ratchet down

We're trying to ratchet down the administrative costs.

我们正在想法控制管理成本。

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The sky won't fall, the books will survive, but the culture will ratchet down another notch, and the best readers will never know what they're missing.

天不会塌下来，书照样会留存后世，但是文化会下一个台阶，而最好的读者将永远无法知道他们错过了什么。

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A ratchet wheel with a handle is sheathed on the core bar, and a screw can be easily screwed down or unscrewed by both hands.

在芯杆上套上一个带有扳把的棘轮，双手并用，就可以较轻松地拧紧或卸下螺丝。

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We're trying to ratchet down the administrative costs

我们正在想法控制管理成本。

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credit lines are being withdrawn as banks try to ratchet down the risks they face.

随着银行试图降低自己面临的风险，它们正在取消一些信贷安排。

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after several days of heated rhetoric, both the us and china have attempted to ratchet down the tensions.

经过数天言辞激烈的争辩后，美国和中国都试图缓和紧张局势。

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as wholesale gas falls in price, profit margins expand, and station owners are in no rush to ratchet down the price at the pump.

随着石油批发价下跌，边际利润便有所增长，并且加油站老板并不急着去逐步减少石油的零售价。

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if nothing else, kim should ratchet down the rhetoric out of his own family's self-interest.

如果没有其他的考虑，金正日出于其自身家族的利益考量也应当低调一些。

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