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cut obj REDUCEkQtv [T]cutting, past cut to make something shorter, lower, smaller etc.减少，减短，削减to cut prices/costs/losses/working hours/overtime/wages降低价格/降低成本/减少损失/缩短工作时间/缩短加班时间/降低工资They have cut (down) the cost of cleaning the hospital by lowering standards.他们靠降低标准来减少清扫医院的费用。They'll have to cut their film (down)--it's far too long.他们将不得不对影片作些剪辑----片子太长了。The Government should cut class sizes to 30 by next year.到明年政府应把班级的学生人数减为30人。Our company is cutting its workforce by 20 per cent by the end of the month.到月底我们公司将把劳工人数裁减20%。The President had to cut short his visit/cut his visit short (=shorten it) because of the crisis back home. [+ obj + adj]总统不得不缩短访问期，因为国内出现了危机。If you cut back/down on something, you do less of it or use it in smaller amounts.减少，削减The firm has cut back/down (on) wastage/production/labour.公司削减了损耗/生产/劳工。The President wants to cut back (on) defence spending by 10% next year.总统想把明年的国防开支缩减10%。I've decided to cut back on cigarettes/alcohol/sweets.我决定少抽烟/喝酒/吃甜食。Mum cut down my big sister's old dress (=changed it to make it smaller) to make one for me.妈妈把大姐的旧衣服改小给我穿。Someone should cut that man down to size (=show him he's not as important or clever as he thinks he is)!应该有人挫挫他的锐气。Let's cut our losses (=avoid losing even more money than we have already) and sell the business before prices drop even further.趁损失不大我们赶快收手吧，在价格继续下跌之前把店卖掉。To cut a long story short means not to tell all the details.长话短说To cut a long story short, I got the job.长话短说，总之我得到那份工作了。If you buy a cut-price article, you pay less than the usual price for it.削价的，廉价的商品cut-price petrol/clothes/airline tickets廉价汽油/衣服/机票A cut-price shop sells things at lower prices than other shops.减价、低价（商店）We get cut-rate electricity (=charged at a lower rate than usual) for six hours each night.每天晚上我们有六小时的削价用电供应时间。
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