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

• It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.
  在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。
• The article is too long and should be cut down by half.
  这篇稿子太长，得砍去一半。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
  我们必须削减原料使用量。
• 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。
• 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！
• He cut down some enemies.
  他砍死了几个敌人。
• For every tree cut down, three or four new ones are planted.
  每砍倒一棵树就要种上三四棵树。
• When big City firms cut down on their entertainments, we shall know that times really are hard
  当伦敦商业区的大公司削减他们的娱乐活动开支，我们就知道世道真的变得艰难了。