cut down

phrasal verb

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cut somebody down

(formal) to kill somebody杀死（某人）
- He was cut down by an assassin's bullet.他被刺客的子弹击中身亡。🔊🔊

cut something down

to make something fall down by cutting it at the base（自根基部分）砍倒
- Some trees had been cut down.有些树已被砍倒了。
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cut something down (to…) | cut down (on something)

to reduce the size, amount or number of something削减，缩小（尺寸、数量或数目）
- We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.我们得把这篇文章压缩到 1 000 字。🔊🔊
- The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.医生劝他少喝酒。🔊🔊
- I won't have a coffee thanks—I'm trying to cut down (= drink less coffee).我不会再喝咖啡了，我正在努力减少咖啡的消耗。
- I'm trying to cut down on fatty foods.我现在尽量少吃含脂肪多的食物。