"cutdown" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 削减
• 嘲讽（贬低的话）

Definition

“Cutdown”可以指数量或规模的减少，也可以指用来侮辱别人的讽刺性或伤人的话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式，有时带点俚语意味。作名词表示贬低人的话（cutdown），或是数量/尺寸的减少。如 'budget cutdown'。不要和动词 'cut down' 混淆。

Examples

The company announced a cutdown in staff this year.

公司今年宣布了员工的**削减**。

She didn't like his rude cutdown during the meeting.

她不喜欢他在会议上的**嘲讽**。

I'm trying a cutdown on sugar this month.

我这个月正在**削减**糖分摄入。

That last joke was a real cutdown—he looked pretty upset.

最后那个笑话真是个**嘲讽**——他看起来很不高兴。

After the big cutdown, we had to work twice as hard.

经历了重大的**削减**后，我们不得不加倍努力。

She always throws a cutdown when she feels insecure.

她一感到没有安全感就会说**嘲讽**话。