pullback, pull back. cutback, pullout. Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla, but left India feeling spurned after he canceled a scheduled trip there for earlier this month, with Indian commentators calling the move a snub

Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan

By DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER

President Obama's national security team is pondering greater troop reductions, with some officials saying the rising cost of the war and the death of Osama bin Laden justify a change.

Magna, Sberbank Will Examine Basis for GM's Pullout

Canada's Magna and Russia's Sberbank, spurned bidders for GM's Opel unit, will scrutinize the legal basis for GM's pullout, a spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Putin said.

Data Confirm Euro-Zone Pullback

The euro-zone economy contracted in the second quarter and new signs emerged that the bloc could be headed for a technical recession.

Darker Times for Solar Power

The solar-power industry is pulling back, and prices of solar cells are falling amid recession and tight credit.

cutback 是20世界30年代的新詞。

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White House Debate Rises on Iraq Pullback
By DAVID E. SANGER
White House officials say that aides want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to withdraw American troops.
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pullback
1. 拉回
2. 障礙;阻擾
3. 撤退
引き戻すこと; 撤退.
noun
The moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat: fallback, pullout, retirement, retreat, withdrawal. See forward/backward.
*****pullout
n.

1. A withdrawal, especially of troops.
2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.
3. An object designed to be pulled out.

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cutback
1. 減少
2. 剪修新芽
3. 【電影】倒敘


【映】カットバック, 切返し; 縮小.