cut down
US /kʌt daʊn/
UK /kʌt daʊn/
1.
mengurangkan, memotong
to reduce the amount or number of something
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You need to cut down on sugar if you want to be healthier.
Anda perlu mengurangkan gula jika anda ingin lebih sihat.
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The company decided to cut down on expenses.
Syarikat memutuskan untuk mengurangkan perbelanjaan.
2.
menebang, memotong
to fell a tree or other plant by cutting its trunk
:
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They had to cut down the old oak tree because it was diseased.
Mereka terpaksa menebang pokok oak lama itu kerana ia berpenyakit.
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The loggers will cut down trees in this forest next month.
Pembalak akan menebang pokok di hutan ini bulan depan.