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单词 cut back
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cut back

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
cut back
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycut back
he/she/itcuts back
present participlecutting back
past tensecut back
past participlecut back
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to reduce the amount of something, especially money that you spend

    It’s time we cut back a little.

    plans to cut back investment in education

    cut back on:

    We’re trying to cut back on the amount we spend for food.

    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce something
    cut back
    reduce
    shrivel
    Synonyms and related words
    To save money, or to be careful with money
    (a) false economy
    balance the budget/books
    budget
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive same as cut down

    Pete smokes but he’s trying to cut back.

    cut back on:

    If you cut back on fat and sugar, you’ll lose weight.

  3. 3
    transitive to remove parts of a plant or tree in order to reduce its size
    Synonyms and related words
    Remove by cutting
    chop off
    clip
    crop

cut back

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
cut back
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycut back
he/she/itcuts back
present participlecutting back
past tensecut back
past participlecut back
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to reduce the amount of something, especially money that you spend

    It’s time we cut back a little.

    plans to cut back investment in education

    cut back on:

    We’re trying to cut back on the amount we spend on food.

    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce something
    cut back
    cut down
    reduce
    Synonyms and related words
    To save money, or to be careful with money
    (a) false economy
    balance the budget/books
    budget
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive same as cut down

    Pete smokes but he’s trying to cut back.

    cut back on:

    If you cut back on fat and sugar, you’ll lose weight.

  3. 3
    transitive to remove parts of a plant or tree in order to reduce its size
    Synonyms and related words
    Remove by cutting
    chop off
    clip
    crop
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