| 词组 | cut down |
| 释义 | cut down 1. cut down sth • cut sth down • cut down to reduce the amount, number, or size of something: ▪ Could you try and cut down the amount of time you spend on the phone? ▪ The government is looking at various proposals for cutting down the number of cars on our roads. ▪ In the end the book had to be cut down, in order to meet the publication date. + on ▪ If we want to cut down on crime, we need to spend more on law enforcement. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce 2. cut down to eat, drink, or smoke less of something that is bad for you, in order to improve your health or lose weight: ▪ It's difficult to give up alcohol altogether, but try and cut down as much as possible. + on ▪ It's the fatty foods you need to cut down on if you want to lose weight. 3. cut down sth • cut sth down to remove a tree, or a lot of trees in a forest, by cutting them so that they fall to the ground: ▪ Several trees had to be cut down before the building work could start. ▪ Cutting down the rainforest has a terrible effect on the environment. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chop down, fell 4. cut down sb • cut sb down to kill or seriously injure someone with a weapon, especially a gun: ▪ One of the women was cut down by a bullet while carrying her daughter to safety. |
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