cut down

英 [ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn]

美 [ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn]

削减; 减少使用; 砍倒（树木）

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 削减;减少使用
  If youcut down onsomething orcut downsomething, you use or do less of it.
  1. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet...
     他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
  2. Car owners were asked to cut down travel...
     要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
  3. If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
     如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
• PHRASAL VERB 砍倒(树木)
  If youcut downa tree, you cut through its trunk so that it falls to the ground.
  1. A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
     一个故意破坏公物的人用链锯伐倒了一棵树。
• → see:cut 7

英英释义

verb

• cut down on
  1. reduce your daily fat intake
  2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits
  Synonym:reducecut backtrimtrim downtrim backcutbring down
• intercept (a player)
  Synonym:cut out
• cause to come or go down
  1. The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
  2. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
  Synonym:downknock downpush downpull down
• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
  1. strike down a tree
  2. Lightning struck down the hikers
  Synonym:felldropstrike down
• cut with a blade or mower
  1. mow the grass
  Synonym:mow
• cut with sweeping strokes
  Synonym:slash

双语例句

• We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
  我们必须削减原料使用量。
• Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
  大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。
• He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size
  他现在要努力把任务的规模降至可控的范围。
• I've been trying to cut down on the stuff that I cart around with me.
  我一直想减少随身带的东西。
• He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet
  他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
• Car owners were asked to cut down travel
  要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
• In a recession, consumers could be expected to cut down on non-essentials like toys.
  经济不景气时，消费者可能会减少在类似玩具等非必需品上的支出。
• He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.
  他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重：每砍伐10棵树，仅种植1棵。
• Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on.
  减少摄入存在于红色肉类、硬干酪等中的动物脂肪。
• These people do not have the equipment or the manpower to cut down the trees.
  这些人没有设备或者人手砍伐这些树。