| 释义 |
cut down A. transitive verb [cut down sth/sb, cut sth/sb down] ① (chop) 砍倒 kǎndǎo ‹tree›; 割 gē ‹long grass›② (trim) 把…改短 bǎ… gǎiduǎn ‹clothes›; 截短 jiéduǎn ‹carpet, rope, wood›▸ to cut sb down to size figurative 让某人有自知之明 ③ (kill) 杀死 shāsǐ ; (injure) 使受伤 shǐ shòushāng ▸ to be cut down in the prime of (one's) life 英年早逝 ④ (reduce) 削减 xuējiǎn ‹amount, time›▸ to cut sth down by sth; 将某物减少某数量 ▸ they aim to cut public spending down from £30 million to £20 million 他们打算把公共开支由3,000万英镑削减至2,000万英镑 ⑤ (abridge) 删节 shānjié ‹text, film›▸ to cut sth down (from sth) to sth; 把某物（从某物）删成某物 ▸ cut the article down from 3,000 to 2,000 words 把文章由3,000字删减到2,000字 B. intransitive verb 削减 xuējiǎn ▸ to cut down on sth; 减少某物 |