| 短语 | cut back |
| 释义 | cut back 1. to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something削减，缩减:[+ on]•Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment.现在有几家大医院正在裁员。cut sth ↔ back•Education spending cannot be cut back any further.教育支出再也不能缩减了。•Richer countries must do more to cut back carbon emissions.较富裕国家必须作出更大的努力减少碳排放量。⇒CUTBACK2. cut sth ↔ back to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow修剪〔植物〕:•Cut back the shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth.春天要修剪新枝以促使植物生长得更加茂密。3. to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health〔尤指为了健康而〕少吃，少喝，减少:[+ on]•Try to cut back on foods containing wheat and dairy products.要少吃含小麦食品和奶制品。cut back1. return quickly 迅速返回 * He cut back through the woods to where he had been standing before. 他急速穿过树林回到原先一直站立的地方。 * The wounded soldier recovered and cut back to his unit. 这位伤兵养好了伤，很快就归队了。2. make shorter by cutting 剪短 * The tailor cut the cloth back. 裁缝把布剪短了。 * We have cut the roses back in order to improve their growth. 为了使玫瑰长得更好，我们已经修剪了枝干。3. reduce in quantity or amount 削减；压缩 * The only way to do that is to cut back expenses. 做到这一点的唯一办法就是减少开支。 * After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number of men working for him. 那项大工程完工之后，建筑商便裁减了工人的人数。 |
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