| 释义 |
cut /kʌt/ vt. | vi. | a. | n. | phr.
I (cut;cut·ting)
❶ vt.
1. 切；割；剪；截；砍；削
cut bread 切面包
cut the cake in half 把蛋糕切成两半
cut some pineapple for oneself (或 cut oneself some pineapple) 为自己切几片菠萝
cut hay (rice,wheat) 割干草 (稻，麦)
cut cloth with scissors 用剪刀剪布
cut the rope 剪断绳子
The Mayor cut the ribbon to open a trade exhibition. 市长为贸易展览会开幕剪彩。
2. 割破，划破
The broken glass cut his finger. 碎玻璃割破了他的手指。
He cut his finger on the broken glass. 他在碎玻璃上划破了手指。
He cut his face (或 himself) while shaving. 他在剃须时把脸割破了。
3. 凿(出)；挖成；剪出
cut a tunnel through a hill 穿山挖出一条隧道
cut a suit 裁剪一套衣服
4. 刻；雕刻；雕琢
cut an inscription 刻碑文
cut a statue 雕像
cut gems 雕琢宝石
5. 骟(马等)，阉割，给(动物)去势
6. 灌(唱片)；录制(磁带)；刻(蜡纸)，用打字机在蜡纸上打
The singer cut his first record in 1965. 那位歌唱家在1965年灌制了第一张唱片。
7. 出(牙)
Your baby's just cutting his first teeth. 你的小宝宝正在开始出牙。
8. 减少；削减
cut prices 削价
cut traffic jams 减少交通拥塞
cut oil production 削减石油生产
9. 〈主美〉冲淡，稀释
cut one's wine with water 往自己的酒里搀些水
10. 修剪；剪短
cut one's nails 修剪指甲
cut branches 修剪树枝
cut corns 削去鸡眼
have one's hair cut 理发
11. 剪辑(电影)；删节
cut from the film the sex scenes 删剪影片中性暴露的镜头
The editor reserves the right to cut manuscripts received. 本报编辑保留来稿的删节权。
12. 穿过；与…相交，与…相切
The path cuts the meadow diagonally. 小路对角穿过牧草地。
A line cuts the circle at two points. 直线穿圆而过，与圆相交于两点。
13. 抽打(马等)
14. 【体】削(球)，切(球)
cut the ball to the right 往右方削球
15. 伤害…的感情
His sarcasm cut me deeply. 他的讽刺深深地刺痛了我。
16. 关上(机器等)；中断；停止
He cut the engine and got out of the car. 他关上发动机，走出汽车。
The water was cut for two hours yesterday. 昨天断水两小时。
Cut the nonsense! 别胡说啦!
17. 〈口〉不理睬(某人)，装作没看见(或不认识)；拒绝承认；与…断交；排斥
She cut him (dead) in the street without a word. 她在街上遇到他时没讲一句话，假装不认识。
I'll be happy if Coach doesn't cut me. 要是教练不把我除名，我将很高兴。
18. 〈口〉旷(课)；逃避(上学、会议等)
cut a class 旷一堂课
cut school 逃学
cut chapel 逃避做礼拜
You cut my lecture yesterday. 你昨天没有来听我讲课。
19. 使不粘而易脱落，溶解，分解
Lye cuts grease. 碱液能分解油脂。
20. 切(牌)；随意抽(一张牌)
cut a pack of cards 切一副牌
cut a card 抽一张牌
21. 〈口〉显出，给人…的印象
cut a pitiable figure 显出一副可怜相
Tall and stately, he cut a fine figure as a senator. 他个儿高高，气宇轩昂，作为参议员形象很不错。
22. 进行(嬉闹、恶作剧等)；做，作出
cut a deal 做一笔交易
cut an escape route 制定出一条逃跑的路线
23. [常用于否定句或疑问句]有能力处理
The old man can't cut that kind of work anymore. 这老人不再有能力承担那种工作了。
He wondered if he could cut the job of running the new plant. 他不知道自己能否胜任领导新工厂的工作。
24. 〈美〉把(牲畜)从畜群中分离出来
They cut three steers from the herd. 他们把3条菜牛牵出牛群。
25. 不绕(角)而径直走近路
26. 割断绳索使；切断羁缚使
She cut herself free from that unhappy marriage. 她从那不美满的婚姻中解脱了出来。
27. 【计】截除；切割，分割；剪裁，剪切
❷ vi.
1. 切；割；剪；截；砍；削
The blade did not cut deep enough. 刀身切得不够深。
This knife won't cut. 这把刀很钝。
2. 被切(或割、剪、截、砍、削等)
Silk cuts easily. 丝绸容易剪开。
3. 使用剪刀(或其他锋利工具)
The barber cuts with a deft hand. 理发师熟练地修剪。
4. 相交
Two lines cut. 两条线相交。
5. 抄近路；迅速行进；〈俚〉赶紧离开
The driver would cut ahead of anyone whenever possible. 那司机只要有可能就抢挡超车。
Get out, you boys.Quick. Cut! 出去，你们这些男娃，快，快走!
6. 急转方向
cut to the back streets 急忙拐入小巷
His eyes cut from the old man to the boy. 他的目光迅速从老人身上移向那男孩。
7. (用鞭)抽；(用刀、剑等)砍击
8. (如利刃般)刺入，刺穿
The bitter wind cut through his thin clothes. 凛冽的寒风穿透他那单薄的衣服。
When he spoke, he cut right to the heart of the matter. 他发言时单刀直入，抓住问题的实质。
9. (言语、行动)伤人感情，得罪人
He will tell the truth, no matter how it cuts. 不管怎样伤感情，他要把真实情况讲出来。
10. 签牌；抽牌
They cut for partners. 他们抽牌选定搭档。
11. 【电影】【电视】切换镜头；停拍；【无】瞬间转换
The cameras cut to the front of the house. 摄影机急速掉头，对准房屋的正面。
The director called out “Cut!” 导演大声喊道：“停拍!”
12. 〈口〉旷课，逃学
I'll cut and go with you. 我不去上学，要跟你一块儿去。
13. 【体】削(球)，切(球)(at)
14. 出牙
II a.
1. 切(或割、剪等)开的
a cut finger 割破的手指
cut tobacco 烟丝
some freshly cut flowers 几枝刚剪下的花
I received a minor injury — a cut head. 我受了轻伤——头上破了点皮。
2. 切割成的；剪成的；雕刻成的；经雕琢的
a cut diamond 经过雕琢的金刚钻
3. 【植】半裂的；具缺刻的
4. 减少的；削减的；降低的；经剪辑(或删节)的
a cut price 削减了的价格
a brutally cut film 遭无情删剪的影片
5. 骟过的，阉割过的
a cut horse 骟过的马
6. 〈主美〉冲淡的；搀杂的
cut and adulterated liquor 搀兑后烈性降低了的酒
7. 〈英俚〉喝醉的
be half cut 半醉
III n.
1. (刀、剑、鞭等的)切；割；剪；砍；削；劈；击；抽
He made a cut in the piece of wood. 他在这块木头上划了一刀。
The soldier made a cut at his enemy with his sword. 士兵挥剑向敌人砍去。
She gave her horse a cut with her whip. 她抽了马一鞭。
2. 切口；伤口；裂口
She bandaged the cut on his face. 她为他包扎脸上的伤口。
He received cuts on his legs. 他的两条腿上被割伤多处。
There's a cut in the cloth. 布上有个刀口。
3. 切块，切段；(从屠宰后动物躯体或大肉块上)切割下来的肉
a cut of a cake 切下的一块蛋糕
a fine cut of beef 一方上好牛肉
When you eat meat, select lean cuts. 你吃肉要拣瘦肉块吃。
4. 〈主美〉(树木的)采伐量；(羊毛的)收剪量；(尤指一次收割的)收获量
5. 削减；降低
tax cuts 减税
personnel cuts and a wage freeze 裁员和工资冻结
a salary cut (或 a cut in pay) 减薪
6. 〈英〉停电
7. (服装等的)款式，式样；型，类型；外表
the cut of a new suit 一套新装的款式
wear glasses of an old-fashioned cut 戴老式眼镜
a brown moustache of Stalin cut 斯大林式棕色八字胡子
an odd cut of a dog 怪模怪样的狗
8. 删节；删剪；删掉的部分
The editor made only a few cuts in the manuscript. 编辑对原稿仅作了几处删节。
9. 理发
10. 伤人感情的言语(或举动等)
He made an unkind cut. 他作出极不友善的表示。
11. 〈罕〉(对认识的人的)不理睬，视而不见，视同陌路
12. 切牌，抽牌
13. (抓阄时用纸或稻草等做的)阄
draw cuts 拈阄
14. 开出的通道，通路
a cut through the woods 林中开出的路
15. 【体】削球，切球
16. 【电影】【电视】切换；【无】瞬间转换
17. 〈口〉旷课；逃学(或逃会等)
You're allowed four cuts per semester. 一学期旷课以 4 次为限。
18. (分得的)份额
The government took a 50% cut of profits. 政府取50%的利润。
The salesman got a 7 percent cut on all sales. 那推销员拿 7%的回扣。
19. 〈美〉【印】印版，铜锌版，金属底版；木刻版
20. 【化】馏分
21. 切割深度
22. 〈英〉河道，沟渠(尤指运河)
23. 唱片录制；唱片
the best cut in the album 这套唱片的精华佳作
24. [cuts] 〈英俚〉剪刀
25. [cuts] 〈英俚〉(尤指足球运动员的)短裤
[< ME cutten < ? Scan;比较 Norw kutte to cut, Icel kuti small knife] phr. a cut above 〈口〉优于；略胜…一筹；比…高一等 He considers himself a cut above other people.他自以为比别人高明。That's a cut above me.那是非我力所能及的。a cut of the cake 〈口〉分享的一份利益 be cut out for (或 to be) 〈口〉生来适合于；生来与…相配 He seemed to be cut out for the law.他似乎生来就适合当律师。I doubt whether she is cut out to be a doctor.我怀疑她是否适合做医生。John and Mary are cut out for each other.约翰和玛丽是天造地设的一对。cut a caper(或 capers) 见 caper¹
cut a corner (或 corners) 见 corner
cut across 1. 抄近路穿过，对直通过
He cut across the fields so as not to be late.为了不迟到，他抄近路穿过田野。
2. 超越；不顾，不理会；无视
an issue that cuts across party lines 超越党派界线的有争议问题
3. 与…相抵触
His speech cut across what he'd said before.他的讲话与他以前所说的相抵触。
4. 遮断，打断
The new building cuts across our view.新大楼挡住了我们的视线。
5. 把…包括在作用所及范围内，影响到
a development that cuts across all strata of society 影响遍及所有社会阶层的一项事态发展
cut and come again 〈口〉吃完再添，尽量吃；随意使用
cut and contrive 节省费用妥善安排(以求得收支相抵等)
cut and run 1. 【海】弃锚开航
2. 〈口〉急忙离去；逃走
After breaking the window the children cut and ran. 孩子们打碎了窗玻璃后撒腿就跑。
cut and thrust 1. (剑的)劈与刺；肉搏
2. 激烈的争论；交锋；竞争
The cut and thrust of argument between the two men has continued for an hour.那两人间的唇枪舌战已持续了一个小时。
cut at 朝…猛砍(或猛击等)；试图割断(绳索等)
cut away 切除；剪去；砍掉
The surgeon cut away the tumour with expert skill.外科医生以高超的技术切除了肿瘤。
cut back 1. 急忙返回
We cut back into the pine wood and hid there till it was dark.我们急忙返回松林躲起来直到天黑。
2. 修剪；截短
cut the plants back in order to improve their growth later in the season 修剪植物的枝条以利后期生长
3. 削减；缩减
cut back further on public spending 进一步削减政府经费
They cut back on production during the power cuts.他们在停电期间缩减生产。
4. (电影镜头等)回切；倒叙
5. 稀释(沥青等)
cut both ways 见 way
cut down 1. 砍倒；杀死
cut down a tree with an axe 用斧子砍倒一棵树
His chauffeur was cut down in a spray of machine-gun fire.他的司机在一阵机枪扫射中被撂倒。
2. 削减，减少
cut down on imports 削减进口
We must cut our expenses down somehow.我们得设法减少开支。
cut down (on) smoking and drinking 少抽烟少喝酒
3. (疾病等)夺去…的生命；使不能走动
He was cut down in his prime by cancer.他正当盛年便被癌症夺去了生命。
4. 说服(卖主)减价
At first he wanted ￡15 for the vase but I cut him down to ￡10.这花瓶他起初要价15英镑，但经我还价以10英镑成交。
I managed to cut him down by ￡5.我设法使他减价 5 英镑。
5. 把(衣服)改短；删节(文章等)
cut down an old pair of trousers 把一条旧裤子改短
cut an article down to 1000 words 把一篇文章删减到1000字
6. 超过，胜过
He cuts down the finest orator.他胜过最佳的演说家。
cut down to size 见 size¹
cut in 1. (把…)切入，(把…)切拌进去
After sifting the flour into a mixing bowl, cut the lard in.把面粉筛入搅拌碗中后，把猪油剁进去。
2. 插嘴，打断
Don't cut in when other people are talking.别人在讲话时不要插嘴。
cut in on the conversation 插嘴加入谈话
3. 插入，插进队列；超车抢挡
cut in titles in a motion picture 在影片上加字幕
He cut in at the head of the line.他插到队伍的头上去了。
The driver nearly caused an accident by cutting in. 那司机超车抢挡差一点出车祸。
4. 干涉，干预
I think I ought to cut in on what they are doing.我想我应该去干预他们在干的事。
5. 〈旧〉截舞；夺…的舞伴伴自己跳舞(on)
At yesterday's dance, I couldn't finish the dance with Jane because someone cut in.昨天舞会上我同简没能跳完一曲，因为有人截舞。
Mike cut in on Jack because he wanted to dance with Jack's pretty date.迈克夺了杰克的舞伴，因为他想同杰克漂亮的约会女友跳舞。
6. 〈口〉允许(某人)加入(牌戏、生意等)；把(某人)包括在内(分享利益)
The gang cut him in on the spoils.那帮歹徒拉他一道分赃。
7. 【机】发动；【电】接通
He threw the switch and cut in the motor.他一扳开关发动马达。
cut in an automatic pilot 接通自动导向器
8. 切(鲸)取脂
cut into 1. 切入；割入；砍入
The knife easily cut into the cake.刀子一下子切进了蛋糕。
The tight belt cut into his flesh.紧束的腰带嵌进他的肉里。
2. 减少；从…中占去时间
The newly built houses in front cut into the value of his house.屋前新建的那些房屋降低了他的住房的价值。
This plan of yours cuts into our schedule rather badly.你的这个计划要占去我们日程表里不少时间。
3. 插嘴打断
She cut into our conversation twice.她两次打断我们的谈话。
cut it 〈口〉
1. 停止胡说八道，住嘴；停止胡闹
2. 办成事，很好地完成工作
3. 〈主美口〉不负众望，达到要求
cut it close 见 close²
cut it fine 见 fine¹
cut it out 〈口〉[常用于祈使句]停止说恼人(或无礼)的话；停止做恼人(或无礼)的事
cut it up 〈美口〉把问题分解后作深入研究
cut loose 见 loose
cut no ice 见 ice
cut off 1. 切掉；割掉；剪掉；砍掉
cut off old branches 剪去老枝
have a finger cut off by the machine 被机器切掉一个手指
cut off sb.'s head 砍掉某人的脑袋
2. 中断…的(电话)通话；打断
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.我们电话打到一半就断线了。
He unceremoniously cut her off.他无礼地打断了她。
3. 切断，阻断，截断；停止
cut off the enemy's retreat 切断敌人的退路
cut off the water 断水
cut off the supply of electricity 停止供电
4. [常用被动语态] (疾病等) 夺去…的生命；使夭折；使受重伤
He was cut off when he was still very young.他还很年轻便一命呜呼了。
5. 使分离，使隔绝
He was cut off from all his friends when he studied abroad.他在出国留学期间跟所有的朋友中断了联系。
The country once cut itself off from the rest of the world.这个国家曾一度与外部世界隔绝。
The village was cut off by the snow for a month.村庄被大雪封住达一个月。
cut off one's nose to spite one's face 见 nose
cut off with a shilling 立遗嘱仅留给(继承人等)，先令权作遗产，实际上剥夺…的继承权
The angry parent cut off his son with a shilling.发怒的父亲立遗嘱剥夺了儿子的继承权。
cut off without a dime 〈美〉完全剥夺…的继承权
The rebellious granddaughter was cut off without a dime. 忤逆的孙女被剥夺了继承权。
cut off without a penny 〈英〉完全剥夺…的继承权
cut one's coat according to one's cloth 见 coat
cut out 1. 切去；割去；剪去；删去
The doctor cut out his tonsils.医生割除了他的扁桃体。
Cut out all the four-letter words.把所有的四字母下流词都删掉。
2. 裁剪；剪出；开出
cut out a dress 裁剪一条连衣裙
cut out a sewing pattern 剪出一张成衣纸样
cut out a path through the wood 在树林中辟出一条小路
He has cut out a place for himself in the world of politics.他在政界已谋得一席地位。
3. 安排，计划；派定，规定
tasks cut out for the week 为本星期安排的任务
He has plenty of work cut out for him.他有一大堆(艰巨的)工作等着他做。
4. 〈口〉击败，把(对手等)排挤掉
Joe cut Bob out with Sally.乔击败鲍勃而赢得萨莉的爱。
5. 〈口〉戒除，停止服用(或使用)
cut out smoking 戒烟
6. 停止；中断；关掉，切断…的电流
Cut out the talking and get back to work.别再闲聊了，继续工作吧。
You're making too much noise and I wish you'd cut it out. 你们太吵了，希望你们能静下来。
The engine has cut out again.发动机又停了。
Cut out the number 2 motor.把 2 号发动机关掉。
7. (车辆)突然驶出车流
8. 把(牛等)从畜群分离出来
9. 〈美口〉(匆匆)离开
10. 〈澳新口〉剪(羊)毛结束
cut short 1. 剪短；截短；缩短
The barber has cut your hair very short. 理发师把你的头发剪得很短。
As we wanted to get home before dark, we had to cut our visit short. 我们想在天黑前回家，所以不得不缩短访问时间。
2. 使停止，中断；打断，制止
The match was cut short by the rain.比赛因雨中止。
cut one's leave short 中止休假
The authorities should take steps to cut short such outrages.当局应采取步骤制止这类暴行。
The chairman will cut a speaker short if he talks too long.如果发言过长，主席会打断发言者。
cut the (Gordian) knot 见 knot¹
cut through 1. 斜穿过，对角穿过；抄近路穿过
The road cut through the swamp.那条路斜穿过沼泽地。
2. 开辟，开出(通路)
Only a specially equipped ship could cut a way through such tightly-packed ice.只有特别装备的船只才能够从这样厚实的积冰中开辟出一条通路来。
3. 绕过(困难、障碍等)；克服
The newly-appointed official swore he would cut through the red tape of the local bureaucracy.新任命的官员坚决表示要克服当地政府机构中的文牍主义。
cut to the chase 见 chase¹
cut up 1. 切碎；割碎；剪碎
Cut up the carrots and put them into the pot.把胡萝卜切碎放入锅内。
2. 〈口〉摧毁；毁坏；使受伤
cut up the enemy's forces 摧毁敌军
The new lawn was cut up by the heavy truck.新草地被重型卡车碾得条痕累累。
All the passengers of the bus were badly cut up in the accident.公共汽车上的所有乘客都在车祸中受了重伤。
3. 〈口〉使伤心，使悲痛
He was very cut up when he heard that his friend had been sacked.听说朋友被辞退，他感到很难过。
She was pretty cut up about not getting a good grade.没得到好成绩，她可伤心啦。
4. 〈俚〉卖弄，炫耀；胡闹
No cutting up in front of the television cameras! 不准在电视镜头前卖弄!
5. 〈主美口〉苛评，抨击
His book was severely cut up by the critics.他的书受到批评家们的猛烈抨击。
6. 瓜分(赃物等)
7. 〈口〉(司机)超车
cut up into 把…切成；(布料等)能被剪成
cut up a log into timbers 把原木锯成木材
This piece of cloth will cut up into two suits.这块布料可以裁两套衣服。
cut up rough (或 nasty, ugly) 〈英口〉大发脾气，大吵大闹
He cut up rough when the nurse tried to stop him from seeing his wife.当护士想拦阻他看望他的妻子时，他大发脾气。
cut up well 1. 切割时得肉很多
The chicken cut up well. 那只鸡斩出很多肉。
2. 〈英〉〈古〉死后留下大宗遗产
That old man cut up well. 那老人死后留下许多遗产。
3. 〈俚〉脱光衣服后身材中看
have a cut at sth. 〈口〉试试做某事
make the cut [常用于否定句]【高尔夫】得分等于或高于规定数
miss the cut 【高尔夫】得分不够或少于规定数，从而不能参加4轮锦标赛的最后2轮的比赛
one's cut of the cake = a cut of the cake
the cut of sb.’s jib〈口〉某人的相貌（或仪表）；某人的品格（或个性）
I know the cut of the young fellow's jib. 我知道这年轻人的品性。 |