cut down

phr

• ① 砍倒(树木);砍杀(敌人);(疾病等)使(某人)倒下;夺去…的生命,使送命
  • He cut the tree down.他砍倒了那棵树。
  • AIDS cut him down at an early age.爱滋病在他早年时夺去了他的生命。

• ② 减少(长度、尺寸等),缩减;改短(衣服等);删减(费用等);劝使(某人)减价
  • I want this old pair of trousers cut down.我要这条旧裤子改短一点。
  • We must cut down our expenditures.我们必须删减开支。
  • cut down smoking减少吸烟
  • He was asking $100 for the vase, but I cut him down to $75.那个花瓶他索价一百美元,但我使他减到七十五元。

• ③ 减少(食品、香烟等)的量<on>
  • I'm cutting down on smoking [my consumption of fat].我正在减少抽烟[脂肪食用]量。