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scale something down
phrasal verb with scaleverb[ T ]uk /skeɪl/ us /skeɪl/
(alsoscale something back)
to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be: 缩减，缩小
A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.由于缺乏资金，他们被迫缩减项目的规模。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
compress
contraction
dwindle
dwindling
ease
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ease up/off
halve
recede
reduce
reducible
reduction
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trough
tumble
scale sth down | Business English
scale sth down
phrasal verb with scaleverbuk /skeɪl/us
(alsoscale sth back)
to reduce the size, amount, or importance of something:
We will probably scale production down a little with the Government spending cuts.
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