cut down

英 [ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn]

美 [ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn]

削减; 减少使用; 砍倒（树木）

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 削减;减少使用
If youcut down onsomething orcut downsomething, you use or do less of it.
1. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet...
  他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
2. Car owners were asked to cut down travel...
  要求车主们减少驾车出行的次数。
3. If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
  如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
PHRASAL VERB 砍倒(树木)
If youcut downa tree, you cut through its trunk so that it falls to the ground.
1. A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
  一个故意破坏公物的人用链锯伐倒了一棵树。
→ see:cut 7

verb

cut down on
1. reduce your daily fat intake
2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Synonym:reducecut backtrimtrim downtrim backcutbring down
intercept (a player)
Synonym:cut out
cause to come or go down
1. The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
2. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Synonym:downknock downpush downpull down
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
1. strike down a tree
2. Lightning struck down the hikers
Synonym:felldropstrike down
cut with a blade or mower
1. mow the grass
Synonym:mow
cut with sweeping strokes
Synonym:slash

I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!
我不得不砍掉一棵树，并叫来7位邻居帮忙把树抬出花园！
If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
For every tree cut down, three or four new ones are planted.
每砍倒一棵树就要种上三四棵树。
He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size
他现在要努力把任务的规模降至可控的范围。
They cut down some trees to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading further.
他们砍倒了一些树以控制火势，使火不再蔓延开去。
The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.
一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。
He ought to cut down the volume of work.
他应该减少工作量。
The barren trees are cut down by the old man.
老人砍了那些不结果的树。
In a recession, consumers could be expected to cut down on non-essentials like toys.
经济不景气时，消费者可能会减少在类似玩具等非必需品上的支出。
The remaining block of woodland is cut down to ground level.
剩下的那片树林被砍得精光。