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单词 cut back
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cut back

1. phrasal verb
If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
The Government has cut back on defence spending. [VERB PARTICLE + on]
We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine. [VERB PARTICLE]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
2.  See also cutback
More Synonyms of cut back
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cut back in American English

1. 
to make shorter by cutting off the end
2. 
to reduce, decrease, or discontinue (production, personnel, etc.)
3.  US
to go back to earlier narrative events, as in a novel or film
4.  US
to change direction suddenly, as in football
See full dictionary entry for cut

Examples of 'cut back' in a sentence
cut back

So you may just need to cut back a bit.
The Sun (2013)
The timetable has now been cut back.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Better to cut back now than face the embarrassment of cutting back six months from now.
Christianity Today (2000)
The need to cut back expenditure and to drive value for money both require big changes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That means cutting back deeply on expenditures when the unexpected happens.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Others will have to cut back on their expenditure and use of energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Cutting back capital expenditure will allow it to get across the valley.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Capital expenditure will be cut back this year and the pace of the refit programme could slow.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Government could not keep cutting back on defence while expanding its responsibilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But public investment in flood defences is being cut back and it seems politically risky to ignore the insurance issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Cut back a bit, limit yourself to just one glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My secret garden has been cleaned up and cut back now, and the fence mended.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Not reduce or cut back; destroy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Alright, we were also cutting back heavily on defence spending to balance the books.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many people are having to cut back on day-to-day expenditure but they are still determined to get away.
The Sun (2012)
I just cut back a bit the next day.
The Sun (2008)
He should cut back now.
The Sun (2009)
So cutting back a bit on what you drink, and when, might solve your problem.
The Sun (2014)
Spain's Government had been offering generous public subsidies but is now cutting back.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If I said we are cutting back on capital expenditure you would say we have no bottle and the business is going nowhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But Americans have cut back on their expenditure amid fears that they may be one of the 240,000 people a month who are losing their jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I have obviously cut back a bit on the talks now because I am working full time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Chinese translation of 'cut back'

cut back

vt

  1. [plants, foliage] 修剪 (xiūjiǎn)
  2. [production, expenditure] (also cut back on) 削减(減) (xuējiǎn)
See cut

Nearby words of
cut back

  • customs officer
  • cut
  • cut across
  • cut back
  • cut down
  • cut down on
  • cut in

All related terms of 'cut back'

cut up
( paper, food ) 切碎 qiēsuì
cut out
( coupon, newspaper article ) 剪下 jiǎnxià
cut off
( part of sth ) 切掉 qiēdiào
cut in
( interrupt )
cut down on
( alcohol, coffee, cigarettes ) 减(減)少 jiǎnshǎo
cut down
( tree ) 砍倒 kǎndǎo
cut across
( issue, problem : groups, generations ) 影响(響)到 yǐngxiǎng dào
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