cut down
- 削减;(尤指为了改善健康而)少吃,少喝,减少;砍倒(树木);减少使用;(尤指在战斗中)杀死某人;缩短某物,删节某物(如文章等)
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PHRASAL VERB 削减;减少使用
If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 砍倒(树木)
If you cut down a tree, you cut through its trunk so that it falls to the ground.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。
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verb
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- cut down on;make a reduction in
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- Synonym: reduce cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down
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- intercept (a player)
- Synonym: cut out
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- cause to come or go down
- The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
- The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
- Synonym: down knock down push down pull down
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- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- strike down a tree
- Lightning struck down the hikers
- Synonym: fell drop strike down
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- cut with a blade or mower
- mow the grass
- Synonym: mow
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- cut with sweeping strokes;as with an ax or machete
- Synonym: slash
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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。
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We must cut down on the amount of material we use .
我们必须削减原料使用量。
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They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted .
他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
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They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted .
他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
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We 're trying to cut down on the amount of paperwork involved .
我们正在努力降低有关此事的文书工作量。
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You need to cut down on starches .
你有必要少吃些含淀粉的东西。
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I won 't have a cigarette , thanks ─ I 'm trying to cut down .
谢谢,我不抽。我现在尽量少抽烟。
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You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates .
你应该减少摄入脂肪和碳水化合物。
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He was cut down by an assassin 's bullet .
他被刺客的子弹击中身亡。
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Cut down your overall amount of physical activity
减少体力活动的总量。
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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。
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The remaining block of woodland is cut down to ground level .
剩下的那片树林被砍得精光。
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He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size
他现在要努力把任务的规模降至可控的范围。
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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。
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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?
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Car owners were asked to cut down travel
要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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!
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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。
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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。
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The dead tree was cut down .
这棵死树被砍倒了。
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He wanted to cut down the hedge , but his neighbour objected .
他想把树篱剪低些,但邻居不同意。