| 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 back
to 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 down
1 [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 in
to 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 off
1 [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 out
1 [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 ↔ up
to cut something into small pieces 把〔某物〕切碎:
Cut up two carrots. 把两根胡萝卜切碎。
|