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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Cut down your overall amount of physical activity
  减少体力活动的总量。
• The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.
  一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。
• Most of us know we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn't much help when it comes to shopping and eating
  我们大多数人都知道应该减少脂肪的摄入量。但是在购物和吃东西的时候，这些常识就丢到一边去了。
• 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。
• Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade.
  不要忘恩负义。
• If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat
  如果想要谨慎点的话，就减少盐的摄入量。
• Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops
  将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下，制成堆肥。