cut back

1. 以上各词均含减少、缩小之义，尤指削减经费、缩减生意。
   These words all mean to reduce the amount or size of sth, especially of an amount of money or a business.
2. 指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费、开支、收入或生意规模）：
   to reduce sth, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business
   1. The President has promised to cut taxes significantly.
      总统承诺大幅度减税。
   2. Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want.
      买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。
   3. His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
      他的薪金减少了百分之十。
   4. Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words?
      请把你的文章从5 000字删减至3 000字好吗？
3. （常用于报章）指大幅度削减、大大降低：
   [often passive] ( rather informal ) (often used in newspapers) to reduce sth by a large amount
   1. The workforce has been slashed by half.
      职工人数裁减了一半。
4. 指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
   to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business
   1. We had to cut back production.
      我们只得减产。
5. 指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
   ( especially NAmE or business ) to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business
   1. The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
      国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
6. 指对企业或制度进行合理化改革，使合理化、使有经济效益
   ( BrE , business ) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money
7. 指公司或机构精简人员以降低成本。
   ( business ) to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs
8. 指减少（数量）、缩小（规模或范围）：
   to reduce the number, size or extent of sth
   1. We are scaling down our training programmes next year.
      我们将在明年缩小培训计划。

1. See also: They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items... The Government has cut back on defence spending... We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine. cutback

1. Side shoots should be cut back to one leaf above the basal cluster.
   应将旁枝剪至主串上一叶高处
2. We are heading for a crisis, with cash-starved councils forced to cut back on vital community services.
   资金紧张的市政会不得不削减主要社区服务项目经费，我们眼看就要陷入危机。
3. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items
   他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。
4. The Government has cut back on defence spending
   政府已经削减了国防开支。
5. We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine.
   我们已经作了一些削减：原来我们是有13匹马，现在只有9匹。
6. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars
   日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
7. The film cut back to the earlier scene so that we understood her reasons.
   电影倒叙了以前的情景，使我们了解了她的理由。
8. We cut back into the pine wood and hid there till it was dark.
   我们急忙返回松林躲起来直到天黑。
9. The Americans cut back the word "catalogue" and it became "catalog".
   美国人把catalogue这个词加以缩短，成了catalog。
10. After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number of men looking for him.
    那幢大建筑物完工后，建筑师便裁减了许多人。
11. The football player pretended to run forward, then cut back and took the ball the other way.
    那位足球运动员假装朝前跑，而后突然改变方向，将球向另一个方向带去。
12. The gardener cut back all the bushes.
    园工把所有的灌木丛都剪短了。
13. We shall have to cut back on our spending.
    我们将不得不削减我们的经费。
14. They've cut back my working hours in order to accommodate my studies.
    公司减少了我的工作时间，以便我有更多的时间学习。
15. This kind of word has been cut back to save space.
    这类词被缩短了，以便节省篇幅。
16. Rose bushes shoot again after being cut back.
    玫瑰丛修剪后又发新枝了。
17. Social work services have been cut back drastically.
    社会工作服务已经大大减少了。
18. We oppose any plans to cut back production.
    我们反对任何削减生产的计划。
19. I told you to cut back spending.
    我跟你说了要少花点的嘛。
20. They haven't had to cut back on schools and educational spending.
    他们还没有削减对学校和教育开支。
21. Boel cut back on french fries and pizza and started walking, cycling and rowing.
    Boel减少食用法式煎炸食品和皮萨，并开始步行、骑车和划船。
22. If we cannot sell more, we will have to cut back on production.
    如果我们的销量不会更好的话，我们将减少产量。
23. Steel production has been cut back in recent months.
    最近几个月钢产量被缩减了。
24. We have a terrible government that has cut back funding to the arts.
    他指出：我们这届政府很糟糕，他们削减了对艺术的资助。
25. Many governments have cut back allowances for their officials overseas.
    许多政府已经削减了其海外官员的补助。
26. Thanks for noticing. I cut back on desserts and lost ten pounds.
    谢谢你能注意到。我少吃一些点心，就减了十磅。
27. Gordon: Just cut back on your phone time in the future.
    高登∶以后减少讲电话的时间就是了。
28. You have really got to cut back on the pie!
    你真应该少吃点了！
29. It's time we cut back a little.
    我们是该削减一些开支了。

verb

1. place restrictions on
   1. curtail drinking in school

   Synonym:    restrictcurtailcurb

2. cut down on
   1. reduce your daily fat intake
   2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits

   Synonym:    reducecut downtrimtrim downtrim backcutbring down

3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   1. dress the plants in the garden

   Synonym:    snipclipcroptrimlopdressprune

4. return in time
   1. the film cut back to an earlier event in the story

   Synonym:    flash back