| 释义 |
cut back
1. return quickly 迅速返回
* He cut back through the woods to where he had been standing before. 他急速穿过树林回到原先一直站立的地方。
* The wounded soldier recovered and cut back to his unit. 这位伤兵养好了伤，很快就归队了。
2. make shorter by cutting 剪短
* The tailor cut the cloth back. 裁缝把布剪短了。
* We have cut the roses back in order to improve their growth. 为了使玫瑰长得更好，我们已经修剪了枝干。
3. reduce in quantity or amount 削减；压缩
* 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。
* After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number of men working for him. 那项大工程完工之后，建筑商便裁减了工人的人数。 |