chop back

• • 砍伐；砍掉：

    The tree is too big,you'll have to chop back some of the branches.

    这棵树太大了，你得砍去一些枝丫。

  • 大量削减：

    I'm afraid we have to chop back our spending this month.

    恐怕这个月我们得削减开支。

    They have promised to chop back their expenses in the near future.

    他们已答应在近期大幅度削减他们的开支。

  • (风)突然转回到原来的方向；突然掉转方向；急忙掉头逃跑：

    The wind chopped back to the south.

    风向改回朝南刮起来。

    We were walking along the street together when suddenly he chopped back and ran the other way.

    我们一块沿街走着，他突然转过身去朝反方向跑走了。