| 单词 | cut something down |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to make a reduction Car owners were asked to cut down their travel. Synonyms reduce Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. moderate They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views. decrease The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. lessen Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness. lower The new measures will lower the risk. 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to fell The lumberjacks cut down several trees. Synonyms fell Badly infected trees should be felled. level hew He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber. lop Additional synonymsin the sense of decrease Definition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize in the sense of hew Definition to chop or cut with an axe He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber. Synonyms cut, chop, axe, hack, split, lopin the sense of lessen Definition to make or become less Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness. Synonyms reduce, lower, diminish, decrease, relax, ease, narrow, moderate, dial down, weaken, erode, impair, degrade, minimize, curtail, lighten, wind down, abridge, de-escalateNearby words of |
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