cut back

azaltmak, budamak

Bir şeyin miktarını veya uzunluğunu azaltmak; örneğin bitkinin dallarını kesmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make something smaller in amount or length, including by removing parts of a plant.

• Please cut back the hedge.
• The company cut back its opening hours.
• We have cut the rose bushes back.

Nasıl kullanılır: cut something back (We cut the bushes back every spring.); cut back on something (The factory is cutting back on production.)

Eş anlamlılar: reduce, trim, prune

Zıt anlamlılar: increase, expand

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cut back branches, cut back production, cut something back

harcamaları kısmak, tasarruf etmek

Öncekine göre daha az para harcamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To spend less money than before.

• We must cut back this month.
• They cut back on spending after losing their jobs.
• Can we cut back on restaurant meals?

Nasıl kullanılır: cut back on something (We need to cut back on travel expenses.)

Eş anlamlılar: economize, save, tighten one's belt

Zıt anlamlılar: splurge

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cut back spending, cut back costs, cut back sharply

tüketimini azaltmak, azaltmak

Bir şeyi öncekinden daha az yemek, içmek veya kullanmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To eat, drink, or use less of something than before.

• I drink too much coffee and should cut back.
• She has cut back on alcohol.
• Could you cut back on the amount of salt you use?

Nasıl kullanılır: cut back on something (My doctor told me to cut back on sugar.)

Eş anlamlılar: reduce, limit

Zıt anlamlılar: increase

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cut back gradually, cut back significantly, cut back further

dalganın kırılan kısmına dönmek

Sörf yaparken dalganın kırılan kısmına doğru keskin bir dönüş yapmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: When surfing, to turn sharply back toward the breaking part of a wave.

• The surfer cut back smoothly.
• He cut back toward the foam.
• Can you cut back without losing speed?

Nasıl kullanılır: cut back toward something (She cut back toward the breaking wave.)

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cut back sharply, cut back smoothly, cut back again

kestirmeden gidip önünü kesmek

Daha kısa bir yoldan giderek birinin önüne çıkıp onu durdurmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To take a shorter route so that you can get in someone's way and stop them.

• The defender cut back and blocked him.
• She cut back across the field to intercept the runner.
• He almost reached the goal, but a defender cut back to him.

Nasıl kullanılır: cut back to someone (The defender cut back to the forward and blocked his run.)

Eş anlamlılar: cut off, intercept

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cut back quickly, cut back across, cut back inside