cut down的用法归纳复习

make sth．fall by cutting 砍倒

Many big trees along the road h·ave been cut down.路旁的许多大树都被砍掉了。

表示削减；降低

This factorys production has been cut down．这家工厂的生产减少了。

还有以下用法

1.表示因疾病等夺去生命

The man was cut down in his primeof manhood by a pneumonia．那人因患肺炎而英年早逝。

2.表示驳倒

His arguments are very easy to cut down．他的论点很容易被驳倒。

He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator．他非常能言善辩，驳倒了最好的.演说家。

3.表示改小或缩短（衣服等）

The tailor is cutting down my dress．裁缝正在把我的衣服改小。