| 单词 | cut |
| 释义 | cutcutscuttingcutcut1 /kʌt/ verb (past tense and past participle cut, present participle cutting)1into pieces [intransitive and transitive] to divide something into two or more pieces using a knife or scissors: Shall I cut the cake?我来切蛋糕好吗？She cut the string in half (=into two pieces).她把绳子剪成两段。cut something into slices/piecesCut the apple into slices.slice把苹果切成片。cut somebody a slice/piece (of something) (=separate a piece of something from the main part)Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?请切一片面包给我好吗？cut along/across/round etcCut along the dotted line.dot沿虚线剪开。2make shorter [intransitive and transitive] to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etccut the lawn/grass/hedge etcThe grass needs cutting.needcut草地需要修剪了。have/get your hair cutIt’s time you got your hair cut.get你该剪头发了。3reduce [transitive] to reduce the amount of something: Try to cut the amount of sugar in your diet.尽量减少饮食中糖的量。Seventy jobs were lost in order to cut costs.jobbelosecost为削减成本，裁去了70个工作岗位。THESAURUS reduce4injure yourself [transitive] to hurt yourself with a knife or something else that is sharp: I cut my finger chopping carrots.chopcarrot切胡萝卜时﹐我切到了手指。cut yourself (on something)Be careful you don’t cut yourself.小心别划伤自己。THESAURUS hurt5films/books/speeches [transitive] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc: A sex scene was cut from the film.be影片中一个性爱镜头被剪掉了。THESAURUS remove6make a hole/mark [transitive] to make a mark in the surface of something, open something etc using a sharp toolcut something into somethingStrange letters were cut into the stone.letterbe石头上刻着一些奇怪的字母。Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds.chilliseed切开辣椒﹐把籽去掉。7go a shorter way [transitive] to go somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than usualcut through/across etcI cut across the field.我抄近路从田里走过去。8on computer [transitive] to remove writing, a picture etc from a computer document: Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and move it to another place).将图片剪贴到新的文档里。Phrasescut class/school American English informal to deliberately not go to school: We cut class and went to hang out at the mall.go我们逃课去逛购物中心。cut corners to do something less well than you should in order to save time, effort, or money: The airline was accused of cutting corners on safety.beaccusecutcorner这家航空公司被指对安全工作敷衍塞责。cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort: We decided to cut our losses and close the business.decideloss我们决定降低损失，把公司关掉。cut something short to stop doing something earlier than you had planned: The band had to cut short its concert tour.have乐队得提前结束巡回演出。Phrasal verbscut across something phrasal verb if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it: The drug problem cuts across all social classes.cutclass毒品问题影响到社会各个阶层。cut back phrasal verb to make an amount, number, cost etc smallercut back onHospitals are cutting back on staff.hospitalbecut医院正在裁员。cut something ↔ backFunding will be cut back.fund经费将要削减。cut down phrasal verb1to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your healthcut down onI’m trying to cut down on cigarettes.trycigarette我在尽量减少抽烟。2cut something ↔ down to cut a tree so that the whole of it falls to the ground: Large areas of forest have been cut down.areabe大片森林遭到砍伐。cut in phrasal verb to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something: Do you mind if I cut in?我插一句可以吗？cut somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1 (also cut something off something) to separate something from the main part with a knife etc: His finger was cut off in the accident.be他的手指在事故中被切掉了。Cut the fat off the meat.切去肉上的肥肉。2to stop the supply of something to someone: They’ll cut off the electricity if you don’t pay the bill.要是不付账单﹐他们会切断电源。The US has cut off aid to the country.have美国已经切断了对该国的援助。3be/get cut off if you are cut off while you are talking on the telephone, the telephone suddenly stops working4be cut off if a place is cut off, it is difficult or impossible to get to: The city was cut off by floods.beflood这座城市因洪水与外界隔断了联系。cut out phrasal verb1cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting it with a knife or scissorscut fromHe was cutting out pictures from the magazine.becutpicture他在把杂志上的图片剪下来。2cut it/that out! spoken used when you want someone to stop doing something that is annoying you: Hey, Kate, cut it out! That hurts!hurt嘿﹐凯特﹐住手！好痛！3be cut out for something/to be something to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity: I wasn’t cut out to be a teacher.我不是当老师的材料。4if an engine cuts out, it suddenly stops workingcut something ↔ up phrasal verb to cut something into small pieces: Cut up the fruit into pieces.piece 把水果切成碎粒。THESAURUS: cutcut to divide something into two or more pieces, using a knife, scissors etc: He cut the apple into quarters.quarterchop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Chop the onion into small pieces.pieceBill was chopping wood for the fire.bechopslice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: Can you slice the bread for the sandwiches?sandwichcarve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of cooked meat: He began carving the chicken.begincarvepeel to cut the thin outside part off a potato, apple etc: Peel the potatoes and boil them for about ten minutes.potatominutesaw to cut wood using a saw (=a tool that you push backwards and forwards on the surface of wood): I sawed the wood in half.sawsnip to quickly cut something using scissors: Lisa snipped the label off her new sweater.snipDo you think I should snip a bit off my hair at the front?shallbitemow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: Dad was mowing the lawn.bemow |
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