
cut sth↔down (to…); cut down (on sth)...減少;削減;縮減
to reduce the amount of something
We need to cut the article down to 1000 words.
我們得把這篇文章壓縮到 1/f000 字.
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
醫生勸他少喝酒.
I won't have a cigarette, thanks─I'm trying to cut down(= smoke fewer).
謝謝,我不抽.我現在盡量少抽煙.