1 PHRASAL VERB 减少;削减;缩减 If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it. 减少;削减;缩减 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items. [VERB PREP. noun]
他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。
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The Government has cut back on defence spending. [VERB PREP. + on]
政府已经削减了国防开支。
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We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine. [VERB PREP.]
我们已经作了一些削减：原来我们是有13匹马，现在只有9匹。
SYN reduce, check, lower, slash