比亚迪周五晚间公告，一季度受补贴下降影响，净利6.058亿元，同比降29%。请看本报昨日的报道：

Government plans to wean carmakers off handouts for electric cars is hitting BYD Co., adding to the pressure billionaire chairman Wang Chuanfu may face from the slew of startups aiming to enter the market in the next few years.

The manufacturer, which gets more than half its revenue from the auto business, said its net income slumped 29 percent to 605.8 million yuan (US$88 million) in the first quarter of the year, after government rebates fell.

The company had predicted in January that falling government subsidies will lead to a decline in electric vehicle sales and undermine profitability.

报道中的wean off就是“解除依赖、戒掉”。例如：

One Gulf country is trying to wean itself off foreign workers.

海湾某国试图不再依赖外国劳工。