cutbacks

英 [ˈkʌtbæks]

美 [ˈkʌtˌbæks]

n.  削减; 缩减; 减少
cutback的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 削减;缩减;减少
  Acutbackis a reduction that is made in something.
  1. London Underground said it may have to axe 500 signalling jobs because of government cutbacks in its investment.
     伦敦地铁称由于政府削减了投资，可能将不得不削减500个信号员的岗位。
  2. ...the 200-person staff cutback announced yesterday.
     昨天宣布裁员200人

双语例句

• They say Athens has still failed to make enough headway on the structural reforms necessary to put the economy on better footing, and they are pressing Greece to raise billions of euros through more budgetary cutbacks and taxes.
  为了改善经济基础，必须进行结构改革，但他们表示，雅典依然未在这方面取得足够的进展。他们正在向希腊施压，要求其通过进一步削减预算和征税，以筹集数十亿欧元。
• People are by far Wall Street's biggest cost, so mass cutbacks are common during profit downturns.
  人员是华尔街到目前为止的最大成本，所以大规模裁员是利润不景气时期的常见现象。
• We must ensure the world's poor and fragile countries do not suffer cutbacks in aid and are not forgotten.
  我们必须保证不减少向世界上贫困和脆弱国家提供的援助，不忘记这些国家。
• It looks like you've had to make cutbacks recently. I don't see nearly as many books as you used to have here.
  看来你最近节省了。过去在这儿你有很多书，可现在我看不到那么多的书了。
• Yet years of strong growth and cutbacks in public investment, which have restored economic health to emerging markets, have also eaten up excess capacity.
  不过，新兴市场经过多年的强劲增长和公共投资的削减，虽然经济恢复了健康，但也使过剩产能消耗殆尽。
• I agree that companies appeared to underestimate the cutbacks and price cuts of competitors on the way down.
  我同意，过去企业似乎会低估处于下坡路的竞争对手的减产和降价举措。
• In the defence industries sudden cutbacks and layoffs are common.
  在国防工业中，突然性的裁员和临时解雇是常有的事。
• A general downturn within the industry is forcing major cutbacks, and the company is preparing extensive restructuring.
  玩具业出现了整体的不景气，大幅裁员，公司也准备进行大幅度的重组。
• The global downward spiral of uncertainty, caution and cutbacks in lending and spending may continue.
  全球不确定性的下行螺旋，以及在借贷和支出方面的谨慎与收缩可能将继续下去。
• Cutbacks on investment have led to growth predictions being revised downwards.
  投资的削减致使增长预测下调。