cutbacks

英 [ˈkʌtbæks]

美 [ˈkʌtˌbæks]

n.  削减; 缩减; 减少
cutback的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 削减;缩减;减少
  Acutbackis a reduction that is made in something.
  1. London Underground said it may have to axe 500 signalling jobs because of government cutbacks in its investment.
     伦敦地铁称由于政府削减了投资，可能将不得不削减500个信号员的岗位。
  2. ...the 200-person staff cutback announced yesterday.
     昨天宣布裁员200人

双语例句

• They blame cutbacks to government initiatives, like the syringe exchange program.
  他们将这个现象，归咎于政府援助的削减，例如换发注射器计划。
• Cutbacks on investment have led to growth predictions being revised downwards.
  投资的削减致使增长预测下调。
• The consequent collapse of credit will, in turn, impose rapid cutbacks in spending and a huge recession.
  随之而来的信用崩溃反过来将导致支出快速缩减和严重的衰退。
• Many hospitals face cutbacks in services.
  许多医院都面临服务削减的问题。
• The V-VS had undergone serious cutbacks in the'30s, and many of the Spanish Civil War veterans had been purged.
  V-VS经历了30年代的大清洗，很多西班牙内战的老兵被清洗掉了。
• The result of these cutbacks in spending on health for the poor and the old would be further deterioration.
  削减面向穷人和老年人的健康支出，其结果可能会使情况更加恶化。
• People are by far Wall Street's biggest cost, so mass cutbacks are common during profit downturns.
  人员是华尔街到目前为止的最大成本，所以大规模裁员是利润不景气时期的常见现象。
• Sharp cutbacks in overseas lending have exacerbated the credit crunch by withdrawing a major source of funding, even as domestic lenders have also been hit by the crisis.
  正当国内银行也受到危机打击之际，海外贷款的急剧减少令信贷危机进一步加深，因为它阻断了一个重要的融资来源。
• In the defence industries sudden cutbacks and layoffs are common.
  在国防工业中，突然性的裁员和临时解雇是常有的事。
• Many theatres are having to make major cutbacks.
  许多剧院不得不进行大规模的削减。