cut down
phrasal verbcut somebody down
- (formal) to kill somebody
杀死，干掉（某人） - He was cut down by an assassin's bullet.
他被刺客的子弹击中身亡。
- He was cut down by an assassin's bullet.
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。
- Some trees had been cut down.
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).
我不喝咖啡，谢谢。我现在尽量少喝咖啡。 - I'm trying to cut down on fatty foods.
我现在尽量少吃含脂肪多的食物。
- We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.