“大幅度裁减或削减”可以翻译为 “drastically cut back on” 或 “significantly reduce/slash” 。
“drastically cut back on” 强调大幅、激烈地削减, “drastically” 突出程度之深,“cut back on” 表示减少、削减(某事物) 。例如:The company decided to drastically cut back on its workforce to save costs.(公司决定大幅度裁减员工以节省成本。 )
“significantly reduce” 侧重于显著地、可观地减少数量、规模等 ; “significantly slash” 中 “slash” 有大幅度削减、砍价等意思,“significantly slash” 同样表达大幅削减。例如:We need to significantly reduce our expenses this month.(这个月我们需要大幅削减开支。 ) ;The government plans to significantly slash the budget for this project.(政府计划大幅削减这个项目的预算。 )