cut to the bone

基本解釋

• 削減

英漢例句

雙語例句

• He has to cut, clip, and curtail his monthly spending; he has had his budget cut to the bone.
  他必須削減他的每月開支；他把預(yù)算已減到最低程度。
• A huge butcher block was used to trim fat from the federal budget, which was sometimes cut to the bone.
  一個巨大的砧板用來從聯(lián)邦預(yù)算上休整肥肉，有時候卻切到骨頭裡。
• ECONOMISTS tend to think that an industry divided between hundreds of players, each with a tiny market share, should be fiercely competitive, with prices cut to the bone.
  經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家傾曏於這樣的觀點：擁有成百上千的市場蓡與者且每個蓡與者佔有極小市場份額的行業(yè)一定競爭非常激烈、價格較低。

權(quán)威例句

• The new governors will have to cut to the bone to pay the salaries and pensions of their over-numerous employees.
  ECONOMIST: Itamar Franco takes his revenge
• Last-ditch spending reductions cut to the bone, delaying production and subsequent billings.
  FORBES: When Shooting for Growth Can Leave You Broke
• With manufacturing costs these days cut to the bone, the only way for carmakers to raise margins is to lower their marketing and warranty costs.
  ECONOMIST: MONITOR

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