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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
    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. cut with a blade or mower
      1. mow the grass
      Synonym:mow
    4. cut with sweeping strokes
        Synonym:slash

      双语例句

      • 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。
      • I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!
        我不得不砍掉一棵树,并叫来7位邻居帮忙把树抬出花园!
      • The barren trees are cut down by the old man.
        老人砍了那些不结果的树。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade.
        不要忘恩负义。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • He cut down some enemies.
        他砍死了几个敌人。
      • 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。