| 释义 |
chop back1.■砍伐；砍掉：The tree is too big,you'll have to chop back some of the branches.这棵树太大了，你得砍去一些枝丫。2.■大量削减：I'm afraid we have to chop back our spending this month.恐怕这个月我们得削减开支。They have promised to chop back their expenses in the near future.他们已答应在近期大幅度削减他们的开支。3.■(风)突然转回到原来的方向；突然掉转方向；急忙掉头逃跑：The wind chopped back to the south.风向改回朝南刮起来。We were walking along the street together when suddenly he chopped back and ran the other way.我们一块沿街走着，他突然转过身去朝反方向跑走了。 |