单词 | cut¹ |
释义 | cut¹ /kʌt; kʌt/v cut, cut, cutting 1. [i,t] to use a knife or scissors to divide something, to remove a piece from something etc 切; 削; 剪:◇i cut the string around the package. 我剪开绑着包裹的绳。◇cut the cheese into cubes. 把干酪切成小方块。◇bob used a saw to cut a hole in the ice. 鲍勃用锯子在冰上锯出一个洞。 2. [t] to reduce the amount of time, money etc that you spend 减少,削减[花费的时间、钱等]:◇cut costs the company has closed several factories to cut costs. 这家公司为了减少开支已经关闭了几家工厂。 3. [t] to injure yourself with a sharp object 划伤; 割伤; 刺伤:◇sam fell and cut his head. 山姆跌倒时撞破了头。 4. [t] to remove part of a film or speech because it might offend people 删节[电影或演讲]:◇the sex scenes had been cut from the film. 影片中有关性的场景已被剪掉。 5. cut corners informal to do something less well than you should do, because you are trying to save time, money etc 【非正式】 省时; 省钱 6. cut class/school ame to not go to a class or to school when you should 【美】 逃课/逃学cut across sth1 to go across an area rather than around it 抄近路穿过,横过:◇shane cut across three lanes of traffic to the exit. 沙内穿过三道车流到达出口处。2 if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it [问题或感情]影响[不同人群]:◇the drug problem cuts across all social classes. 毒品问题影响到所有社会阶层。cut backto reduce the amount, size, or cost of something 减少,缩减[某物的数量、大小、开支]:◇oil production is being cut back. 石油产量正在减少。cut down1 [i,t cut sth ↔ down] to reduce the amount of something you do or use 减少:◇i'm trying to cut down on my drinking. 我正在尽量少喝酒。2 [t cut sth ↔ down] to cut a tree so that it all falls to the ground 砍倒[树木]:◇all the beautiful old oaks had been cut down to build houses. 所有漂亮的老橡树都已被砍倒用来造房子。cut into interrupt someone who is speaking 打断别人的话,插嘴:◇mark cut in to ask if i'd seen his keys. 马克插嘴问我是否见过他的钥匙。cut off1 [cut sth ↔ off] to remove a piece from something using a sharp tool such as a knife [用刀等锋利的工具]砍掉[某物]:◇cut the top off the pineapple. 把菠萝的顶部削掉。2 [cut sth ↔ off] to stop supplying electricity, gas, water etc to someone 切断[电、煤气、水等的供应]:◇they'll cut off your electricity if you don't pay the bill. 如果你不付账单,他们会切断你的电源。3 be/get cut off to be unable to finish talking to someone because something is wrong with the telephone connection [电话线路]中断4 [cut sb/sth ↔ off] to separate someone or something from other people or things, or to prevent them from going somewhere 把[某人或某物]隔开:◇a heavy snowfall cut us off from the town. 一场大雪隔绝了我们同城镇的联系。cut out1 [t cut sth ↔ out] to remove a piece from something, using a knife or scissors 割下[某物]; 剪下[某物]:◇cut a circle out of the piece of card. 从这张硬纸板上剪下一个圆。2 [i] if a motor cuts out, it stops working suddenly [发动机]突然熄火3 cut it/that out! spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you 【口】 住手![用于让某人停止做某事]4 not be cut out for/not be cut out to be to not have the qualities that would make you suitable for a job or activity 不适合(做)[某事物]:◇i wasn't really cut out to be a teacher. 我真的不适合当老师。cut short[t cut sth ↔ short] to make something finish earlier than it should have done 缩短[某事物]:◇his career was cut short by a back injury. 背伤缩短了他的职业生涯。cut sth ↔ upto cut something into small pieces 把[某物]切碎:◇cut up two carrots. 把两根胡萝卜切碎。 |
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