"cut down" 是什么意思(释义 1)?

减少某物的数量或频率，尤其是不健康的东西。例: "My doctor told me to cut down on caffeine if I want to sleep better."

"cut down" 是什么意思(释义 3)?

杀死或重伤某人，尤其是在战斗中。例: "Many young soldiers were cut down in the first hours of the battle."

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Q: "cut down" 是什么意思(释义 1)?

减少某物的数量或频率，尤其是不健康的东西。 例: "My doctor told me to cut down on caffeine if I want to sleep better."

Q: "cut down" 是什么意思(释义 2)?

从树根部把树砍断，让它倒下。 例: "They cut down the old oak tree because its roots were damaging the foundations of the house."

Q: "cut down" 是什么意思(释义 3)?

杀死或重伤某人，尤其是在战斗中。 例: "Many young soldiers were cut down in the first hours of the battle."

A2 中性可分离及物

减少某物的数量；砍倒树木；也可指把人打倒或杀死。

通俗解释

少用某样东西，把树砍倒，或通过打击、攻击让某人倒下。

"cut down" 的含义

共 4 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。

1 A2 中性

非常常见

减少某物的数量或频率，尤其是不健康的东西。

"My doctor told me to cut down on caffeine if I want to sleep better."

可分离

2 A2 中性

常见

从树根部把树砍断，让它倒下。

"They cut down the old oak tree because its roots were damaging the foundations of the house."

可分离

3 B2 习语中性

不常见

杀死或重伤某人，尤其是在战斗中。

"Many young soldiers were cut down in the first hours of the battle."

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They were cut down by machine-gun fire.
— Common formulation in World War I and II historical accounts, widely used in war journalism and literature.

可分离

4 B2 习语非正式

不常见

通过批评或贬低让某人觉得自己很差、很没价值。

"He was always cutting her down in front of their colleagues, which was deeply unfair."

可分离

字面 vs 引申

字面意思

把某物切到倒下。

实际含义

少用某样东西，把树砍倒，或通过打击、攻击让某人倒下。

使用提示

是和 cut 搭配时最常见的短语动词之一。表示“减少”时在健康语境中很常见（cut down on sugar）。“砍树”义是字面、容易理解的。表示“杀死或毁掉”时更偏书面。

"cut down" 的常见搭配

母语者最常搭配使用的单词。

tree sugar smoking costs enemy forest

如何变位 "cut down"

最常用的五种时态形式。

原形

cut down

我/你/我们/他们

第三人称

cuts down

他/她/它

过去式

cut down

昨天

过去分词

cut down

have + pp

-ing 形式

cutting down

进行时

听听母语者怎么说 "cut down"

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