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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ACCEPT〕Congress voted not to approve the President's plans for cutting the arms budget. 国会投票表决，对总统缩减军备预算的计划不予通过。朗文写作活用〔ALL/EVERYTHING〕A blanket requirement was announced by education officials -- all schools had to cut their budgets by 25%. 教育部官员宣布了一项全面要求—所有学校都必须将预算缩减25%。朗文写作活用〔LANGUAGE〕I hate all this management jargon about ‘upskilling’ and ‘downsizing’. 我讨厌这些什么“提高技能”、“缩减规模”的管理术语。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes. 教育经费预算的缩减使得教师少了，班级大了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕The original platoon of 30 men had dwindled to 12. 原先30个人的排已缩减到12人。朗文写作活用〔REDUCE〕Opposition leaders are accusing the government of running down the Health Service. 反对派领导人谴责政府在缩减保健服务。朗文写作活用〔a nip (here) and a tuck (there)〕The department made a nip here and a tuck there, but they were still way over budget.这个部门实施了一系列小幅缩减，但他们的开支还是远远超出预算。剑桥高阶〔abbreviate〕Once the list is abbreviated to a few candidates, they will all be seen by the board.一旦名单缩减到几位候选人, 理事会便将接见他们。外研社新世纪〔acceptance〕There's a general acceptance that the defence budget will shrink considerably.人们普遍认为国防预算将显著缩减。外研社新世纪〔argument〕His argument was that public spending must be reduced.他的论点是公共开支必须缩减。牛津高阶〔around〕Patients lost 10cm around their waists over a year.一年后患者的腰围缩减了10厘米。外研社新世纪〔attrit〕To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition.缩减：以缩减的方式减少（如人员等）美国传统〔briefly〕Briefly, the company needs to cut its expenditure.简言之，公司需要缩减开支。剑桥高阶〔claw back〕With budget cuts looming, the government is trying to claw back some of the money it promised to state agencies.预算缩减迫在眉睫，政府尽力收回许诺给各州机构的部分拨款。韦氏高阶〔contradict〕Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.格兰特先生感觉这些缩减措施和政府提高教育水平的承诺背道而驰。柯林斯高阶〔curtail〕NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。柯林斯高阶〔cut〕Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共开支的缩减意味着能够接受高等教育的人数将会减少。朗文当代〔cut〕Education spending cannot be cut back any further.教育支出再也不能缩减了。朗文当代〔cut〕More than half the job cuts would come in the US.超过一半的职位缩减将发生在美国。外研社新世纪〔cut〕The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts .这些建筑规划也许会因为支出可能缩减而受到影响。朗文当代〔cut〕The department has to cut its spending by 30%.该部门得缩减 30% 的开支。牛津搭配〔cut〕They announced cuts in public spending.他们宣布缩减公共开支。牛津高阶〔damage control〕An effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss.损失控制：缩减损失或把损失控制在最小量的努力美国传统〔decrease〕Since 1945 air forces have decreased in size.自 1945 年以来，空军的规模已经有所缩减。柯林斯高阶〔decrement〕The act or process of decreasing or becoming gradually less.减少：缩减或减少的过程或逐渐减少美国传统〔diminution〕The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.缩减：缩减的动作或过程；减少或降低美国传统〔disappointed〕After two quarters of disappointed expectations, firms have scaled back new investment.两个季度的期望落空后, 公司纷纷缩减了新投资。外研社新世纪〔disastrous〕The consequences of spending cuts would be disastrous for local schools.缩减开支的后果对当地学校来说可能会是灾难性的。麦克米伦高阶〔dissolution〕Reduction to a liquid form; liquefaction.融化；液化：缩减成液体形式；液化美国传统〔downscale〕To reduce in scale; scale down.按比例缩减；减少美国传统〔drag〕Spending cuts will put a drag on growth.缩减开支会减缓增长速度。柯林斯高阶〔dwindle〕Exports are dwindling and debts are mounting.出口在缩减, 债务在上升。外研社新世纪〔dwindle〕Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling.出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。柯林斯高阶〔economize〕Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.好莱坞一直在讨论缩减电影预算。外研社新世纪〔essential〕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。柯林斯高阶〔expedient〕Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations.采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。柯林斯高阶〔expedient〕Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose-vein operations.采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法, 这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。外研社新世纪〔expenditure〕They should cut their expenditure on defence.他们应该缩减国防开支。柯林斯高阶〔favour〕These plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced.这些计划除非缩减费用，否则不大可能得到支持。剑桥高阶〔formulate〕To state as or reduce to a formula.使公式化：用公式表达或缩减为公式美国传统〔guest〕See if you can't trim the guest list to about 200.看你是不是不能把客人的名单缩减到200人左右。外研社新世纪〔hold-down〕The act of holding down.压制，压缩：缩减的行为美国传统〔list〕They have narrowed their list of suspects to six.他们已经把嫌犯名单缩减到了 6 人。牛津搭配〔lop off〕The Air France plane lopped over four hours off the previous best time.法国航空公司的飞机在原来最短航行时间的基础上又缩减了4个多小时。柯林斯高阶〔magnitude〕We did not think the cuts would be of this magnitude.我们没想到缩减会这么严重。朗文当代〔manageable〕He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size.他现在要试着把任务量缩减到可以控制的范围。外研社新世纪〔offset〕Architecture A ledge or recess in a wall formed by a reduction in thickness above; a setoff.【建筑学】 壁阶：为缩减其上方墙壁的厚度而形成的墙壁狭长部分或凹处美国传统〔on high〕Instructions came from on high to reduce our travel expenses.上级指示要缩减我们的差旅费用。剑桥高阶〔outsource〕To farm out (work, for example) to an outside provider or manufacturer in order to cut costs.外界供应：为缩减开支而把（如工作）包给外界的供应者或生产者美国传统〔outsourcing〕The procuring of services or products, such as the parts used in manufacturing a motor vehicle, from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.外部采办，外购：为缩减开支从外界供货商或制造商那里获得服务或产品（如制造机动车的零件）美国传统〔perennate〕To survive from one growing season to the next, often with a period of reduced or arrested growth between seasons. Used of plants or plant parts.多年生的：由一个生长季持续到下一个生长季，常指过渡四季之间生长缩减式受抑制的时期。用于植物式植物体的部分美国传统〔pressure〕The council is still under pressure to reduce spending.理事会仍处于缩减开支的压力下。麦克米伦高阶〔primarily〕We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down.我们主要关心的是缩减开支。剑桥高阶〔prune〕Arco has reacted to the loss in revenue by pruning (back) its expansion plans.大西洋里奇菲尔德公司通过缩减扩张计划以应对收益亏损。剑桥高阶〔pull〕The organization pulled in (its expenses), but it did not thereby reduce its efficiency.这个组织缩减了开支,却并不因此而降低效率。英汉大词典〔reduce〕The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.新建的桥应能使 50 分钟的行程缩减到 15 分钟。朗文当代〔reduction〕The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in spending.政府发现要真正缩减开支很困难。牛津搭配〔regularly〕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。柯林斯高阶〔remit〕His prison sentence was remitted to two years.他的刑期被缩减至两年。剑桥高阶〔repetition〕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。柯林斯高阶〔retrenchment〕A curtailment of expenses.开支的缩减美国传统〔run〕Electricity generating companies are running down stocks and cutting purchases.发电公司正在缩减备用物资，减少采购。朗文当代〔run〕The business had been running down for a long time.该企业缩减规模已经有很长时间了。朗文当代〔scale back/down〕We scaled back our original plans.我们缩减了最初的计划。韦氏高阶〔scale sth down〕A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.由于缺乏资金，他们被迫缩减项目的规模。剑桥高阶〔scale〕The emergency aid programme has now been scaled down.紧急救援计划现在已经缩减了规模。朗文当代〔scrimp〕There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security.有这样一种风险，即这个债台高筑的航空公司可能会想在维修或安检上缩减开支。剑桥高阶〔scrimp〕To cut or make too small or scanty.缩减：消减或使得非常小或很少美国传统〔shrink〕Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.匈牙利也许不得不降低对缩减国有经济部门的预期。外研社新世纪〔spending〕Aircraft manufacturers have been hit hard by cuts in defence spending.国防开支的缩减沉重地打击了飞机制造商们。麦克米伦高阶〔think〕We must start thinking in terms of reducing costs.我们必须开始考虑缩减开支了。朗文当代〔thinly〕NATO will continue to thin out its forces.北约将继续缩减兵力。柯林斯高阶〔trickle〕The flood of offers of help had dwindled to a mere trickle.潮水般的援助已缩减成涓滴细流了。牛津搭配〔volatile〕He is keen to see a general reduction in arms sales given the volatility of the region.鉴于该地区局势动荡，他非常希望武器销售能全面缩减。柯林斯高阶〔welter〕We are reducing the company's welter of development projects and will streamline sales and marketing.我们正在缩减公司杂乱无章的开发项目，并将精简销售和市场营销部门。剑桥高阶〔whittle〕We need to whittle down the list of guests for the party.我们需要缩减聚会的客人名单。朗文当代〔width〕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。柯林斯高阶〔wind (sth) down〕They're winding down their operations abroad because they're losing money.因为亏损，他们正在逐步缩减海外业务。剑桥高阶〔wind-down〕The wind-down of the company was handled very efficiently.公司处理逐步缩减直至关闭的事宜效率很高。牛津高阶〔winnow〕He needs to winnow down his options.他要缩减选择范围。韦氏高阶Congress has passed a budget plan intended to help reduce/cut the federal deficit.国会已通过一项预算计划欲帮助减少/缩减联邦赤字。剑桥国际I proposed the resolution that military spending (should) be cut.我提出缩减军费开支的决议案。剑桥国际In an attempt to conserve electricity the building's owners are cutting down on their central heating.为了省电，房主缩减中央供热。剑桥国际My company is scaling up/down (= increasing/reducing) its operations in the Middle East.我的公司在中东的业务按比例增加/缩减。剑桥国际She cut her working hours to improve her work-life balance.她缩减了工作时间以改善工作与生活的平衡。牛津商务She started jogging twice a week to try to reduce her waistline.她开始一周慢跑两次，想缩减腰围。剑桥国际Spending cuts are expected in education, transport and social welfare.预计会缩减教育，交通及社会福利救济的开支。剑桥国际Students and workers were out on the streets protesting against the cuts (=government reductions in public spending).学生和工人们上街游行抗议缩减公共开支。剑桥国际The President wants to cut back (on) defence spending by 10% next year.总统想把明年的国防开支缩减10%。剑桥国际The company has downsized to eight employees.这家公司已经将员工缩减为 8 人。牛津商务The department made a nip here and a tuck there but they were still way over budget.这个部门进行了一系列小规模缩减，可他们的开支仍远远超过预算。剑桥国际The government hopes to curtail public spending. 政府希望缩减公共事业开支。译典通The government's Budget will mix new taxes and spending cuts.政府预算将把新税收和缩减的开支放在一起。剑桥国际The government's pockets are not bottomless (= It does not have unlimited amounts of money), so it has to find a way of reducing expenditure.政府的口袋财源有限，所以必须找到缩减开支的办法。剑桥国际The government's science budget has forced deep cuts in research and is politically untenable.政府的科学预算已经迫使大量缩减科研经费,这在政治上是站不住脚的。剑桥国际The opportunity cost of expanding the Marketing Department is that Human Resources will have to be made smaller.扩大营销部门的机会成本是不得不缩减人力资源部的规模。牛津商务The party has adopted a more pragmatic approach towards arms reduction.该党采纳了一种更实用的方法来缩减军备。剑桥国际There has been a dramatic reduction in manufacturing cycle time.生产周期时间已大幅度缩减。牛津商务We had to downscale the programme due to lack of funds.由于缺乏资金，我们不得不缩减了这一项目的规模。牛津商务We have narrowed the applicants down to a shortlist of four.我们最后把候选应征者人数缩减至四人。牛津商务 |
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