缩减

There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.

人们普遍相信国防预算将会缩减。

Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.

乔丹承诺在不减少基本服务的前提下，缩减市政预算。

The bus service has been pared to the bone.

公共汽车公司已经缩减到最低限度.

NATO will continue to thin out its forces.

北约将继续缩减兵力。

Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size.

自1945年以来，空军的规模已经有所缩减。

They should cut their expenditure on defence.

他们应该缩减国防开支。

The road was reduced to 18ft in width by adding parking bays.

这条路增加了停车区后宽度缩减到了18英尺。

He could also have cut out much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.

他原本也可以砍去许多重复的内容，从而缩减许多页。

He condensed the paragraph into one line.

他把这一段缩减成一行.

Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling.

出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。

There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.

近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。

a rundown of transport services

交通运输的缩减

Most schemes attempt to reduce the cost of defence through a smaller regular army.

大多数方案都试图通过缩减常备军的规模来降低国防支出。

Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.

公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。

Spending cuts will put a drag on growth.

缩减开支会减缓增长速度。