more modest)