| 单词 | cut |
| 释义 | cutWord family noun cut cutting cutter cutawaycutbackcut glasscutlinecutpursecut-throatcutting edgecutting roomcutwatercutworkcutwormadjective cutting cutglasscut-priceverb cut undercut adverbcuttingly Cards, Music, Maths, Babies, Drug culture, Computers cut1 /kʌt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cut, present participle cutting) 1 REDUCE PRICES/TIME/MONEY ETCreduce 减少 [transitiveT]REDUCE to reduce the amount of something 削减，裁减，减少 They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area. 为了减少该地区的街头犯罪，他们安装了闭路电视摄像机。 You need to cut the amount of fat and sugar in your diet. 你需要减少饮食中脂肪和糖的摄入量。 Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are cut, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe. 科学家警告说如果不减少碳排放量，我们可能会面临环境灾难。 Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits. 为了降低成本，提高利润，将削减700个职位。 The major aviation companies need to cut prices if they are to compete with budget airlines. 大航空公司如果想和廉价的航空公司竞争，就需要降低价格。 cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion. 福利预算被削减了560亿美元。 cut something off something A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul. 新开设的直航服务将使伦敦与首尔之间的航程缩短两小时。 Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible). ► see thesaurus at reduce 人员配备已经削减到了最低限度。 2 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETCdivide STH with a knife, scissors etc 用刀、剪刀等分割某物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CUT to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc 切，割，剪 Do you want me to cut the cake? 要我切蛋糕吗？ The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault. 袭击前几分钟，电话线已经被切断。 cut something with something Jane cut the cord with a knife. 简用小刀割断绳子。 cut somebody something Can you cut me a piece of bread, please? 你帮我切一块面包，好吗？ cut along/across/round etc Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines. 用剪刀小心地沿虚线剪开。 cut through We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal. 我们需要一把可以切割金属的锯子。 cut something in half/in two Cut the orange in half. 把橙子切成两半。 cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting) 把某物切成薄片/大块/小块等 Cut the carrots into thin strips. 把胡萝卜切成细条。 cut something to size/length (=cut something so that it is the size you need) 把某物切割成所需的大小/长度 → cut out, cut up The curtain pole can be cut to length. 这根窗帘杆可以切割成需要的长度。 3 GRASS/HAIR ETCmake STH shorter with a knife etc 用刀等把某物切短 [transitiveT]CUT to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etc, especially in order to make it neater 修剪，修理 For reasons of hygiene, we had to cut our fingernails really short. 为了卫生，我们要把指甲剪得很短。 cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge. 外面传来有人修剪树篱的声音。 have/get your hair cut It’s about time you got your hair cut. 你该去把头发剪一剪了。 4 remove parts from film etc 删剪影片等中的内容 [transitiveT] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc, for example because it is too long or might offend people 删剪，删减，缩短 The original version was cut by more than 30 minutes. ► see thesaurus at remove 原作版本被删剪掉了30多分钟。 5 MAKE A SHAPEmake a hole/mark 挖洞/做记号 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CUT to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool 凿；挖；刻 cut into The blade cut deep into the wood. 刀锋深深地劈进木头。 cut something into something Strange letters had been cut into the stone. 石头上刻着一些奇怪的字母。 Cut a hole in the middle of the paper. 在纸的中央剪个洞。 Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds. 切开辣椒，把籽挖掉。 6 WOUNDinjure 伤害 [transitiveT]CUT to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed 划破，划伤，割伤 cut your finger/knee/hand etc I noticed he’d cut his finger quite badly. 我发现他手指划破得很厉害。 cut yourself (on something) Marcie said she’d cut herself on a broken glass. 玛茜说她被一块碎玻璃划伤了。 That knife’s extremely sharp! Mind you don’t cut yourself. 那把刀非常锋利！当心别划伤。 On Eric’s chin was a scrap of cotton wool where he’d cut himself shaving. 埃里克的下巴上贴着一块药棉，是他剃须的时候刮伤的。 She fell and cut her head open. 她摔倒时把头磕破了。 7 make/form STH by cutting 切割成某物 [transitiveT] to make or form something from a solid piece of wood, metal etc using a sharp tool 切成，削成，凿成，割成 I’ll get a spare key cut for you. 我给你配一把备用的钥匙。 cut something from something The chair had been cut from the trunk of a tree. 这把椅子是用一根树干凿成的。 8 ESCAPElet SB get free 把某人放走 [transitiveT] to cut something such as metal or rope in order to let someone escape from where they are trapped 〔为放走某人而〕切开〔金属〕，剪断〔绳索〕 cut somebody from something She had to be cut from the wreckage of her car. 只好切割汽车残骸让她出来。 He was in the vehicle for an hour before he was cut free. 他在汽车里困了一小时才获救。 9 tool/material 工具/材料 [intransitiveI] if a tool cuts well, badly etc, it cuts things well or badly etc 切割〔性能良好、不好等〕 professional quality tools that cut efficiently and smoothly 切割利索、顺畅的优质专业工具 10 clothes 衣服 [transitiveT] if a piece of clothing is cut in a particular way, that is the way it is designed and made 把…剪成，剪裁 The T-shirt is cut fairly low at the neck. 这件T恤衫领口开得很低。 n Grammar Cut is usually passive in this meaning. 11 on computer 在计算机上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to remove something from a document or file on a computer 〔把计算机上的文件〕剪切 To cut text, press Control + C. 要剪切文本可按控制键加C键。 Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and then make it appear in a new file). 把这张图片剪贴到新的文档里去。 12 go a quick way 抄近路 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way 抄近道，走近路 → shortcut cut through/down/across etc I usually cut through the car park to get to work. 我通常抄近路穿过停车场去上班。 Let’s cut across the field. 我们抄近路从田里穿过去吧。 13 DIVIDE AN AREAdivide an area 划分区域 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SEPARATE to divide an area into two or more parts 划分〔区域〕 cut something in/into something The river cuts the whole region in two. 这条河把整个地区一分为二。 cut through The new road will cut through a conservation area. 这条新路将穿过一片自然环境保护区。 14 PLAYING CARDSplaying cards 玩纸牌 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGC to divide a pack of cards into two 切（牌），倒（牌） First cut the pack, and then deal the cards 先切牌，然后发牌。 15 MUSIC/RECORDmusic 音乐 [transitiveT]APM to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy 灌制〔唱片〕 The band cut their first single in 2001. 该乐队在2001年灌制了他们的首张单曲唱片。 16. CROPScrops 农作物 [transitiveT]CUT to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them 收割〔庄稼〕 17 cut a deal to make a business deal 做成交易 A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies. 据报道一家法国公司成交了一笔生意，为政府机构生产软件。 Examples from the Corpus cut a deal• Grateful Dead guitar guru Jerry Garcia may be dead, but he can still cut a deal.• When they let me speak, I cut a deal.• Why not cut a deal, before it was too late?• Which trainees had cut deals for themselves?• The president and Congress cut a deal on a balanced budget that exempts military spending from any cuts.• The message is that the government will cut a deal with any threatened industry willing to pay through the nose.• Or Republicans could try to cut a deal with congressional Democrats in the hope that Mr Clinton would come aboard later.• The critics were not proposing to cut a deal with Hussein. 18 cut (somebody) a check American EnglishAmE informal to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone （给某人）开支票 When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139. 估损员到来后，他开了一张139美元的支票。 Examples from the Corpus cut (somebody) a check• Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check. n19. → cut! 20 film 电影 a) [transitiveT] to put the parts of a film together so that they make a continuous story, and get rid of the parts you do not want 剪辑〔影片〕 n b) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] in a film, if the camera cuts away or cuts to a different scene, the scene on the screen changes to a different one At the crucial moment, the camera cuts away and we don't see the murder. The shark is shown moving through the water and then we cut to a shot of the beach. 21. cut in line American EnglishAmE to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something 插队，不按次序排队 22 cut class/school American EnglishAmE informal to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to 逃课 She started cutting classes. 她开始逃课。 Examples from the Corpus cut class/school• She started cutting classes and fighting with her teachers and parents.• But Democratic legislators say the tax cut would cut school funding by more than $ 3 billion.• The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress. 23 cut your teeth (on something) EXPERIENCEto get your first experience of doing something and learn the basic skills （从某事上）获得初步经验 Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper. 两名记者都从同一份当地报纸获得了最初的新闻工作经验。 Examples from the Corpus cut your teeth (on something)• He cut his teeth at places like Claridges; the Carlton, Cannes.• The entrepreneurial owner cut his teeth on a Schweizer 300 which he still owns.• Sutton and Packford both cut their teeth on the old hot-metal newspaper production process. 24 cut corners FAST/QUICKto do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly 〔为了节省时间、精力或金钱而〕马虎从事，走捷径 There’s a temptation to cut corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it. 时间紧迫时你会很想走捷径，但这么做并不值得。 Examples from the Corpus cut corners• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years. 25 cut something short INTERRUPTto stop doing something earlier than you planned 提早结束某事，中断某事 The band has cut short its US concert tour. 乐队提前结束了在美国的巡回演出。 Her athletic career was cut short by a leg injury. 她的体育生涯因为腿伤而中断了。 Examples from the Corpus cut something short• His death at the age of 38 cut short a brilliant career.• The ten-day mission was cut short when one of the shuttle's navigation devices failed. 26 cut somebody short INTERRUPTto stop someone from finishing what they wanted to say 打断某人的话，插嘴 I tried to explain, but he cut me short. 我想解释，他却打断了我。 Examples from the Corpus cut somebody short• I tried to explain but she cut me short.• I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short. 27 cut the ... spokenHURRY an impolite way of telling someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 停止…〔由于被激怒而制止对方〕 Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened! 简，你别再冷嘲热讽了，快告诉我究竟发生了什么事！ Cut the crap (=stop saying something that is not true), I saw his car outside your house! 别扯谎了！我看见他的汽车停在你家外面。 28 cut somebody dead IGNOREto deliberately ignore someone when you meet them 不理睬某人，装作没看见某人 I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead. 我在镇上看见了伊恩，他却没理睬我。 Examples from the Corpus cut somebody dead• I saw Josie today - she must still be angry with me because she cut me dead.• Where he used to cut them dead, he now helps them on with their coats. 29 cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort 及早脱手以减少损失 He decided to cut his losses and sell the business. 他决定趁早放弃，把企业卖了。 Examples from the Corpus cut your losses• As for Richard, take my advice and cut your losses.• At that point they just wanted to cut their losses and get out of the business.• Cawthorne cuts his losses and goes somewhere else.• Try the risky, potentially spectacular shot, or cut his losses and play safe?• One solution was to cut their losses and sell to television.• Usually the wisest thing to do is to cut your losses early on.• Once he learned to ride his gains and cut his losses, he never looked back.• Be honest with yourself and cut your losses quickly.• I hope Wilko cuts his losses with our Brian and then goes out to look for a decent striker. 30. LINEline 线条 [transitiveT]HM if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point 相交 31. TOOTHtooth 牙齿DHB [transitiveT] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow 〔婴儿〕长〔牙〕，出〔牙〕 32 cut somebody to the quick/bone literaryUPSET to upset someone very much by saying something cruel 对某人伤害极深 His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone. 他的嘲笑让她害怕，对她伤害极深。 Examples from the Corpus cut somebody to the quick/bone• Anything would have been better than this ice-cold contempt that cut her to the bone.• His mockery, which he meant as love, frightened and cut her to the bone.• It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone.• Son, you really cut down to the quick.• That's probably why she sent him - she knew it would cut him to the quick.• The answer cut him to the quick.• These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was. 33. cut to the chase informal to immediately start dealing with the most important part of something 马上切入正题 Examples from the Corpus cut to the chase• In business meetings, Richardson likes to cut to the chase. 34 cut a fine/strange etc figure literary to have an impressive, strange etc appearance 显得很好/很奇怪等 Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure. 梅森显得饱经风霜，目中无人。 35 cut your own throat HARM/BE BAD FORto behave in a way that will cause harm to yourself, especially because you are very offended or angry about something 自取其辱，自取其咎 He’d just be cutting his own throat if he left now. 他如果现在离开就等于毁了自己。 Examples from the Corpus cut your own throat• It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.• You would be cutting your own throat by refusing to accept their generous offer.• To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity. 36 (it) cuts both ways EQUAL spoken used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one 有利有弊，有正反两种效果 The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways. 利率越高，金融风险也就越大，这当然是有利有弊的事。 Examples from the Corpus (it) cuts both ways• The company will probably discover, to its chagrin, that it cuts both ways.• It cuts both ways to both parties.• When our album Cuts Both Ways was released in 1989, I couldn't believe how successful it was. 37. cut the ground from under somebody’s feet IMPRESSto make someone or their ideas seem less impressive by having better ideas yourself or doing something before they do 把某人比下去；先发制人 38 cut and run informalLEAVE A PLACE to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly 开溜，临阵脱逃 Although the company has faced financial difficulties, they do not intend to cut and run. 虽然这家公司面临经济困难，但他们并不想临阵脱逃。 Examples from the Corpus cut and run• My hands felt clammy, the usual signs of old Shallot beginning to wonder whether it is time to cut and run.• Potential victims never cut and run.• We sensed that Borden could cut and run at any moment.• No way do you feel the urge to cut and run before suffering the onslaught of hypothermia.• Its three big domestic rivals do not intend to cut and run either.• So they cut and run, on matters of supposed high principle.• Walker Stamp & Seal was one of the companies forced to decide whether it would cut and run or stay the course. 39 cut no ice/not cut much ice PERSUADEif something cuts no ice with someone, it will not persuade them to change their opinion or decision 不能说动〔某人〕，对〔某人〕不起作用 It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ice with Democrats. 这些论点对民主党不会产生多少影响。 40. cut the (umbilical) cord DEPEND ON/RELY ONto stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents 摆脱[停止]〔尤指对父母的〕依赖 Examples from the Corpus cut the (umbilical) cord• Boys in particular need to cut the umbilical cord.• Before it could, I cut the cord and took it into the ante-room.• She would cut the cord that bound her to them cleanly and irrevocably. 41 not cut the mustard GOOD ENOUGH informal to not be good enough 不够好，不符合要求 Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard. 其他杂志都想套用这一方法，但效果不佳。 Examples from the Corpus not cut the mustard• Athletes who can't cut the mustard don't make the team.• When a director reaches a certain age, he just can't cut the mustard anymore. 42 ILLEGAL DRUGdrugs 毒品 [transitiveT]MDD to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance 混合〔毒品和其他物质〕 n Grammar Cut is often passive in this meaning. 43. cut your coat according to your cloth SPEND MONEYto spend only as much money as you can afford 量入为出 44 to cut a long story short spoken used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something 长话短说 To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house. 长话短说吧，他把他们赶出了屋子。 Examples from the Corpus to cut a long story short• I was a waitress in a bar and he was one of my customers, and that, to cut a long story short, is how we met. 45 cut it/things fine (also cut it close American EnglishAmE) to leave yourself just enough time to do something 把时间掐得很紧，把时间安排得不留余地 Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine. 即使在交通正常的情况下，要20分钟到达机场也是很紧的。 46 not cut it informal to not be good enough to do something 不能胜任，达不到要求［标准］ Players who can’t cut it soon quit the team. 能力不够的球员很快就离开了球队。 Examples from the Corpus not cut it• Most of the kids who start here are young and haven't worked before. Some just can't cut it.• Players who can't cut it soon realize it and quit.• We could make a lot of excuses, but excuses won't cut it.• So why not cut it down like they do?• Lightly trim the grass using a sharp mower if the surface is looking rough, but do not cut it short. 47 cut a swathe through something literary to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people 把〔某地〕夷为平地；给〔许多人〕造成严重破坏 A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government. 一连串的受贿丑闻使政府遭到重创。 Examples from the Corpus cut a swathe through something• They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks.• Unemployment is cutting a wide swathe through the West. 48. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife informal used to say that everyone in a place is very annoyed or angry with each other and this is very easy to notice 气氛很紧张 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: to reduce the amount of something nouns cut costs (=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc) They cut costs by getting rid of staff. cut prices Shops have been forced to cut their prices after very slow sales. cut taxes/rates The government is expected to cut interest rates next month. cut spending/borrowing In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending. cut jobs The bank announced that it was cutting 500 jobs. cut crime adverbsCameras have helped to cut crime in the town centre. sharply/severely/drastically (=cut a lot) phrasesHousing benefit was sharply cut for all but the poorest people. cut something to the bone (=reduce it to the lowest level possible) Funding for art and music in schools has been cut to the bone. THESAURUS cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors 切，割，剪 Do you want me to cut the cake? 要我切蛋糕吗？ He cut off the lower branches. 他剪掉了下面的树枝。 snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors 〔迅速地〕剪 I snipped the label off. 我剪下标签。 The hairdresser snipped away at her hair. 理发师剪掉她的头发。 slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife 〔尤指用刀〕割，裁开 He slit the envelope open with a penknife. 他用一把小折刀划开信封。 She slit through the plastic covering. 她在塑料盖上割开一道口子。 slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut 〔用力地〕切，割 Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. 有人划破了他的汽车轮胎。 He tried to slash his wrists. 他试图割腕自杀。 saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points) 锯 Saw the wood to the correct length. 把木头锯成适当的长度。 chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces 切，劈，砍 Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. 比尔正在外面拿着一把斧子劈木柴。 They chopped down the old tree. 他们把这棵老树砍倒了。 finely chopped onion 剁得细碎的洋葱 slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces 把…切成薄片 I’ll slice the cucumber. 我来把黄瓜切成片。 Slice the bread thinly. 把面包切成薄片。 dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces 把〔蔬菜或肉〕切成小方块 First dice the apple into cubes. 先把苹果切成丁。 grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool 磨碎，擦碎〔干酪或硬的蔬菜〕 Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables. 擦碎干酪撒在蔬菜上。 peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple 给…去皮 I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan. 我把马铃薯削了皮放在深平底锅里。 carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat 〔从大块的肉上〕切下〔小片〕 Uncle Ray carved the turkey. 雷叔叔切火鸡。 mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc 割〔草〕 A gardener was mowing the lawn. 一个园艺工正在修剪草坪。 trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater 修剪 He was trimming his beard. 他正在修剪胡须。 Trim the excess fat off the meat. 切去肉上多余的肥肉。 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc PHRASAL VERBSphrases cut somebody a piece/slice of something Shall I cut you a slice of cake? cut something in half/two (=into two pieces) Cut the tomatoes in half. cut something into pieces/slices/chunks etc Next cut the carrots into thin slices. cut something to size/length (=so that it is the size/length you need) adverbsThe place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me. cut something open Cut open the avocado and remove the stone. cut something lengthways (=cut it in the direction that is longest) First cut the fish in half lengthways. cut something cleanly (=with no uneven edges) Branches should be cut cleanly from the tree. 49 cut across something phrasal verbphr v EFFECT/INFLUENCEif a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it 〔问题或情绪〕影响到〔不同群体〕 Domestic violence seems to cut across most social divisions. 家庭暴力似乎存在于大部分的社会阶层。 Examples from the Corpus cut across • Gaudi captures that peculiar living response which cuts across a square campus lawn and traces a graceful curving shortcut.• The movement for ballot initiatives has cut across party lines.• Former railroad rights of way cut across river bottoms that used to be littered with bustling towns.• Critics say the project will cut across the Bibi river, cutting off most of the water that feeds the lake.• There was little soft snow and the ponies had no difficulty whatsoever negotiating the few small crevasses that cut across the route.• The poll tax cut across this, with its concept of a universal obligation.• There's a network of country roads south that cut across to the coast.• They fled south along the edge of the plowed field, then cut across toward Highway 18. 50 cut something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v REMOVEto remove unwanted or unnecessary parts from something by cutting it 去掉；切掉；砍掉 Cut away all the dead wood. 把枯木都砍掉。 Examples from the Corpus cut away• After three years, some trees around it were cut and hauled away.• He found that even if he could get a word in edgewise it was encircled and cut off right away.• Some had their hair cut for running away.• Her face was dirty and her gown stained, and like Jehana she had cut the skirt away at thigh level.• This cuts directly away from the usual philosophical wrangling about this all-important subject. 51 cut back phrasal verbphr v a) REDUCEto reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something 削减，缩减 on Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment. 现在有几家大医院正在裁员。 cut something ↔ back → cutback Education spending cannot be cut back any further. 教育支出再也不能缩减了。 Richer countries must do more to cut back carbon emissions. 较富裕国家必须作出更大的努力减少碳排放量。 b) cut something ↔ backDLG to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow 修剪某植物 Cut back the shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth. 春天要修剪新枝以促进植物生长得更加茂密。 c)EAT/USE LESS 少吃/少用 to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health 〔尤指为了改善健康而〕少吃，少喝，减少 on Try to cut back on foods containing wheat and dairy products. 尽量少吃含小麦食品和奶制品。 Examples from the Corpus cut back• Labour councillors have already pointed out that spending restrictions imposed by the Government will mean crucial services could be cut back.• Schools and hospitals could suffer as a result of government cutbacks.• There has been a significant cutback in the defence budget this year.• Public or private, Amstrad will have to cut back as there are no blockbuster products in the pipeline, Sugar warns.• We have had to cut expenditure back in an effort to increase profits.• Her friends know that she is under stress and have warned her to cut back on her workload.• Chrysler has already suspended production at one of its main assembly plants and cut back on managerial staff.• Take the stairs. Cut back on those juicy burgers.• The Chancellor has also cut back tax relief on relocation packages for employees.• Banks got into the act when they realized that they too could cut back their exposure to a dangerous and cyclical world.• Our budget has been cut back this year.• If she can afford it, she cuts back to part-time work or stops entirely.• Farmers have agreed to cut back wheat production. cut on• Do you have any suggestions for cutting back on fats in cooking? 52 cut down phrasal verbphr v a) REDUCEREDUCEreduce 减少 to reduce the amount of something 减少，缩减 cut something ↔ down Installing double-glazing will cut down the noise from traffic. 安装双层玻璃可以减少交通噪声。 on By getting the design right, you can cut down on accidents. 改进设计可以减少意外事故。 b) eat/use less 少吃/少用 to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health 〔尤指为了改善健康而〕少吃，少喝，减少 I’ve always smoked, but I’m trying to cut down. 我一直抽烟，但我现在尽量少抽。 on Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight. 如果想减肥就少吃高脂食物。 c) TAFCUTTREEtree 树 cut something ↔ down to cut through the main part of a tree so that it falls on the ground 砍倒某棵树木 d) KILLINJUREkill 杀死 cut somebody ↔ down literary to kill or injure someone, especially in a battle 〔尤指在战斗中〕杀死某人；伤害某人，击倒某人 Hundreds of men were cut down by crossbow fire. 成百上千的人被弩箭射倒。 e) MAKE SHORTERSHORT/NOT LONGreduce length 减少长度 cut something ↔ down to reduce the length of something such as a piece of writing 缩短某物，删节某物〔如文章等〕 Your essay’s too long – it needs cutting down a little. 你的文章太长了，需要删剪一些。 f) cut somebody down to sizeCRITICIZE to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are 使某人有自知之明 Examples from the Corpus cut down• Did you have to cut your dissertation down?• If you can't give up smoking completely, at least try to cut down.• The introduction's too long. Can you try and cut it down?• We've had to cut down a lot since Craig lost his job - it's been very hard for us.• They want me to cut down my article so that it'll all fit onto one page.• She's already cut down on going out and buying clothes, but she doesn't have enough money to start paying off her debts.• I'm trying to cut down on meat.• The department has overspent this year and we will have to cut down our expenses. cut on• Nearly all interviewees claimed they had been forced to cut down on food and fuel and many reported ill health.• Because of business commitments he's cut down on his rescue work.• To try to cut down on internecine warfare, Mr Florio oversaw annual meetings at which he encouraged publishers to work together.• The thing to avoid or at least cut down on is refined sugar and the products that contain it.• Negatives: They seem to have cut down on staff recently, upon whom you must rely for beverage service.• I'm trying to cut down on the amount of coffee I drink.• As they approached the first little island, Claude cut down on the power and turned north along the shoreline.• I thought that would cut down on the risk.• Stop feeding the fish, to cut down on the waste matter being produced. cut on• Nearly all interviewees claimed they had been forced to cut down on food and fuel and many reported ill health.• Because of business commitments he's cut down on his rescue work.• To try to cut down on internecine warfare, Mr Florio oversaw annual meetings at which he encouraged publishers to work together.• The thing to avoid or at least cut down on is refined sugar and the products that contain it.• Negatives: They seem to have cut down on staff recently, upon whom you must rely for beverage service.• As they approached the first little island, Claude cut down on the power and turned north along the shoreline.• I thought that would cut down on the risk.• Stop feeding the fish, to cut down on the waste matter being produced. cut somebody down to size• The team wants to cut UCLA down to size.• Josh would soon cut Hank down to size.• To cut you down to size.• When the time came, he would cut him down to size.• History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins: its characteristic insight is hindsight. 53 cut in phrasal verbphr v a) INTERRUPTinterrupt 打断 to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something 插嘴，打断别人说话 ‘What shall I do?’ Patrick cut in again. “我怎么办呢？”帕特里克又插进来问道。 on Sorry to cut in on you, but there are one or two things I don’t understand. 抱歉打断你的话，我有一两个地方不大明白。 b) TTCdriving 开车 to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way 强行超车 on She cut in on a red Ford, forcing the driver to brake heavily. 她强行超到一辆红色的福特车前面，害得那位司机只好急车。 c) Tmachine 机器 if a part of a machine cuts in, it starts to operate when it is needed 〔机器的一部分在需要时〕开动，发动 The safety device cuts in automatically. 安全装置在需要时会自动开启。 d) include SB 把某人包括在内 cut somebody in informalTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED to allow someone to take part in a plan or to make money from it 让某人加入〔某项计划〕；让某人分享利润 cut somebody in on Come on, Joey, you promised to cut me in on this one! 得了，乔伊，你说过这次也算我一份的！ Examples from the Corpus cut in• Lila cut in again, answering before he could even open his mouth.• "There's this nice guy...' "I'm not interested, '' Roz cut in, laughing.• They're proposing cuts in the number of troops in the area. cut on• He stretched and picked up the phone, but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation.• But, at the very least, we want to be cut in on the deal.• Even now, we still want to be cut in on the deal. cut on• He stretched and picked up the phone, but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation.• But, at the very least, we want to be cut in on the deal.• Even now, we still want to be cut in on the deal. cut on• I won't shop them if they cut me in on their scam. 54 cut somebody/something off phrasal verbphr v a) PRICE OF somethingSEPARATEseparate 分隔 cut something ↔ off to separate something by cutting it away from the main part 切掉某物；分割开某物 One of his fingers was cut off in the accident. 他的一根手指在事故中被切断了。 cut something off something Cut the fat off the meat. 把这块肉上面的肥肉切掉。 b) STOP THE SUPPLYREMOVEstop supply 停止供应 cut something ↔ off to stop the supply of something such as electricity, gas, water etc 切断某物的供应〔如电、煤气、水等的供应〕 The gas had been cut off. 煤气被切断了。 The US has threatened to cut off economic and military aid. 美国威胁说要停止经济和军事援助。 c) get cut offTCT to suddenly not be able to hear someone that you were speaking to on the telephone 〔电话〕中断，掉线 I don’t know what happened – we just got cut off. 不知怎么回事，我们的通话中断了。 d) be cut off i. if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it 〔地方〕被隔绝 In winter, the town is often cut off by snow. 到了冬天，这座城镇常常因大雪与外界隔断联系。 ii. to be a long way from other places and be difficult to get to 与外界隔绝 Accessible only by air, the town is cut off from the rest of the country. 该镇只有乘坐飞机才能进入，它与国内其他地方是隔绝的。 iii. if someone is cut off, they are lonely and not able to meet many other people 〔人〕被隔绝 Many older people feel cut off and isolated. 许多老人感到与世隔绝，非常孤独。 e) STOP BEING FRIENDLYSEPARATEstop being friendly 不再友好 cut somebody ↔ off to stop having a friendly relationship with someone 中止与某人的关系，断绝与某人的联系 Julia had been completely cut off by all her family and friends. 朱莉娅与家人和朋友都彻底断绝了关系。 cut yourself off (from somebody) After his wife died, he cut himself off completely from the rest of the world. 妻子去世后，他与外界彻底隔绝了。 f) interrupt 打断 to interrupt someone and stop them from finishing what they were saying 打断 Emma cut him off in mid-sentence. 他的话说到一半就被埃玛打断了。 g) prevent STH 防止某事 cut somebody off from something to prevent someone from having something that they need or want 中断[停止]对某人供应某物 The project aims to ensure that poorer people are not cut off from the benefits of computer technology. 这个项目旨在确保穷人也能享受到计算机技术的好处。 h) MONEY/PROPERTYSCLmoney/property 金钱/财产 to refuse to let someone receive your money or property, especially when you die 剥夺〔某人〕的财产继承权 My parents threatened to cut me off without a penny if I married him. 我父母威胁说，如果我嫁给他就别想继承一分钱。 i) driving 开车 cut somebody ↔ off American EnglishAmE to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way 超某人的车抢道 A man in a station wagon cut me off on the freeway. 一个男人开着旅行车在高速公路上抢到我前面。 j) cut off your nose to spite your faceHARM/BE BAD FOR to do something because you are angry, even though it will harm you 拿自己出气；赌气做出不顾后果的事 Examples from the Corpus get cut off• I don't know what happened - we just got cut off.• But my time on the Internet can range from only a few minutes to several hours before I get cut off.• Hi I was looking for Carolyn I think I got cut off. be cut off• We appear to be cut off and the look of the whole area is old fashioned.• His main source of strength was cut off as was their mutual ability to deal realistically with the problems.• I am cut off at the waist for ever.• Sometimes the sea is so rough that the islands are cut off from the mainland for weeks at a time.• Accessible only by air, the town is cut off from the rest of the country.• If he did, and the news reached the States, the money would be cut off immediately.• The consequences of this dependence were seen when the flow was cut off so abruptly after 1982.• When the tops of the posts are cut off, they will be level with the tops of the beams. cut yourself off (from somebody)• How much easier to cut yourself off from all these problems and withdraw emotionally into the less demanding machine of prison life.• Therefore, in throwing away his pipe, he intentionally cuts himself off from human pleasures and the ties of home.• Unbeknownst to us, they cut themselves off from interaction that could help them develop a sense of reality.• In effect I'd cut myself off from other kids of my own age.• You cut yourself off from other people and from your true feelings.• But, says the bank, countries that have cut themselves off from the global economy have slipped behind.• I slid Lewis's helmet on and cut myself off from the world.• We build walls around ourselves and cut ourselves off from those who would empathize with and even help us. cut somebody off from something• The denial of tenderness cuts them off from communication with wives and children.• I have been so hungry that I have cut the blood off from crackers and eaten them.• The inadequacy of communications cut Nice off from its hinterland, and condemned the entire county to poverty.• You cut yourself off from other people and from your true feelings.• But, says the bank, countries that have cut themselves off from the global economy have slipped behind.• Yet these four were all we had to cut us off from the rest of the hall.• It turned the party in on itself and cut it off from the wider society.• I slid Lewis's helmet on and cut myself off from the world. cut off your nose to spite your face• If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face. 55 cut out phrasal verbphr v a) REMOVE somethingCUTremove STH 去掉某物 cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting round it 割掉某物，剪下某物 The cancerous cells had to be cut out. 癌细胞必须切除。 cut something ↔ out of Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine. 比利给我看他从杂志上剪下来的那篇文章。 b) MAKE something INTO A SHAPECUTcut a shape 剪成一种形状 cut something ↔ out to cut a shape from a piece of paper, cloth etc 〔把纸、布等〕剪出某种形状 The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material. 孩子们正用零碎材料剪出方块。 c) stop STH happening 阻止某事发生 cut something ↔ out to stop something from happening or existing 阻止某事 The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud. 这些做法背后的意图是要杜绝欺诈行为。 A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions. 催化转换器能把一氧化碳排放量减少90%。 d) STOP DOING somethingSTOP DOING somethingstop doing/eating STH 停止做某事/吃某物 cut something ↔ out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health 〔尤因有害健康而〕停止做某事，戒除某事物 The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol. 给孕妇的当前建议是戒酒。 e) PIECE OF WRITING/NEWS REPORT ETCREMOVEfrom writing 从写作中 cut something ↔ out to remove something from a piece of writing, especially because it might offend people 〔尤因可能会冒犯别人〕删掉某事物 Cut out the bit about racial prejudice. 把有关种族歧视的那段删掉。 f) cut it/that out spokenSTOP DOING something used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 停止 Hey, you guys, cut it out – Mom’s trying to get some sleep. 喂，你们别闹了，妈妈要睡一会儿。 g) STOP somebody FROM DOING somethingPREVENTnot involve SB 不涉及某人 cut somebody ↔ out to stop someone from doing something or being involved in something 阻止某人做某事；把某人排除在外 The new rules will cut out 25% of people who were previously eligible to vote. 这些新规定将把25%原先有合法选举权的人排除在外。 h) be cut out for something (also be cut out to be something) [usually in questions and negatives]SUITABLE to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity 适合做某事，是做某事的材料 In the end, I decided I wasn’t cut out for the army. 我最后得出结论，自己不是当兵的材料。 Are you sure you’re really cut out to be a teacher? 你确定自己真的适合做教师吗？ i) MOTORTTCengine 引擎 if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working 〔引擎〕突然熄火，〔机器〕突然停止运转 The engine cut out halfway across the lake. 到了湖中央发动机熄火了。 j) STOP something BEING SEENHIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEElight/view 光线/视线 cut something ↔ out to prevent light, sound etc from reaching somewhere 隔断某物〔如光线、声音等〕 You’ll need sunglasses that will cut out harmful UV rays from the sun. 你需要太阳镜遮挡太阳光中有害的紫外线。 k) cut somebody outSCL to prevent someone from getting something, especially your money after your death 取消某人的遗产继承权 → have your work cut out at work2(16), → cut out the middleman at middleman Em’s father decided to cut her out of his will. 埃姆的父亲决定不把她写进他的遗嘱里。 Examples from the Corpus cut out• Every time Mark slowed down the engine cut out.• Make sure you cut out any tough, gristly parts before you cook the meat.• I knew I would have to cut the bullet out before the wound became infected.• With this diet, I have to cut out bread, cookies, and cakes.• I started to go up the hill and the engine just cut out on me.• Try cutting out red meat and dairy produce, and see if your symptoms improve. cut of• Gutfreund subsequently cut Drexel out of all Salomon Brothers bond deals.• Or would its growth simply cut lawyers out of dispute resolution?• Mr Grange sits bundled up in his aluminum chair and cuts snowflakes out of lined notebook paper.• Such incentive programs are likely to cut a chunk out of profits.• I cut myself out of the loop.• Investors and analysts took that to mean a rate cut is out of the question. cut it/that out• Come on, kid, cut that out.• You got ta cut that out.• My mom cut it out and gave it to me.• I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall.• As for refined sugar - cut it out, as much as you can.• You shouldn't cut it out completely.• My colleague saw it and cut it out for me.• Rusty, cut it out, I'm trying to study in here.• Once the design has been traced, you must then cut it out very carefully with a very sharp knife. be cut out for something• Sam is still a life guard - he's just not cut out for a nine-to-five job.• And her work would be cut out for her. 56 cut through something phrasal verbphr v a) written to move or pass easily through water or air 〔在水中或空中〕轻松地通过 The boat cut effortlessly through the water. 小船轻快地在水中行驶。 b) to quickly and easily deal with something that is confusing or difficult 轻松地解决〔复杂或困难的事情〕 You need someone to help you cut through all the irritating legal jargon. 你需要有人来帮你解释所有这些恼人的法律术语。 c) literary if a sound cuts through silence or noise, it is heard because it is loud 〔响亮的声音〕划破，穿透 A piercing shriek cut through the silence. 一声尖利的叫喊打破了宁静。 57 cut up phrasal verbphr v a) CUTcut into pieces 切成小块 cut something ↔ up to cut something into small pieces 切开某物，把某物切成小块 Could you cut the pizza up, please? 请你把比萨饼切开好吗？ cut something ↔ up into He cut the paper up into little pieces. 他把纸裁成小碎片。 b) driving 开车 cut somebody/something ↔ up British EnglishBrE to suddenly drive in front of a moving vehicle in a dangerous way 超某人的车抢道 Some idiot cut me up on the motorway. 有个白痴在高速公路上抢我的道。 c) BEHAVEbehave badly 行为不良 American EnglishAmE informal to behave in a noisy or rude way 行为吵闹，举止粗鲁 d) cut up roughVIOLENT British EnglishBrE informal to react in an angry or violent way 发脾气，发怒 Careful how you approach him – he can cut up a bit rough if he’s got a mind to. 跟他打交道要当心点，他想发火就会发火。 e) criticize 批评 cut somebody ↔ up informal to criticize someone in an unpleasant way 数落某人/某事，批评某人/某事 → cut upExamples from the Corpus cut up rough• But he can cut up rough and turn a bit nasty if he's got a mind to. Examples from the Corpus cut• Mr Bates, prospective Conservative candidate for Langbaurgh, claimed the fire service training budget had been drastically cut.• Tax bases were broadened; marginal rates were cut.• Beth's at the salon having her hair cut.• Firms cut back further on orders.• A couple of the scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.• Because of the recession, salaries in the advertising industry have been cut by a half.• Kids cut class and ran down the street to watch the fire.• With a serrated knife, cut corn kernels off cob; set aside.• It's so difficult to cut even a couple of scenes from a play without losing some of the story.• His annual leave has been cut from six weeks to just three.• One of the children had cut her foot on some glass.• Phil cut himself shaving this morning.• I had to cut huge chunks out to get this essay to the right length.• Trim the fennel, cut into quarters and core.• My sister usually cuts my hair.• Rescue workers had to use special equipment to cut open the steel doors.• This cuts out the currency board as middleman, and has a similar economic effect.• It cut Romney Marsh off from the mainland.• Even after it had been cut, the film was still over three hours long.• Cut the fish into four pieces and serve hot or warm.• My dad used to cut the grass every Sunday morning.• Mandy cut the paper in half and gave a piece to each child.• First cut the paper into a triangle.• Beresford cut the scenes of cannibalism.• He cut the string and carefully unwrapped the parcel.• Iron and steel were hard and unyielding, yet here in the machine shop, you cut them like butter.• If you cut too many jobs, you overload the remaining employees.• I wish you wouldn't cut your fingernails in the living room. cut costs• But it regularly boasts of buying abroad to cut costs.• He observes that managed care companies have simply responded to employers who pay health benefits and want to cut costs.• The mapper will use components from existing spacecraft to cut costs.• Banks across the country tied the knot as a way to cut costs and boost earnings.• Mr Gummer unveiled a series of measures to cut costs at slaughterhouses.• We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels.• Pressure to cut costs led to the firing of over 200 employees.• Banks are trying to cut costs to generate money to write off their bad loans.• It was their wage-reducing attempts to cut costs which led to Luddism. cut somebody something• Can you cut me a piece of bread too, please? cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc• If yours is still being mended, borrow your neighbour's mower and cut the lawn.• Suppose Vic's father chose this moment to spray his apple tree, Mungo thought, or cut the grass?• You know the drill: cut the grass; bag the clippings; haul them to the curb for pickup.• Quentin Featherston cut the grass of the rectory lawns again.• We won't be able to cut the grass the week after next, as I'd hoped.• Rotary mowers Hand or self-propelled, these cut the grass with a scything action as the blades revolve. cut into• The paraffin block was cut into 3 µm thick sections which were placed on slides.• The straw can be cut into a point at one end.• If the patient can only use one hand, food should be prepared ready to eat, cut into manageable pieces.• You sure cut into my fun.• Discounts may bring in shoppers, but they cut into retailers' profits.• Cut into the meat to see if it is done.• To serve, cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.• It is not difficult to construct your own labyrinth, either in stones or cut into your lawn. cut your finger/knee/hand etc• The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers.• He was not sure how he cut his hand, but suggested that he nicked himself while wrestling with his son.• He'd cut my fingers off if I used it.• One day Mr Jenks had cut his hand on a tin can.• In early December, Aesop cut his finger opening a can of cling peaches.• And the only guy hurt cut his hand opening an ammo can.• Sitting on the ground was Terry Porter who'd apparently fallen over and cut his knee quite badly. cut free• He had to be cut free.• Rex was trapped by his legs and had to be cut free.• Some were catapulted out of smashed windows, while others were trapped and had to be cut free.• The road, which is popular with tourists, was closed while the men were cut free.• They could let down extra wires to hold the branch and winch it up when it was cut free.• Two survivors - both women - were cut free after being trapped for 20 minutes in the wreckage.• Police said the bicycle, valued at £200, had been left chained to railings but was cut free by the thieves.• A man and a woman were cut free from the Honda, but the woman has since died. cut through/down/across etc• While it might cut down on drug-related crime, the total level of harm certainly would skyrocket, as more people indulged.• Because of business commitments he's cut down on his rescue work.• It's all part of a plan to cut down on the quantity of rubbish being taken to already overflowing landfill sites.• Those who did were swiftly cut down, peppered with birdshot, as they raised their guns to fire.• Former railroad rights of way cut across river bottoms that used to be littered with bustling towns.• The dart is ready to cut through the september evening.• Enrique cut through the woods towards the farm.• I had a sense that this was a much longer project that was cut down to a more commercial length. cut something in/into something• Cut the apples into four pieces. cut! 1.spoken said by the director of a film to tell people to stop acting, filming etc 停！〔导演口令〕 Examples from the Corpus cut!• Cut, people! That's a wrap! Illness & disability, Clothes & fashion, Clothes, Film, Food cut2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 REDUCTIONreduction 减少 [usually plural]REDUCE a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company 〔规模或数量，尤指政府或公司支出的〕削减，缩减，裁减 There will be cuts across all levels of the company. 公司上下各级都将削减开支。 cut in Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education. 公共开支的缩减意味着能够接受高等教育的人数将会减少。 The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized. 削减医疗保健服务的决定遭到了广泛的批评。 tax/pay/job etc cuts A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers. 缩短每周工作日将意味着几百万工人要降低工资。 The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts. 这些建筑规划也许会因为支出可能缩减而受到影响。 cut of A cut of 1% in interest rates was announced yesterday. 昨天宣布利率下调1%。 2 WOUNDMIskin wound 皮肤的伤口 a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin 伤口 That’s quite a nasty cut – you ought to get it seen to by a doctor. 这个伤口很严重，你应该让医生处理一下。 The driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises. ► see thesaurus at injury 司机逃过一劫，只受了些轻微的皮外伤。 3 HOLE/MARKCUThole/mark 洞/记号 a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object 切口；切痕 Make a small cut in the paper. 在纸上切个小口。 4 HAIRhair 头发 [usually singular] a) CUTan act of cutting someone’s hair 剪发，理发 SYN haircut How much do they charge for a cut and blow-dry? 理发加吹干他们要收多少钱？ b) DCthe style in which your hair is cut 发式 SYN haircut a short stylish cut 一种时髦的短发式 5 clothes 衣服 [usually singular]DCC the style in which clothes have been made 〔衣服的〕款式，剪裁，式样 I could tell by the cut of his suit that he wasn’t a poor man. 从他的衣服式样我可以看出他不是个穷人。 6 share of STH 某物的份额 [usually singular]MONEY someone’s share of something, especially money 〔尤指金钱的〕份额 cut of She was determined to claim her cut of the winnings. 她下决心要拿回赢来的钱中属于她的那一份。 7. REMOVEremoval from film 从影片中删剪 an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed 删剪，删节；删掉的部分 8 FILMAMFfilm 电影 [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown 剪辑 Spielberg himself oversaw the final cut. 斯皮尔伯格亲自监督影片最后的剪辑工作。 9. music 音乐 one of the songs or pieces of music on an album, CD etc 〔唱片、磁带或激光唱片中的〕一首曲目 10 the cut and thrust of something VIOLENTthe exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done 某事物的激烈争斗；某事物的交锋 the cut and thrust of political debate 政治辩论中的唇枪舌剑 Examples from the Corpus the cut and thrust of something• It has all the cut and thrust of an ideological conflict.• Away from the cut and thrust of soccer management, Bates knew how to keep second wife Pam in her place. 11 be a cut above somebody/something BETTERto be much better than someone else or something else 优于某人/某物，比某人/某物高出一筹 The movie is a cut above recent thrillers. 这部影片比最近拍的惊险片要好得多。 He proved himself to be a cut above the rest. 他证明了自己比别人要优秀得多。 Examples from the Corpus be a cut above somebody/something• All were a cut above the Polynesian houses.• Apparently this feller was a cut above the average.• She had quickly realized that he was a cut above the other men at the table.• Cutting edge: A small Stockton hair salon is proving it is a cut above the rest in competitions.• The lasagna at Bella Mia is a cut above other restaurants' versions.• Morton was a cut above the average nob, that was for sure. 12 MEATDFmeat 肉 a piece of meat that has been cut to a size suitable for cooking or eating 〔适合烹调或进食的〕切下的肉块 Long slow cooking is more suitable for cheaper cuts of meat. 长时间的慢火煮更适合便宜些的肉块。 13. TTRroad 道路 American EnglishAmE a road that has been made through a hill 〔在山中开出的〕通道 → cold cuts, power cut, short cutn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company verbs make cuts The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces. announce cuts A major engineering company has announced big job cuts. take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced) NOUN + cutSome employees were forced to take pay cuts. tax cuts The president announced tax cuts. pay/wage cuts Millions of workers face pay cuts. job/staff cuts There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper. spending cuts His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion. price cuts The company announced big price cuts on all its computers. defence cuts adjectivesFurther proposals for defence cuts were drawn up. deep/severe cuts (=big reductions) Deep cuts were made in research spending. drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions) He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin verbs have a cut on something He had a cut on his forehead. get a cut (on something) adjectivesI fell and got a bad cut on my head. small/slight It’s only a small cut. minor Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts. superficial (=not deep) I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts. bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot) The cut looked quite bad. How did you get that nasty cut? deep phrasesShe fell and got a deep cut on her leg. cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin) He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises. Examples from the Corpus cut• Schools receive a 34% cut of the money the state lottery earns.• Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes.• There are to be big cuts in the health budget next year.• These pointed fingers were adjusted to be my guide and, apart from the very ends of each cut, were quite reliable.• Make the first cut fairly shallow, then push the saw deeper into the wood.• That's a very flattering cut.• Several passengers were treated for cuts and bruises.• Teachers are expecting further cuts next year.• Investigators found that her cut of the profits amounted to more than 25%.• The new management has promised that there will be no job cuts.• How much is my cut going to be?• Nurses are protesting about further pay cuts.• The whole team agreed to take pay cuts, rather than see their colleagues lose their jobs.• The censors insisted on several cuts.• Some senators have called for huge tax cuts to stimulate the economy.• The Kennedy and Reagan tax cuts came at a time when the economy was under-performing.• He knows the polls show voters would prefer smaller tax cuts.• They said the tax cut would reduce the amount of money flowing to schools.• It's a particularly tender cut of beef.• The emphasis on comfort has changed the cut of men's suits.• The cut should go to 1 / 4 inch from the other side of the card.• The distributors and the wholesalers all get their cut, and this is what pushes up the price.• His hands were covered with cuts and scrapes. make cuts• Always make cuts clean and smooth with no ragged, broken edges to the cut, or slivers of stem left exposed.• So assess your finances, look at where you can make cuts in expenses.• The only place where we could make cuts, without resetting the entire piece, was in the last paragraph.• Service companies have now begun to make cuts.• They have different styles: Warren runs downhill, looking to make cuts, while Broussard is more explosive.• The overwhelming weight of scientific opinion is that we need to make cuts of 60 % or more in carbon dioxide emissions.• Some others also plan to make cuts. cuts and bruises• These are typically chemical burns, cuts and bruises and eye injuries.• Most of the children were treated by the roadside for cuts and bruises some of them were in shock.• Tony Humphries from Northampton needed hospital treatment for cuts and bruises.• Their victim needed hospital treatment for cuts and bruises.• Apart from a couple of minor cuts and bruises, there were no injuries.• The commemorative battle was sufficiently well choreographed to avoid serious damage ... although there were still plenty of cuts and bruises.• He had suffered cuts and bruises.• Ian died instantly, Mark escaped with cuts and bruises. From Longman Business Dictionary cutcut1 /kʌt/ noun [countableC] 1a planned reduction in the amount or level of something cut in The chairman took an $800,000 cut in pay last year because of poor profits. the president’s programme of budget cuts Though it announced price cuts in June, its PCs still sell for more than those of its foreign competitors. 2informal the share of an amount of money that someone is allowed to take for themselves, especially as a reward or payment for helping someone to earn the total amount The video has been hugely popular, yet Jones received only £1,600 after his agents took their cut. cutcut2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cut, present participle cutting) [transitiveT] to reduce prices, amounts, money etc She criticized supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices. There’s always pressure on the organisation to increase productivity and cut costs. Unfortunately, we need to cut our workforce by a third. (1200-1300) From an unrecorded Old English cytan →20-29 →30-39 →40-48 →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2→n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1cut!cut2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 |
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