Winds,water and time had reduced Poplar Island to only a few pieces of land.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

It can be removed or reduced through rituals of ablutions or just the passage of time or other sorts of ritual observances.

它可以通过沐浴仪式来移除或减少,或者随着时间的流逝而消失。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

It occurs because blood flow gets reduced in that blood vessel and so the heart muscle, which is actively beating all the time, needs large quantities of oxygen provided by blood can't get the blood through the vessel.

发病原因是冠状动脉血流量降低,因为心肌搏动永不停歇,随时需要血液供给大量氧气,发病时血液无法正常流过血管

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

The amounts of nicotine are slowly reduced over time.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

Al-Zaidi was initially sentenced to three years behind bars, but the term was later reduced, and he was granted additional time off for good behavior.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15