cut down
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
意味: To reduce the amount of something
减少
Reducir la cantidad de algo
減らす、控える
줄이다, 삼가다
To decrease consumption or usage.
减少消耗或使用。
Disminuir el consumo o uso.
消費や使用を減らすこと。
소비나 사용량을 줄이는 것.
Base verb: cut
Particle: down
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
例文
- I'm cutting down on sugar. 我在减少糖的摄入Estoy reduciendo el azúcar砂糖を控えています설탕을 줄이고 있어요.
- He needs to cut down on smoking. 他需要少抽点烟Necesita fumar menos彼はタバコを減らす必要がある그는 담배를 줄여야 한다.
- We cut down our expenses. 我们削减了开支Redujimos nuestros gastos支出を減らした지출을 줄였다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: reducing, health
トーン: sensible
✓ 正しい言い方
- Cut down on it减少它Reduce esoそれを減らして줄여야 해
起源と歴史
From cutting to make smaller.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
turn into
★★★★★
To become something different
move on
★★★★★
To progress to the next thing; to stop dwelling on the past
wear out
★★★★★
To become unusable through use; to exhaust
pick up
★★★★★
To improve or increase
take up
★★★★★
To start a new activity or hobby
turn around
★★★★★
To improve a bad situation dramatically
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