cut back   (TTS發音)

1. return quickly 迅速返回

    He cut back through the woods to where he had been standing before. 他急速穿過樹林回到原先一直站立的地方。

    The wounded soldier recovered and cut back to his unit. 這位傷兵養好了傷，很快就歸隊了。

2. make shorter by cutting 剪短

    The tailor cut the cloth back. 裁縫把布剪短了。

    We have cut the roses back in order to improve their growth. 為了使玫瑰長得更好，我們已經修剪了枝幹。

3. reduce in quantity or amount 削減；壓縮

    The only way to do that is to cut back expenses. 做到這一點的唯一辦法就是減少開支。

    After the big job was finished，the builder cut back the number of men working for him. 那項大工程完工之後，建築商便裁減了工人的人數。