cắt bớt
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To cut down, to reduce, to trim: To make something smaller in size, amount, or length by removing a part of it. It implies a deliberate action to decrease or shorten something.
- To curtail, to abridge: To shorten something, especially a text or speech, by omitting parts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chúng ta cần cắt bớt chi tiêu. (We need to cut down expenses.)
- Biên tập viên đã cắt bớt bài báo cho phù hợp với không gian. (The editor cut down the article to fit the space.)
- Anh ấy cắt bớt đoạn cuối của bài phát biểu. (He trimmed the end of his speech.)
Advanced Usage
"cắt bớt cho vừa": to cut/trim to fit.
- Cô ấy cắt bớt tấm vải cho vừa với khuôn mẫu. (She trimmed the fabric to fit the pattern.)
"cắt bớt đi một nửa": to cut/reduce by half.
- Họ quyết định cắt bớt đi một nửa ngân sách quảng cáo. (They decided to cut the advertising budget by half.)
Variants and Related Words
Cắt giảm (v): To cut back, to reduce (often used for budgets, staff, production). This is a close synonym, sometimes used interchangeably, but can imply a more strategic or significant reduction.
- cắt giảm nhân sự (to downsize staff)
Rút ngắn (v): To shorten (primarily in terms of length or duration).
- rút ngắn thời gian (to shorten the time)
Giảm bớt (v): To lessen, to reduce. This is a more general term for making something less in degree or amount.
- giảm bớt áp lực (to reduce pressure)
Synonyms
- Giảm: to decrease, to reduce.
- Thu ngắn: to shorten.
- Lược bỏ: to omit, to leave out.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As 'cắt bớt' is a single verb in Vietnamese, it does not have phrasal verb constructions like in English. The concept is contained within the verb itself.
Related Idioms
- "Cắt bớt đầu này, thêm vào đầu kia": (Lit. to cut from one end to add to the other) To rob Peter to pay Paul; to take from one area to supplement another, often without an overall gain.
- Kế hoạch của họ chỉ là cắt bớt đầu này, thêm vào đầu kia. (Their plan is just robbing Peter to pay Paul.)
- Cut down
- Cắt bớt chi tiêuTo cut down expenses