to cut

We need to cut nitrate levels in water.

我们需要降低水中的硝酸盐含量。

We had to cut back production.

我们只得减产。

It would be wiser to cut out all alcohol during pregnancy.

在怀孕期间最好滴酒不沾。

They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.

他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。

The aim is to cut running costs by £90 million per year.

目标是每年将运营成本减少9,000万英镑。

We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.

我们得把这篇文章压缩到1000字。

To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.

长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。

When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted.

她试图给他剪指甲，他不让。

He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.

他决定抄近路走格林尼治公园穿过希思区。

They aim to cut production lead times to under 18 months.

他们力求把开发周期缩至18个月以下。

We are constantly being reminded to cut down our fat intake.

不断有人提醒我们要减少脂肪的摄入量。

It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.

在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。

Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel.

编辑们想让她把这首诗从她的小说中删去。

To cut taxes would probably do the economy more harm than good.

减税对经济而言可能弊大于利。

He refused to cut his hair due to his Rastafarian beliefs.

因为信奉拉斯塔法里教，他拒绝剪去头发。

She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking.

她哀求他戒掉烟酒。

The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.

窗帘拉上了一半以遮挡阳光。

The two leaders also approved treaties to cut stockpiles of chemical weapons.

两位领导人还同意签署削减化学武器储备的几项条约。