cutting down

Pallet loading systems represent another means of cutting down on machine idle time due to setup operations.

托盘装载系统是另一种减少因装载操作致使机床闲置的手段。

One way of cutting down on the vice, he said, is collection of taxes from the border entry points.

他说，减少这种不良之风的一个方法，是从边境入境处收税。

The mosquito turned out to be a man with an electric saw cutting down a tree in my neighbor's yard. My sleep was over.

蚊子原来是一个人用电锯在砍我的邻居的庭院的树。我的睡眠已经结束。

As the price tends to be fixed, cutting down the cost is the only way for coal enterprises to pursue the maximization of economic benefits.

在价格趋于一定的情况下，降低成本是煤炭企业追求经济效益最大化的唯一出路。

"Your cough does not sound good and you've had it for a while. Maybe cutting down on your cigarettes might help you recover faster . . . "

你的咳嗽看起来不是太好，时间也挺长的了。也许把烟戒了能让你恢复得更快些

it's not as simple as using less salt or sugar as though you were cutting down on your kilowatt hours.

但是健康饮食和电费单不同，这不仅仅是像减少千瓦时用电一样食用更少的盐或糖那么简单。

Cutting down on aerosols by improving air quality means that the Earth will in future be less shielded against the sun's rays.

增进空气品质来消灭悬浮粒子表示，未来地球的对太阳光的防护就更少了。

A few days ago, I read in such a cartoon: a man sitting on the treetops, is cutting down he sat the branch.

前几天，我在报纸上看到这样一幅漫画：一个人坐在树梢上，正在砍他坐着的那根树枝。

By cutting down on the number of employees, the company will save much money.

减少员工的人数，公司会省下不少钱。

By cutting down on the number of employees, the company will save money.

减少员工的人数，公司就会省下不少钱。

Cutting down on new purchases by learning how to cross-examine yourself for whether or not you need the items is a useful skill to have.

学习如何反复询问自己“是否需要这东西”，是削减购买物品的有效技巧。

This may mean to skip some social engagements or cutting down on the TV-shows you follow from 10 hours a week to 2 hours a week.

这可能意味着你要错过一些社交活动，或是把你每周追电视的时间从10小时减少到2小时。

After all, sleeping allows our bodies to refresh and heal, and cutting down on that process can only do our bodies more harm than good.

毕竟睡眠会让我们的机体得到充足的休息，减少这一过程只能导致机体疲劳。

Along with cutting down on the sodium in your diet, consider giving up some of that alcohol.

在饮食中减少钠摄取的同时，你还得考虑放弃一些酒了。

It concluded that maintaining a healthy weight and cutting down on smoking and drinking are far better ways to ward off the disease.

这项研究表明，保持合理的体重，少吸烟喝酒更有助于让人体远离疾病。

You know, been cutting down on the beer.

那时当然得，你知道，减少喝啤酒了。

Can she bear too see her children cutting down the trees and destroying the grassland, to see the acid rain destroying everything?

她能忍受她的孩子砍伐树木、毁坏草原，让酸雨毁灭一切吗？

Yea, you know, I'm cutting down on the beer.

好的，知道吗，我正在控制酒量。

I am certainly not cutting down on sunscreen as I don't want to look any more wrinkled than I do already.

我当然不会减少使用防晒霜，因为我不想看上去比现在的皱纹更多。

As you say, you're cutting down a 700-page book to a two-and-a-half-hour film, so inevitably you have to lose something.

就像你说的，你要把一部长达700页的小说删减到一部两个半小时的电影，所以，不可避免的，你不得不丢掉一些东西。