to cut

• I did not keep track of how often i was told to cut off all aid to israel .
  我没有记录我是如何经常地被告知要中断对以色列的所有援助。
• He was prepared to do many things, to cut corners, to exploit people and situations .
  他是准备要作很多事情的：走捷径，利用人物和形势。
• If you were to take up professional dancing, i might have to cut you afterward .
  如果你要从事职业性跳舞的话，我以后也许得同你断绝关系哩。
• If some countries refuse to cut their consumption, others must reduce theirs .
  如果某些国家不愿意降低消费，那么其他国家必须降低他们的消费。
• The new contract is likely to reduce returns and trim back the system to cut costs .
  新合同可能使你减少利润收入，因此要调整制度来减少费用。
• The fortunate utilities are those that have been able to cut their losses and get out early .
  哪家电力公司能甩掉亏损，及早脱身，就算万幸了。
• We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but we had to cut our coat according to our cloth .
  我们原想买比这个大些的房子，但是得量力而为呀。
• The united states army is now two hundred thousand strong, and that congress intends to cut it .
  美国陆军现在是20万人，可是国会还打算削减它。
• " clip " can relate to cutting off an unwanted part or to removing a part in order to keep it .
  “clip”可指剪掉不需要的部分，也可指剪下要保留的部分。
• The officials no longer have any ability to cut their domestic lending once it has hit zero .
  当国内贷款一旦达到零时，官方就不再有能力缩减国内贷款了。