cut back
- 减少;(尤指为了改善健康而)少吃，少喝，减少;削减;缩减;倒叙;修剪某植物
cut backThese words all mean to reduce the amount or size of sth, especially of an amount of money or a business.以上各词均含减少、缩小之义，尤指削减经费、缩减生意。
to reduce sth, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费、开支、收入或生意规模）：
The President has promised to cut taxes significantly.
总统承诺大幅度减税。
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。
His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
他的薪金减少了百分之十。
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？
[often passive] ( rather informal ) (often used in newspapers) to reduce sth by a large amount（常用于报章）指大幅度削减、大大降低：
The workforce has been slashed by half.
职工人数裁减了一半。
to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
We had to cut back production.
我们只得减产。
( especially NAmE or business ) to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
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。
( BrE , business ) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money指对企业或制度进行合理化改革，使合理化、使有经济效益
( business ) to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs指公司或机构精简人员以降低成本。
to reduce the number, size or extent of sth指减少（数量）、缩小（规模或范围）：
We are scaling down our training programmes next year.
我们将在明年缩小培训计划。
verb
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- place restrictions on
- curtail drinking in school
- Synonym: restrict curtail curb
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- cut down on;make a reduction in
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- Synonym: reduce cut down trim trim down trim back cut bring down
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- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- dress the plants in the garden
- Synonym: snip clip crop trim lop dress prune
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- return in time
- the film cut back to an earlier event in the story
- Synonym: flash back
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Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought .
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
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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。
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We had to cut back production .
我们只得减产。
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Just as large companies are having to cut back , so small businesses are being forced to close .
大公司不得不紧缩，小企业则被迫关闭。
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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。
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The Government has cut back on defence spending
政府已经削减了国防开支。
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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
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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。
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The motor-car industry has cut back production by fifteen per cent .
汽车工业把产量削减了15%。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The gardener cut back all the bushes .
园工把所有的灌木丛都剪短了。
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Congress maintains subsidies for rich farmers as we cut back on nutritional support for the needy .
国会维持对富农的补贴,而我们却削减对穷人的营养支持。
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They show them ways they can cut back on water use .
他们向他们展示了减少用水的方法。
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It 's time we cut back a little .
我们是该削减一些开支了。
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Everybody must cut Back on consumption in time of war .
这个时候我必须减少开支。
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But many of those customers have started to cut back .
不过，这些公司中有许多已经开始削减设备购买量。
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Steel production has been cut back in recent months .
最近几个月钢产量被缩减了。
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He said new projects might be cut back .
他说，新项目可能会被削减。
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Cut back on total hours to force an increase in efficiency .
用减少总时间推动效率提升。
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This word is too long and can be cut back in use .
这个词太长，在使用时可将其缩短。
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China 's leaders are trying to cut back on energy waste .
中国的领导人试图降低能源浪费。
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We need to cut back on grains , period .
我们需要减少所有谷物制品的消费量，至少在一段时间内是如此。
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Even these training programs are being cut back .
即使影响到培训计划也不在乎。
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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。
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Put simply , the country cut back .
简单地说，日本人削减了电力消费。
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Are we gonna have to cut back on our staff ?
我们将面临裁员吗？