A cutback is a reduction in something — fewer workers, less money spent, a smaller programme. A company announces cutbacks and jobs may go, or the travel budget shrinks, or a project is trimmed.

A cutback「cutback」 是就是 a reduction一種縮減 in something某件事上的縮減——fewer workers人力變少、less money spent花的錢變少、a smaller programme計畫規模變小。A company一間公司 announces cutbacks宣布縮減 and而 jobs工作 may go可能因此沒了，or或 the travel budget差旅預算 shrinks縮水，or或 a project一項計畫 is trimmed被削減。

Governments talk about cutbacks in spending. You meet it in news and workplace English, often in the plural, cutbacks, when a place is tightening its belt. It names the reduction itself, the result, not the moment of deciding.

Governments政府 talk about cutbacks會談到縮減 in spending支出上的縮減。You你 meet it會在 in news and workplace English新聞和職場英文裡碰到它，often常常 in the plural用複數 cutbacks「cutbacks」，when當 a place某個地方 is tightening its belt正在勒緊褲帶時。It它 names指的是 the reduction itself縮減這件事本身，the result這個結果，not the moment而不是 of deciding做決定的那個當下。

It is serious, not a word for eating less cake tonight — that would just be cutting back, with the verb. Though actually, people sometimes confuse the noun and the verb in writing: the noun is one word, cutback; the verb is two words, cut back (on something).

It它 是 serious很正經的字，not a word而不是用來說 for eating less cake tonight今晚少吃點蛋糕的字——that這種情況 would just be只會是 cutting back用動詞的「cutting back」，with the verb動詞形式。Though actually不過其實，people大家 sometimes有時候 confuse會把 the noun and the verb名詞和動詞混淆 in writing在書寫上：the noun名詞 是 one word一個字，cutback「cutback」；the verb動詞 是 two words兩個字，cut back (on something)「cut back (on something)」。