reduce sth to ashes把……烧成灰烬;把……化为乌有:Hospitals often reduce patients’ clothes to ashes to practise sterilization.医院时常把病人们的衣物烧成灰烬以进行消毒。reduce sb to tears 使某人流泪:When she told us her sad experiences,we were all reduced to tears with sympathy.当她把她的悲惨遭遇告诉我们时,我们都流下同情的泪。 |