| 单词 | 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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