削减
He tried to cut down on smoking but failed.
他试图少抽烟,但没成功。
2. 缩短
Cut down the article so as to make it fit the space available on the paper.
把文章缩短一些,这样就能排进报纸有限的版面中。
3. 砍倒
消减花费也等于减少花费. 两个词组都有减少的意思 但 cut down 出了减少消减 还有 砍倒 胜过 删节的意思
cut down是切断的意思,比如cut down the connection切断联系
cut down on 就是削减的意思,cut down on unnecessary expense 削减不必要的支出