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

• They cut down some trees to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading further.
  他们砍倒了一些树以控制火势，使火不再蔓延开去。
• Car owners were asked to cut down travel
  要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
  我们必须削减原料使用量。
• The barren trees are cut down by the old man.
  老人砍了那些不结果的树。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cut down your overall amount of physical activity
  减少体力活动的总量。
• 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。