裁[cái] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 裁[cái]
- 动词- （用刀、剪等把片状物分成若干部分; 剪裁; 割裂） cut (paper, cloth, etc.) into parts:
We cut paper and cloth with scissors.我们用剪刀裁纸和布。
Two suits can be cut out of this piece of material.这块料子可以裁两套衣服。
- （把不用的或多余的去掉; 削减; 消除） reduce; cut down [back]; dismiss:reduce [cut down] the staff裁减人员
- （衡量; 判断） judge; discern; decide:consider and decide裁夺
- 名词- （安排取舍，多用于文学艺术） mental planning:
adopt an original approach; try to be different别出心裁
- （控制; 抑止） check; sanction:economic sanction经济制裁
- （样式; 形态） form:types or forms of literature;体裁
person's figure身裁
- 量词- （整张纸分成的相等的若干份; 开） division of standard size printing paper:
octavo八裁
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
The company is being forced to reduce staff and I fear I'm a likely candidate (for redundancy).
The number of employees is being whittled down in order to reduce costs.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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