cut down on什么意思（“偷工减料”英语怎么说？）

-Jo: 希望Amy回来时你都能跳舞了。

-Beth: She's not cutting her trip short, is she?

-Beth: 她不会缩短旅程吧？

want sb to do/ doing 希望某人做什么,

doing 强调某个时间点具体做某事

cut short 缩短

举一反三

重点英文表达

1. cut short 减少／缩减

Something just came up. I will have to cut this trip short.

这里出了个事。我得缩短这次行程了。

We are running out of time. I'm going to cut the meeting short.

我们没时间了。我要缩短一下这次会议的时间。

2. short cut 捷径

There's no short cut for success.

成功没有捷径。

3. cut corners 偷工减料

This company is not reliable. They always find ways to cut corners.

这个公司不靠谱。他们总是会想办法偷工减料。

Don't cut corners on this project.

这个项目千万别偷工减料。

4. cut down 减少

You must cut down on pork.

你必须减少吃猪肉的量。