cut back on

基本解释

They think that taking a break, or cutting back on their workload, is out of the question.
他們還認爲花點時間休息或者削減工作量是想都不用想的。
People are cutting back on everything from shopping trips to hanami parties to view the spring cherry blossom.
從購物旅行到春天櫻花盛開時的賞花會，人們正在削減一切開支。
That is hardly surprising: cutting back on CSR, or “sustainability” as it is sometimes known, would seem to be a quick and relatively painless way to save money.
如此，削減用於支持CSR或被熟知爲可持續發展的開支，成爲一個快速又相對無痛苦的省錢方法就不那麽令人驚訝了。

He warned about the future of NATO unless Europe stops cutting back on defense spending.
In fact, if the other person is working hard, or is cutting back on their carbon emissions, you have every bit more incentive to not work hard or to keep high carbon emissions yourself.
實際上,如果其他人正在努力工作,或者正在盡量減少碳排量,你縂會有想媮嬾的動機,或者縂是繼續大量排碳
耶魯公開課 - 博弈論課程節選
Of course, you can imagine the thoughts of Louis XVI as they were cutting back his hair to await the fall of the guillotine on the 21st of January, 1793.
你可以想象下在1793年1月21日這天,儅人們拽住路易十六的頭發,等待斷頭台下落時他會想些什麽
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節選

So cutting back on fleet sales is good for profitability, but bad for market share.
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