to cut down

减少或使用更少的某物:指减少某种物质或使用更少的某物。
常用释义
减少或使用更少的某物:指减少某种物质或使用更少的某物。

例句

1·Car owners were asked to cut down travel.

车主们被要求减少出行。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.

大多数学校都极不愿意为了减少开支而裁员。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Governments and car producers are doing everything they can to cut down the costs.

政府和汽车制造商正在尽一切努力减少成本。

4·It is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens.

减少儿童使用各种屏幕的时间是一项明智之举。

5·If you must fly, be sure to pack light to cut down the plane's load.

如果你必须坐飞机,一定要轻装上阵,减少飞机的载重。

6·In order to cut down food waste, the government has started the "Clean Plate Campaign".

为了减少食物浪费,政府发起了“光盘行动”。

7·I think the phubbers are supposed to cut down the time they spend on their smart phones.

我认为低头族应该减少花在智能手机上的时间。

8·The young man has succeeded in making millions of people form the habit of clearing their plates as part of the nation's efforts to cut down food waste.

这个年轻人已经成功使数百万人养成了光盘的习惯,这是国家减少食物浪费的举措之一。

9·You might have to cut down on the amount of exercise or sport you do.

你可能不得不减少锻炼或运动的量。

10·I would suggest that we also have a moral responsibility to cut down on food waste.

我认为我们也有道义责任减少食物浪费。

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