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| 1 | T to use a knife , pair of scissors , or other sharp tool to divide something into two or more pieces 切；割；剪；截；砍；削 |
| I’ m going to cut the cake now. 我现在就来切蛋糕。 |
| The telephone wires had been cut. 电话线被切断了。 |
| cut sth in half/two The apples had been cut in half. 苹果都已经切成了两半。 |
| cut sth into pieces/quarters/three etc Cut the pepper into small pieces. 把辣椒剁碎。 |
| | 1a | to use a sharp tool to remove a piece from something 切下 | | I cut a slice of bread. 我切下一块面包。 | | cut sb sth Will you cut me a slice of pizza? 你能给我切一块比萨饼吗？ | | cut sth from/off sth You should cut that broken branch from the tree. 你应该把那根断枝从树上砍下来。 | | cut sth in/through sth Firemen had to cut a hole in the car roof to get him out. 消防员只得在车顶上凿一个洞把他救出来。 | |
| | 1b | to use a sharp tool to make something shorter 修剪；剪短 | | You need to cut your toenails. 你的脚趾甲该剪了。 | | It’ s Ken’ s turn to cut the grass. 轮到肯修剪草地了。 | | have/get your hair cut I’ m going to have my hair cut tomorrow. 我明天要去理发。 | |
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| 2 | I to be capable of cutting in a particular way 可以切；可以剪 |
| These scissors don’ t cut very well. 这把剪刀不够快。 |
| | 2a | T to be able to cut a particular substance 可以切削（某物质） | | a tool that cuts metal easily 可轻易切割金属的工具 | |
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| 3 | T to injure a part of your body with something sharp that cuts the skin 切到；割破；划破 |
| Be careful not to cut your finger. 小心别切着手指。 |
| He cut himself shaving. 他刮胡子时把自己割破了。 |
| Her face was badly cut by flying glass. 她的脸被飞溅的玻璃严重划伤了。 |
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| 4 | T to reduce something such as the amount or level of something 减少；削减 |
| Supermarkets are drastically cutting prices. 超市在大幅度削价。 |
| We have cut our spending by 33%. 我们已削减了33%的支出。 |
| cut sth to the bone (=reduce it as much as possible) The government has cut our funding to the bone. 把某物削减到最低程度 |
| | 4a | to reduce the strength or effectiveness of something by mixing it with something else 冲淡；稀释 | | cut sth with sth cocaine cut with chalk powder 掺着白垩粉的可卡因 | |
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| 5 | T to remove a part of a computer document , especially in order to paste it into another place or document 剪切（计算机文件） |
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| 6 | cut T to stop the supply of something or stop something working 停止供应；使停止运转 |
| The accident had cut the oxygen to her brain. 事故切断了她的大脑的氧气供应。 |
| All lines of communication had been cut. 所有通讯线路都已被切断了。 |
| Could you cut the engine for a minute? 你能让发动机停转一会儿吗？ |
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| 7 | T to make something such as a piece of writing , a speech , a film , or a broadcast shorter by removing parts from it 删节，删减（文章、演讲、影片或广播节目） |
| You need to cut your speech by about 10 minutes. 你得把演讲缩短10分钟左右。 |
| | 7a | to remove parts from something such as a piece of writing , a speech , a film , or a broadcast , especially because they are not suitable 删除，剪辑（尤指文章、演讲、影片或广播节目中不合适的部分） | | They have cut some sex scenes from the film. 他们已经将影片里的一些性爱场面剪掉了。 | |
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| 8 | I/T to divide a set of playing cards into two piles 切（牌） |
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| 9 | T to divide an area into two or more parts 分割（区域） |
| The River Danube cuts Budapest in two. 多瑙河把布达佩斯城一分为二。 |
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| 10 | T if a musician or band cuts a record , they record it 录制，灌（唱片） |
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| 11 | cut T to pass through or across something 穿过；与…相交 |
| the place where Kings Road cuts the High Street 国王路与高街交会处 |
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| - | cut and run informal
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| to get out of a situation when it becomes too difficult or unpleasant |
| （当形势变得过于困难或令人不快时）脱身，急忙逃走 |
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| if something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects |
| 利弊兼具；有利有弊 |
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| - | cutclass/school AMERICAN informal
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| to not go to a lessonschool when you should be there |
| 逃课/逃学 |
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| That’ s the second time you’ ve cut class this week. 这是你本周第二次逃课了。 |
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| - | cut your coat according to your cloth
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| to not spend more money than you have |
| （花钱）量入为出 |
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| to not do a job as thoroughly as you should , especially because you want to finish it quickly or save money |
| （尤因想快些完成或省钱而）偷工减料 |
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| - | cut a dash BRITISH old-fashioned
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| to look attractive , especially by wearing fashionable clothes |
| （尤指穿着时髦的衣服）显得很迷人 |
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| 1 | to pretend not to see or recognize someone you know 装作没看见某人；假装没认出某人 | I shouted hello but she cut me dead. 我冲她大声打招呼，她却假装不认识我。 | |
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| 2 | AMERICAN to hurt someone’ s feelings by refusing to speak to them 不理睬某人而伤害其感情 |
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| - | cut a deal
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| to make a business deal |
| 做交易 |
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| - | cut a fine/ridiculous etc figure literary
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| to look very attractive/silly etc |
| 显得很迷人/很傻等 |
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| Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. 汤姆穿着他那件深色的晚礼服看上去很帅气。 |
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| - | cut the ground from under sb’ s feet
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| to spoil someone’ s plans or achievements by doing something better than them or by doing it before them |
| 拆某人的台；挖某人的墙脚；先发制人以破坏某人的计划 |
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| to be satisfactory or successful |
| 满意；成功 |
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| We want to know why so many talented youngsters just don’ t cut it. 我们想知道为什么这么多才华横溢的年轻人就是没有取得成功。 |
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| - | cut it fine BRITISH informal
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| to give yourself only a very short amount of time to do something |
| （时间）抠得很紧 |
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| He left the hotel at 9 am, which was cutting it fine for his 9.15 meeting. 他早上9点离开宾馆去参加9点15分的会议，时间赶得很紧。 |
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| - | cutloose informal
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| 1 | if someone cuts loose or is cut loose , they stop being influenced or controlled by someone （使）摆脱影响；（使）挣脱束缚 | I think it’ s about time you cut loose from your family. 我认为差不多该是你摆脱家庭束缚的时候了。 | |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN informal to stop behaving in a controlled way and start having fun 开始无拘无束；放开尽情作乐 |
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| - | cut your losses
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| to get out of a bad situation before it gets worse instead of waiting to see whether it will improve |
| 及时摆脱困境；趁损失不大及早放手 |
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| - | cut no ice/not cut any ice (with sb)
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| to fail to impress or influence someone |
| 无法打动（或影响）（某人） |
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| - | cut your own throat
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| to behave in a way that causes serious harm or trouble for yourself |
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| - | cut sb short
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| to interrupt someone who is talking so that they cannot finish what they are saying |
| 打断某人讲话 |
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| - | cut sth short
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| to make something last for less time than planned |
| 缩短某事物；中断某事物 |
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| I’ m sorry we had to cut our visit short. 很遗憾我们不得不缩短访问时间。 |
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| - | cut your teeth on sth
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| to get your first experience in a particular job by doing something |
| 试身手；初试牛刀 |
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| actors who cut their teeth on low-budget films 在低成本的电影中一试身手的演员 |
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| - | cut sb to the bone/heart/quick
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| to say or do something unkind that makes someone feel very upset |
| 伤某人的心 |
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| His mockery, which he meant as a joke, cut her to the bone. 他的嘲讽原只想开个玩笑，却伤了她的心。 |
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| - | cut to the chase
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| to start dealing with the most important aspect of something rather than things that are less relevant |
| 切入正题 |
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| - | cut a tooth
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| if a child cuts a tooth , it starts to grow through the gum |
| （幼儿）出牙 |
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| - | not cut the mustard informal
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| to not be good enough |
| 不够好 |
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| - | to cut a longstoryshort
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| used for saying that you will not talk about all the details of something but will go directly to the most important point |
| 长话短说 |
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| - | ˌcut aˈcross |
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| 1 | to go across an area of land instead of going around the edge of it （抄近路）穿过 | We cut across the field to save time. 为了节省时间我们抄近路从田地里穿过。 | |
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| 2 | cut111 | A river cut across the track about a hundred metres further on. 一条河和那条小径在约100米远的地方相交。 | |
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| 3 | to affect two or more different groups 影响到（两个或更多不同的群体） | These problems cut across class boundaries. 这些问题影响到阶级界线。 | |
| - | ˌcut aˈway |
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| | to remove the parts of something that you do not want by cutting them 切除；剪去；砍掉 | Cut away any dead growth on your roses. 把玫瑰树上的枯枝剪掉。 | |
| - | ˌcut ˈback |
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| 1 | I/T to reduce the amount of something , especially money that you spend 削减，缩减（尤指开销） | It’ s time we cut back a little. 我们是该削减一些开支了。 | | plans to cut back investment in education 削减教育投资的计划 | | +on We’ re trying to cut back on the amount we spend on food. 我们正在试着削减购买食品的开支。 | |
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| 2 | I/T cut down 2 | Pete smokes but he’ s trying to cut back. 皮特抽烟，但他正在尽量少抽。 | | +on If you cut back on fat and sugar, you’ ll lose weight. 如果你少吃油腻食物和甜食就能减肥。 | |
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| 3 | T to remove parts of a plant or tree in order to reduce its size 修剪；截短 |
| - | ˌcut ˈdown |
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| 1 | I/T cut down sth: to reduce an amount of something 降低；减少 | How can you cut down the risk of cancer? 你怎样才能降低患癌症的风险？ | | +on These improvements will cut down on traffic noise. 这些改进措施将会减少交通噪音。 | |
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| 2 | cut down I/T to start doing less of something , especially because it is bad for your health 减少做（某事，尤因其有害健康） | The doctor advised him to cut down his working hours. 医生劝他减少工作时间。 | | +on I’ m trying to cut down on salt. 我正在试着少吃盐。 | |
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| 3 | T to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter 删节（演讲、文章等） |
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| 4 | T to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground 砍倒（树干） |
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| 5 | T often passive literary if a weapon , bullet , or illness cuts someone down , it kills or injures them 杀死；伤害 |
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| | to make someone accept that they are not as important or impressive as they believe they are | | 给某人下马威；将某人打回原形 | | | | | |
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| 1 | I to interrupt someone who is speaking 插嘴；打断 | ‘That’ s rubbish,’ Sue cut in. “那是胡说八道，”休插嘴道。 | |
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| 2 | I to drive past a vehicle and move quickly in front of it in a dangerous way 超车抢道 |
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| 3 | I if a piece of equipment cuts in , it starts operating automatically when it is needed （设备在需要时）自动运转 | The cooling system cuts in when the temperature gets too high. 温度太高时，冷却系统会自动运转。 | |
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| 4 | T cut sb in: informal to allow someone to get part of the profits of something 让（某人）分享利益 | cut sb in on sth They wouldn’ t cut me in on the deal. 他们不愿意让我参与这笔交易。 | |
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| 5 | I if someone cuts in when you are dancing with someone , they start dancing with the person you were dancing with 抢走（某人）的舞伴 |
| - | ˌcut ˈoff |
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| 1 | to remove something by cutting it 切掉；割掉；剪掉；砍掉 | Cut the tops off the carrots. 把胡萝卜的顶部切掉。 | | Why did you cut off all your hair? 你为什么把头发全剪掉了？ | |
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| 2 | cut16 | The government has threatened to cut off our funding. 政府已经威胁要停止对我们的资金支持。 | | They cut off the electricity last week. 他们上周把电切断了。 | |
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| 3 | to stop someone from going somewhere , especially by blocking their way 阻断；截断；停止 | A second policeman cut off his escape. 另一名警察截断了他的逃路。 | |
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| 4 | to make a place difficult or impossible to enter , leave , or communicate with 使隔绝 | The floods completely cut off the town. 洪水把该镇与外界完全隔绝了。 | | cut sth off from sth Our house is cut off from the rest of the town. 我们家与镇上的其他住户离得很远。 | | | 4a | to prevent someone from leaving a place , or from communicating with people in another place 使分离；使隔绝 | | Having a new baby can cut a young mother off from the adult world. 有了一个新生儿会使年轻的母亲和成人世界相隔离。 | | |
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| 5 | to prevent someone from continuing what they are saying 打断 | Don’ t cut me off when I’ m talking. 我说话时别打断我。 | |
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| 6 | to prevent someone from ever receiving your money or property 不让（某人）继承财产 | Her father cut her off without a penny. 她父亲完全剥夺了她的继承权。 | |
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| 7 | cut sb off: to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone 中断，断绝（密切关系或友谊） | Why did all his friends suddenly cut him off? 为什么他所有的朋友都突然和他绝了交？ | |
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| 8 | cut sb off: usually passive if someone or something cuts you off when you are talking on the telephone , they make the telephone line stop working 切断（某人的）通话 | We got cut off in the middle of the call. 我们的电话打到一半就被切断了。 | |
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| 9 | cut sb off: AMERICAN informal to not allow someone to buy any more alcoholic drinks in a bar because they have already drunk too many （因其已喝过量）不再卖酒给（某人） |
| | - | cut off your nose to spite your face informal
| | to do something that is intended to harm someone even though you know that it will harm you too | | 跟自己过不去；拿自己出气 | | | | | |
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| 1 | T to remove something from a larger piece by cutting 切去；割去；剪去；删去 | cut sth out of sth I cut this article out of a magazine for you. 我从杂志上为你剪下了这篇文章。 | | | 1a | to make something by cutting it from a larger piece 剪出 | | cut sth out from sth Using the 5cm cutter, cut out six circles from the rectangular cake. 用5厘米长的刀从长方形蛋糕中切出6个圆块。 | | |
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| 2 | T cut17a | They’ ve cut out several scenes in which I appeared. 他们把有我出现的几个场景剪掉了。 | |
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| 3 | T to stop eating something or doing something , especially because it is bad for your health （尤因有害健康而）停止食用，戒除 | I’ ve cut out chocolate completely. 我已经完全不吃巧克力了。 | |
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| 4 | T cut out sth: to stop something such as noise or light from reaching a place 隔断；关掉 |
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| 5 | T cut sb out: to not allow someone to do something or get something 不许，阻止（某人做某事或得到某物） | cut sb out of sth I don’ t want to cut the children out of our plans. 我不想把孩子们排除在我们的计划之外。 | | cut sb out of your will (=not leave them anything when you die) Frank’ s mother cut him out of her will. 剥夺某人的继承权 | |
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| 6 | I if an engine or machine cuts out , it suddenly stops working （发动机或机器突然）停止，中断 |
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| 7 | I MAINLY AMERICAN to suddenly leave a line of traffic and join another one 突然驶出车流 |
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| | used for telling someone to stop doing something that you do not like | | 停，打住（用于告诉某人停止做某事） | | | | | | - | not be cut out for sth/to do sth
| | to lack the right qualities or character for doing something | | 不适合做某事 | | | | Bill was never cut out to be a parent. 比尔根本不适合当家长。 | | | |
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| - | ˌcut ˈthrough |
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| 1 | to go through an area instead of going around the edge of it 从…穿过 | He decided to cut through the forest. 他决定从森林中穿过去。 | |
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| 2 | to make a path through something by cutting 从…中开辟出路 | She tried to cut through the undergrowth. 她试图从矮丛林中开出一条通道。 | | cut a way/path/route through sth He cut his way through the jungle with a machete. 他用一把大砍刀在丛林中劈出一条通道。 | |
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| 3 | to deal quickly and effectively with something that causes problems or is confusing （快速而有效地）克服，弄清 | We need to cut through the political rhetoric and see what really lies behind the policy. 我们要透过政治辞令弄清这项政策背后真正的含义。 | |
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| 4 | to move quickly and smoothly through something （快速而平稳地）穿过 | England cut through the French defence and scored a try. 英格兰队快速地撕破法国队的防线，触地得分。 | |
| - | ˌcut ˈup |
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| 1 | T to cut something into several pieces 切碎；剪碎 | At this stage, your child will need someone to cut up her food for her. 这个阶段的孩子需要有人帮她把食物切碎。 | |
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| 2 | T BRITISH to drive past a vehicle and move quickly in front of it in a dangerous way 强行超（某人的）车 | Did you see the way he cut me up there? 你看见他在那儿强行超过我的样子吗？ | |
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| | - | cut up nasty/rough BRITISH informal old-fashioned
| | to become angry , threatening , or violent | | 大发脾气；大打出手 | | | | When Steve cut up rough, she realized she’ d gone too far. 当史蒂夫大发脾气时，她才意识到自己做得太过分了。 | | | |
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