[countable] a reduction in the amount or number of sb/sth（数量、数目等的）削减，减少，缩减◆making a cut in interest rates削减利率◆an interest-rate cut利率的削减◆The aircraft maker announced a further 1 000 cuts (= in the number of employees) last week.这飞机制造公司上星期宣布再裁减 1 000 人。◆The managers had to take a 20% cut in pay.经理们不得不接受减薪 20%。⨁ interest-rate / tax cuts利率削减；减税 ⨁ budget / cost / expenditure / spending cuts预算／成本／支出／开支削减 ⨁ job / pay / wage cuts减少工作岗位；减薪 ⨁ a big / deep / dramatic cut大幅度／严重／大幅度削减 ⨁ to announce / implement / make / propose cuts宣布／实行／进行／提出削减 (informal) [usually singular] a share in a profit or money（利润或钱的）份，份额◆We take a cut of any sales to customers that we refer to them.凡是从我们介绍给他们的客户中所赚取的任何销售额，我们都可从中提取份额。⨁to get / take a cut (of sth)得到／提取份额 price cut