1) 减少;缩减

2) 删节;缩短

3) 砍到

Expenses ought to be cut down in every way. 应该在一切方面减少开支。

You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words. 你最好把这篇文章压到两千字左右。

Cut down a tree with an axe. 用斧子把树砍倒。

21. cut away 切除，剪去

They cut away all the dead branches from the tree. 他们把树上的枯枝统统砍掉了。

22. cut in (on sb./ sth.)

1) (车辆或司机)超车抢道

2)打断，插嘴

The lorry overtook me and then cut in (on me). 那辆卡车超越我的车后，突然插入我前方的位置。

She kept cutting in on our conversation. 我们谈话时她老是插嘴。

23. cut up 切碎cut up vegetables 把蔬菜切碎

24. cut off 剪断，切除;中断，切断

She cut off a metre of cloth from the roll. 他从那卷布上剪下一米。

Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

The village was cut off (from the outside world) by heavy snow for a month. 村庄被大雪封住(而不能与外界联系)达一个月。

25. cut across 走捷径，走近路

I usually cut across the park on my way home. 我在回家途中通常抄近路穿过公园。

26. gain/ put on weight 增加体重He is putting on weight. 他的体重增加了。

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