cut down to size

cut down to size

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• na.还…的本来面目
• 网络降低威望；裁军；挫掉某人的锐气

英汉解释

na.	1. 把重要性[威望等]降至合适的程度,还...的本来面目

例句

"Fluff's finally cut down to size, " the others joked. "Now she knows that she's no better than the rest of us. "

其他小羊取笑说，「现在她终于知道，她不比我们其他人好到哪里去了吧。」

Oversized financial conglomerates should be cut down to size and forced to spin off assets.

规模过大的金融集团应该瘦身，并被强制分拆资产。

The threats posed by belly fat can be cut down to size.

这些由腹部脂肪导致的威胁是可以被降低的。

If the City is cut down to size, so be it, say some.

有人说，如果城市因此而缩减规模，那么就顺其自然好了。

I am sure I heard the politicians say they would be cut down to size.

我确定自己曾听政客们说过，得杀杀评级机构的威风。

On the left, some want banks cut down to size.

左派中，有人想要银行削减规模。

Do the big global banks need to be cut down to size?

全球大型银行需要削减规模吗？