In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished.
例如，在古希腊，任何砍倒橄榄树的人都会受到严厉的惩罚。
Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled government only as "a necessary evil".
与此同时，本可以让每个人生活更好的政府开支却被削减了，因为人们本能地——且错误地——将政府贴上了“必定邪恶”的标签。
You need to cut down on starches.
你有必要少吃些含淀粉的东西。
Car owners were asked to cut down travel.
车主们被要求减少出行。
You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates.
你应该减少摄入脂肪和碳水化合物。
We're trying to cut down on the amount of paperwork involved.
我们正在努力降低有关此事的文书工作量。
I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!
我不得不砍了一棵树，然后找了7位邻居帮忙把它从院子里弄出去。
我们一定不能砍树。
Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
大多数学校都极不愿意为了减少开支而裁员。
A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
一个蓄意破坏公物者用链锯锯倒了一棵树。
He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet.
他少喝咖啡，少抽烟，饮食均衡。
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted.
他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
Elephants are losing their homes because people cut down too many trees.
因为人们砍伐了太多的树木，大象正在失去自己的家园。
Companies can also optimize their energy use and cut down on the cost of electricity.
企业还可以优化能源使用，降低用电成本。
I would also suggest that all people have a moral responsibility to cut down on food waste.
我还认为所有人都有减少食物浪费的道德责任。
You may want to cut down on your "food miles", the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen.
你可能想要减少你的“食物里程”，即食物到达你厨房之前所经过的距离。
He has cut down the apple tree.
他砍倒了那棵苹果树。
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
医生劝他少喝酒。
He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size.
他现在将尽力把任务缩减到能应对的程度。
For every tree cut down, three or four new ones are planted.
每砍倒一棵树就要种上三四棵树。
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted.
他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat.
如果你想万无一失，就少吃盐。
I would suggest that we also have a moral responsibility to cut down on food waste.
我认为我们也有道义责任减少食物浪费。
In a recession, consumers could be expected to cut down on nonessentials like toys.
经济衰退时，消费者有可能会缩减玩具等非必需品的消费。
They will travel far only to cut down certain small trees that they can cut down quickly and drag back home quickly.
他们远行只是为了砍倒一些他们能迅速砍倒并迅速拖回家的小树。
Many are still at risk of being cut down.
许多树木仍面临被砍伐的危险。
You will be punished if you cut down these trees.
如果你砍了这些树，你将受到惩罚。
What does the phrase "cut down on" mean in Paragraph 5?
第五段中的短语 “cut down on” 是什么意思？
应用推荐