Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reduce (in quantity or degree): To make something smaller or less in amount, size, or intensity by removing a part of it.
   • To cut back: To decrease the extent or number of something, often for efficiency or necessity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi cần rút bớt chi phí. (We need to reduce costs.)
  • Cô ấy rút bớt đường trong công thức nấu ăn. (She cut back on sugar in the recipe.)
  • Hãy rút bớt số trang của báo cáo. (Please reduce the number of pages in the report.)

Advanced Usage

• "rút bớt lực lượng": to reduce/scale down forces.
  • Quân đội đã rút bớt lực lượng ở khu vực đó. (The military reduced its forces in that area.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rút (v): to withdraw, to pull out.

  • Rút tiền từ ngân hàng. (To withdraw money from the bank.)

• Giảm bớt (v): to lessen, to decrease. A close synonym often used interchangeably.

  • Giảm bớt áp lực công việc. (To lessen work pressure.)

Synonyms

• Diminish: To make or become less.
• Reduce: To make smaller or less in amount.
• Cut back: To reduce expenditure or amount.
• Decrease: To become or make less in size, amount, or intensity.

Related Idioms

• Rút bớt chân trong: This is not a standard idiom. The core word "rút bớt" is typically used in literal or practical contexts of reduction rather than in figurative idioms.

1. Diminish, reduce