cut back

The gardener cut back all the bushes.

园工把所有的灌木丛都剪短。

Social work services have been cut back drastically.

社会工作服务已经大大减少。

The script cuts back to the old hero's childhood.

剧本倒叙老英雄的童年。

The Americans cut back the word “catalogue” and it became “catalog”.

美国人把catalogue这个词加缩短, 成catalog。

Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.

过于繁茂的落叶灌木可在每年的这个时候剪。

We cut back into the pinewoods and hid there till it was dark.

我们急忙返回松林躲起来直到天黑。