| 词汇 | cut down |
| 释义 | cut down 1. make sth. fall by cutting 砍倒 * Many big trees along the road have been cut down for building houses. 路旁的许多大树都被砍掉建房了。 2. reduce; lessen 削减；降低 * This factory's production has been cut down. 这家工厂的生产减少了。 * Strenuous efforts have been made to cut down government expenses to a desirable level. 政府已尽力把开支削减到了一个理想的水平。 * In the end, I cut the dealer down by another＄ 5.00. 最后我使商贩把价格又减少了5美元。 * The workers are doing all they can to cut down the accident rate. 工人们正在尽一切努力降低事故率。 3. deprive of life or health (by disease, etc.) 因疾病等夺去生命 * The man was cut down in his primeof manhood by a pneumonia. 那人因患肺炎而英年早逝。 4. destroy (an argument) 驳倒 * His arguments are very easy to cut down. 他的论点很容易被驳倒。 * He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator. 他非常能言善辩，驳倒了最好的演说家。 5. reduce the size of (clothes, etc.) 改小或缩短（衣服等） * The tailor is cutting down my dress. 裁缝正在把我的衣服改小。 |
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