
cut sth↔down (to…); cut down (on sth)...减少;削减;缩减
to reduce the amount of something
We need to cut the article down to 1000 words.
我们得把这篇文章压缩到 1/f000 字.
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
医生劝他少喝酒.
I won't have a cigarette, thanks─I'm trying to cut down(= smoke fewer).
谢谢,我不抽.我现在尽量少抽烟.