لغت انگلیسی
to cut back
معنی و توضیح
to reduce the number or amount of something, especially to save
مثال
If you want to lose weight, try cutting back on junk food and exercising more.
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Working Part-Time Jobs». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,072 – Working Part-Time Jobs.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,072 I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Luisa and Max about working a job less than 40 hours a week – that is, a part-time job. Let’s get started.
Luisa: Are you still here? I thought you got off at three o’clock.
Max: I picked up a second shift. I could use the money.
Luisa: But I thought you had another part-time job in the evenings.
Max: I normally do, but the restaurant where I work has been cutting back my hours, so I’m trying to pick up as many extra shifts here as I can.
Luisa: And don’t you work at the amusement park on the weekend?
Max: I do half
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