1·The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Caught in a severe budget crunch, many states have sharply scaled back their funding for higher education.
由于面临严重的预算紧缩，许多州大幅削减了对高等教育的资助。
3·Environmentalists have declared partial victory: though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes.
环保人士已经宣布取得了部分胜利：尽管可口可乐公司用横幅装饰小镇的计划已经被缩减，但仍有很多的广告牌面临着严格的环保问题。
4·that number later was scaled back to about 600.
最初，他们说有1000多家。后来，跌落到600家左右。
5·Some borrowers have scaled back or shelved planned borrowing.
一些借款人已经相应缩减或搁置借款计划。
6·Some older children say they have scaled back their gift requests.
一些大点的孩子说，他们已经降低了对礼物的要求。
7·Both ambitions have now been scaled back, the latter in particular.
现在看来，这两个雄心壮志(后一个更甚)都已缩水了。
8·Capital spending plans are being scaled back for the third quarter in a row.
各大公司正连续第三季度削减其资本支出计划。
9·Its plans to merge with Morgan Stanley's Japanese unit were also scaled back.
其计划于摩根·士丹利旗下的日本公司的合并也受到缩减。
10·Plans for running around the moon could then be scaled back by future budget cuts.
漫游月球的计划可能会因将来经费削减而收缩。