| 词汇 | cut back |
| 释义 | cut backcut back1.■剪〔裁, 缩〕短The gardener cut back all the bushes.园工把所有的灌木丛都剪短了。The Americans cut back the word “catalogue” and it became “catalog”.美国人把catalogue这个词加以缩短, 成了catalog。This kind of word has been cut back to save space.这类词被缩短了, 以便节省篇幅。2.■减少, 削减We must cut back our expenses.我们必须削减开支。We must cut back on expenditure in order to remain solvent.我们应减少开支, 以备急用。3.■急转方向; 迅速返回We cut back into the pinewoods and hid there till it was dark.我们急忙返回松林躲起来直到天黑。4.■追述, 倒叙The script cuts back to the old hero's childhood.剧本倒叙了老英雄的童年。 |
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