cut down

1. PHRASAL VERB 削减;减少使用
   If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
   1. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet...
      他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
   2. Car owners were asked to cut down travel...
      要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
   3. If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
      如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
2. PHRASAL VERB 砍倒(树木)
   If you cut down a tree, you cut through its trunk so that it falls to the ground.
   1. A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
      一个故意破坏公物的人用链锯伐倒了一棵树。
3. → see: cut 7

1. Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on.
   减少摄入存在于红色肉类、硬干酪等中的动物脂肪。
2. I've been trying to cut down on the stuff that I cart around with me.
   我一直想减少随身带的东西。
3. Most of us know we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn't much help when it comes to shopping and eating
   我们大多数人都知道应该减少脂肪的摄入量。但是在购物和吃东西的时候，这些常识就丢到一边去了。
4. Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops
   将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下，制成堆肥。
5. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet
   他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
6. Car owners were asked to cut down travel
   要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
7. If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
   如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
8. A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
   一个故意破坏公物的人用链锯伐倒了一棵树。
9. It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.
   在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。
10. I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!
    我不得不砍掉一棵树，并叫来7位邻居帮忙把树抬出花园！
11. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.
    他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重：每砍伐10棵树，仅种植1棵。
12. The remaining block of woodland is cut down to ground level.
    剩下的那片树林被砍得精光。
13. He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size
    他现在要努力把任务的规模降至可控的范围。
14. These people do not have the equipment or the manpower to cut down the trees.
    这些人没有设备或者人手砍伐这些树。
15. In a recession, consumers could be expected to cut down on non-essentials like toys.
    经济不景气时，消费者可能会减少在类似玩具等非必需品上的支出。
16. Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
    大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。
17. Cut down your overall amount of physical activity
    减少体力活动的总量。
18. If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat
    如果想要谨慎点的话，就减少盐的摄入量。
19. When big City firms cut down on their entertainments, we shall know that times really are hard
    当伦敦商业区的大公司削减他们的娱乐活动开支，我们就知道世道真的变得艰难了。
20. The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.
    一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。
21. We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
    我们必须削减原料使用量。
22. Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade.
    不要忘恩负义。
23. The article is too long and should be cut down by half.
    这篇稿子太长，得砍去一半。
24. For every tree cut down, three or four new ones are planted.
    每砍倒一棵树就要种上三四棵树。
25. He ought to cut down the volume of work.
    他应该减少工作量。
26. He cut down some enemies.
    他砍死了几个敌人。
27. In the old society hunger, cold and illness cut down many of the villagers.
    在旧社会，饥饿、寒冷和疾病夺去了村里许多人的生命。
28. She cut down the seedling with one chop.
    她砍一刀就把树苗砍倒了。
29. The barren trees are cut down by the old man.
    老人砍了那些不结果的树。
30. They cut down some trees to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading further.
    他们砍倒了一些树以控制火势，使火不再蔓延开去。

verb

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

   Synonym:    reducecut backtrimtrim downtrim backcutbring down

2. intercept (a player)

   Synonym:    cut out

3. cause to come or go down
   1. The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
   2. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

   Synonym:    downknock downpush downpull down

4. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   1. strike down a tree
   2. Lightning struck down the hikers

   Synonym:    felldropstrike down

5. cut with a blade or mower
   1. mow the grass

   Synonym:    mow

6. cut with sweeping strokes

   Synonym:    slash