縮める

(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) 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)

(4) 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)

(5) サイズを縮小する物理的に減らす(reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?")(reduce in size)(reduce physically)

⇒あなたはこの画像を圧縮できますか(reduce physically)

(6) 最初に意図されていたものより短くする長さあるいは期間を減らすまたは縮小する(make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")(make shorter than originally intended)(reduce or retrench in length or duration)

⇒彼は、病気のために彼の旅行を短くした(reduce or retrench in length or duration)

(7) 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)

(8) カールして、サクサクしたようになるまで、何かを揚げる(fry something until it curls and becomes crisp)

(9) 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)

(10) 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)

(11) 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)