| 词组 | cut back |
| 释义 | cut back 1. cut back • cut back sth • cut sth back to reduce the amount of money that you spend, or the amount of something that you use: ▪ During the recession a lot of businesses had to cut back, and unemployment rose sharply. ▪ Since the children were born, we've had to really cut back our spending. cut back on sth ▪ The company has been told that it must cut back on research. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce cutback n C a reduction in something, especially the amount of money you spend: ▪ 2,000 jobs will be lost because of civil service cutbacks. + in ▪ a cutback in defence spending 2. cut back sth • cut sth back to cut or remove some of the branches of a plant in order to encourage it to grow more strongly: ▪ Raspberry bushes need to be cut back to within a few inches of the ground. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑prune back |
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