cut
cut
(cutting; past and past participle cut)
[with obj.]
be cut out for (或 to be)
cut in
(cutting; past and past participle cut)
[with obj.]
- make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool object
切，割
he cut his big toe on a sharp stone.
他被一块尖利的石头割破了大脚趾。
he cut open MacKay's face with the end of his hockey stick.
他用曲棍球杆割破了麦凯的脸 。
[no obj.]his scorn cut deeper than knives.
他的轻蔑比刀割还疼。 - remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement
剪切，切削
I cut his photograph out of the paper.
我把他的照片从报纸上剪下来。
some prisoners had their right hands cut off.
一些囚犯被切掉了右手。
■castrate (an animal, especially a horse)
阉割（动物，尤指马）
■(cut something out)make something by cutting
剪出
I cut out some squares of paper.
我剪出些正方形纸片。
■(cut something out)remove, exclude, or stop eating or doing something undesirable
去除，停止（吃或做不好的事情）
start today by cutting out fatty foods.
今天开始停止吃多脂肪食物。
■(cut something out)separate an animal from the main herd
（将动物从大群中）分离出来 - divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement
把…切碎
cut the beef into thin slices.
将牛肉切成薄片。
he cut his food up into teeny pieces.
他把食物切成碎块。
■make divisions in (something)
分割
land that has been cut up by streams into forested areas.
被溪流分割成片片森林的陆地。
■separate (something) into two; sever
把…切成两半；切断
they cut the rope before he choked.
他们在他窒息前切断了绳子。
■(cut something down)make something, especially a tree, fall by cutting it through at the base
砍倒（尤指从底部砍断）
■(cut someone down)(of a weapon, bullet, or disease) kill or injure someone
（武器，子弹，疾病）杀害；使丧命（或受伤）
Barker had been cut down by a sniper's bullet.
巴克被狙击手子弹打倒。 - make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material
切出，割成
workmen cut a hole in the pipe.
工人们在管子上割出个洞。
■make or design (a garment) in a particular way
裁剪（服装）
[as adj., with submodifier]an impeccably cut chalk-stripe suit.
裁剪完美的灰白条纹套装。
■make (a path, tunnel, or other route) by excavation, digging, or chopping
掘出，挖出，劈出（小径、隧道或其他通道）
plans to cut a road through a rainforest.
拟在雨林中开劈一条路的计划。
[no obj.]investigators called for a machete to cut through the bush.
调查人员要一把大砍刀在灌木丛中开路。
a large woman with a voice which cut through crowds.
声音力透人群的大个子女人。 - trim or reduce the length of (something, especially grass or a person's hair or fingernails) by using a sharp implement
修剪（某物，尤指草地、头发或指甲）
cutting the lawn.
剪草坪。
cut back all the year's growth to about four leaves.
将长了一整年的植物剪剩成约四片叶子。 - reduce the amount or quantity of
削减
buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want.
买主会努力讨价还价，压低中意房子的价钱。
I should cut down my sugar intake.
我要减少糖的摄入量。
[no obj.]they've cut back on costs.
他们减低了成本。
the state passed a law to cut down on drunk-driving.
该州通过一项法律来减少酒后驾车的发生。
the paper glut cuts into profits.
纸张供应过剩使得利润减少。
■abridge (a text, film, or performance) by removing material
删减（文章，电影，表演）
he had to cut unnecessary additions made to the opening scene.
他必须删去开场时不必要的附加部分。
■(Computing)delete (part of a text or other display) completely or so as to insert a copy of it elsewhere
(计算机)删除，剪切（文章等）。。 参见 cut and paste
■end or interrupt the provision of (something, especially power or food supplies)
切断（供给，尤指电力或食品）
we resolved to cut oil supplies to territories controlled by the rebels.
我们决定切断叛乱者占领区的石油供应。
if the pump develops a fault, the electrical supply is immediately cut off.
如果泵出了问题，电力供给就会立即切断。
■(cut something off)block the usual means of access to a place
使隔绝
the caves were cut off from the outside world by a landslide.
塌方使洞穴与外界隔绝。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)absent oneself deliberately from (something one should normally attend, especially school)
(主北美)逃避，旷课
Rodney was cutting class.
罗德尼逃课了。 - (of a line) cross or intersect (another line)
（线）与（另一条线）相交（或交叉）
the point where the line cuts the vertical axis.
此线与纵轴的交点。
■[no obj.](cut across)pass or traverse, especially so as to shorten one's route
抄近道
the following aircraft cut across to join him.
其后的飞机斜插过来与他会合。
■[no obj.](cut across)have an effect regardless of (divisions or boundaries between groups)
超越（间隔，界限）
subcultures which cut across national and political boundaries.
越过民族和政治界限的亚文化群。
■[no obj.](cut along)(informal, dated)leave or move hurriedly
(非正式，旧)匆忙离开，转移
you can cut along now.
你现在可以赶紧走了。 - (dated)ignore or refuse to recognize (someone)
(旧)怠慢，不理睬 - [no obj., often in imperative]stop filming or recording
停拍，停录
■[with adverbial]move to another shot in a film
（电影）切换
cut to a dentist's surgery.
切换到牙医诊室。
■[with obj.]make (a film) into a coherent whole by removing parts or placing them in a different order
剪辑（电影） - make (a sound recording)
录制（音响） - [no obj.]divide a pack of playing cards by lifting a portion from the top, either to reveal a card at random or to place the top portion under the bottom portion
抽牌，签牌（把一副牌分成两份，随意抽翻一张或将上下两部分互换） - strike or kick (a ball) with an abrupt, typically downward motion
削球
Cook cut the ball back to him.
库克将球削回给他。
■(Golf)slice (the ball)
(高尔夫)打斜切球
■(Cricket)hit (the ball) to the off side with the bat held almost horizontally; play such a stroke against (the bowler)
(板球)平板向右外场击（球）；击平板右外场球
■[no obj.](Cricket)(of the ball) turn sharply on pitching
(板球)（球）投出后急转 - (chiefly N. Amer.)adulterate (a drug) or dilute (alcohol) by mixing it with another substance
(主北美)使（药物，酒）掺假
speed cut with rat poison.
掺了鼠药的兴奋剂。 - (cut it)(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)come up to expectations; meet requirements
(非正式，主北美)符合要求
this CD player doesn't quite cut it.
这个CD播放器不太符合要求。
- an act of cutting, in particular
剪，切，尤指
■[in sing.]a haircut
理发
his hair was in need of a cut.
他的头发要剪了。
■a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane
割；切；砍；抽
he could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife.
他可以只动一刀就把动物的皮剥下来。
■(figurative)a wounding remark or act
(喻)伤害的话语（或行为）
his unkindest cut at Elizabeth was to call her heartless.
他对伊莎白的最大伤害就是说她无情。
■[often with modifier]a reduction in amount or size
（数量或尺寸上的）削减
she took a 20% pay cut.
她的薪金减了20%。
a cut in interest rates.
利率降低。
■(Brit.)a power cut
(英)停电
■an act of removing part of a play, film, or book, especially to shorten the work or to delete offensive material
（对戏剧、电影或书的）删减（尤其是为了缩短或删去冒犯性内容）
they would not publish the book unless the author was willing to make cuts.
除非作者愿意删节，否则他们是不会出版这部书的。
■an immediate transition from one scene to another in a film
（场景的）切换
■(Tennis & Cricket)a stroke made with an abrupt, typically horizontal or downward action
(网球，板球)削球；切球 - a result of cutting something, in particular
切口，割伤，尤指
■a long narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp
（皮肤）切口
■a long narrow opening or incision made in a surface or piece of material
划口
make a single cut along the top of each potato.
在每个土豆上部划个口。
■a piece of meat cut from a carcass
（从屠宰后的动物躯体上割下的）肉块
a good lean cut of beef.
一块好的瘦牛肉。
■[in sing.](informal)a share of the profits from something
(非正式)一份利润
the directors are demanding their cut.
董事们要求得到他们的那份利润。
■a recording of a piece of music
（录制的）乐曲
a cut from his forthcoming album.
他即将发行的唱片集里的一首。
■a version of a film after editing
剪辑
the director's cut.
导演的剪辑。
■a passage cut or dug out, as a railway cutting or a new channel made for a river or other waterway
（铁路）路堑；河道 - [in sing.]the way or style in which something, especially a garment or someone's hair, is cut
样式（尤指服装裁剪或发型）
the elegant cut of his dinner jacket.
他的裁剪大方的无尾礼服。
be cut out for (或 to be)
- [usu. with negative](informal)have exactly the right qualities for a particular role, task, or job
(非正式)正适合，是…的料
I'm just not cut out to be a policeman.
我真不是当警察的料。
- (informal)noticeably superior to
(非正式)高人一等
she's a cut above the rest.
她比旁人高出一等。
- [often with negative](of a situation) completely settled or decided
（情况）敲定的，决定好的
the championship is not as cut and dried as everyone thinks.
冠军归属不像人们所想的已成定局。
- (informal)make a speedy or sudden departure from an awkward or hazardous situation rather than deal with it
(非正式)开溜，急忙离去
- a spirited and rapid interchange of views
针锋相对
the cut and thrust of political debate.
政治辩论的针锋相对。
■a situation or sphere of activity regarded as carried out under adversarial conditions
拼斗，交锋
the ruthless cut and thrust of the business world.
商界的无情拼斗。
- (of a point or statement) serve both sides of an argument
（陈述）对双方都适用
■(of an action or process) have both good and bad effects
（行为，过程）兼有利弊，有利有弊
the triumphs of civilization cut both ways.
文明的巨大成就有利有弊。
- take the shortest course by going across and not around a corner
抄近路
- undertake something in what appears to be the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, especially by omitting to do something important or ignoring rules
走捷径 （尤指取巧或无视规则）
- [often in imperative](vulgar slang)get to the point; state the real situation
(粗俚)废话少说
- be stylish or impressive in one's dress or behaviour
（衣着或行为上）出风头；引人注目
- completely ignore someone
无视某人存在，不屑一顾
- (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)come to an arrangement, especially in business; make a deal
(非正式，主北美)（尤指商业上）达成协议，做生意
- (informal)deflate someone's exaggerated sense of self-worth
(非正式)戳破（某人）自吹自擂，让（某人）识趣
- reduce the size or power of something, for example an organization, which is regarded as having become too large or powerful
精简；削减（某物，如某组织）的势力
- present oneself or appear in a particular way
以…形象出现
David has cut a dashing figure on the international social scene.
在国际社交场合戴维已经崭露头角。
- free someone from something in which they are trapped
使…摆脱
- of the same nature; similar
一样的，同类的
don't assume all women are cut from the same cloth.
不要以为所有的女子都一样。
- (US)jump the queue
(美)插队
- 见 fine
- [usu. in imperative](informal)used to ask someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying or offensive
(非正式)打住，住嘴
I'm sick of that joke; cut it out, can't you?.
我听够了那个笑话，你能不能不说啦？。
- distance oneself from a person, group, or system by which one is unduly influenced or on which one is over-dependent
摆脱；割断联系
■begin to act without restraint
放开手脚
when Mannion cut loose the home side collapsed to 127 all out.
在曼尼恩队放开手脚之后，主队仅得127分就全体出局。
- free someone or something from something which holds or restricts them; untie
使摆脱，解放，松开
he'd cut loose the horses.
他放开了马。
- abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before one suffers too much loss or harm
（在遭受重大损失或伤害前）中断无望的事业（或计划）
- (informal)come up to expectations; reach the required standard
(非正式)够格，符合标准
I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player.
作曲棍球手我不够格。
- (informal)have no influence or effect
(非正式)无影响，无效
your holier-than-thou attitude cuts no ice with me.
我不吃你那一套假仁假义。
- bring someone's life or career to an abrupt end while they are at the peak of their abilities
使（某人）在能力最强时卒逝（或突然中断事业）
- interrupt someone or something; bring an abrupt or premature end to something said or done
插嘴，打断
Peter cut him short rudely.
彼得粗鲁地打断他的话。
- kill or severely injure someone
杀死，严重伤害
■(figurative)totally defeat someone
(喻)彻底击败（某人）
- (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)dance, typically in an energetic or accomplished way
(非正式，主北美)（尤指充满活力或娴熟地）跳舞
- acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity or with a particular organization
初获经验，初试牛刀
the brothers cut their professional teeth at Lusardi's before starting their own restaurant.
在经营自己饭店之前，两兄弟在卢萨尔迪餐厅里获得最初的职业经验。
- (of a baby) have a tooth appear through the gum
（婴儿）长牙
- (N. Amer. informal)come to the point
(北美，非正式)进入正题
cut to the chase—what is it you want us to do?.
言归正传，你到底想要我们做什么？。
- (Brit. informal)behave in an aggressive, quarrelsome, or awkward way
(英，非正式)大怒，发火，失态
- (Brit. archaic)bequeath a large fortune
(英，古)遗留大笔钱财
- (proverb)undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more
(谚)量体裁衣，量入为出
- 见 work
- [usu. with negative](Golf)equal or better a required score, thus avoiding elimination from the last two rounds of a four-round tournament
(高尔夫)（四场制赛）取得进入后两场比赛资格
- (Golf)fail to equal or better a required score, thus being eliminated from the last two rounds of a four-round tournament
(高尔夫)（四场制赛）未取得进入后两场比赛资格
- Middle English (probably existing, although not recorded, in Old English); probably of Germanic origin and related to Norwegian kutte and Icelandic kuta 'cut with a small knife', kuti 'small blunt knife'
cut in
- interrupt someone while they are speaking
插话
‘It's urgent,’ Raoul cut in.
“情况紧急”，拉乌尔插话说。 - pull in too closely in front of another vehicle after having overtaken it
超车抢道，超车后急插在前
she cut in on a station wagon, forcing the driver to brake.
她超过一辆旅行车后再插在它前面，迫使该司机急忙刹车。 - (of a motor or other mechanical device) begin operating, especially when triggered automatically by an electrical signal
（发动机或其他机械装置）接通，开动（尤指电流信号自动引发）
emergency generators cut in.
应急发电机开始运转。 - (dated)interrupt a dancing couple to take over from one partner
(旧)抢走舞伴
- (informal)include someone in a deal and give them a share of the profits
(非正式)让…入伙（分利润）
- interrupt the course of
打断
Victoria's words cut into her thoughts.
维多利亚的话打断了她的思路。
- interrupt someone while they are speaking
打断（某人讲话）
■interrupt someone during a telephone call by breaking the connection
挂断
I listened to pre-recorded messages for twenty-three minutes before being cut off.
我听了23分钟预先录制的话后电话就被挂断了。
■prevent someone from receiving or being provided with something, especially power or water
停止，切断供应（某物，尤指电、水）
consumers cut off for non-payment.
由于欠费被切断供应的顾客。
■reject someone as one's heir; disinherit someone
剥夺…继承权
Gabrielle's family cut her off without a penny.
加布丽埃勒的家族不让她继承一分钱。
■prevent someone from having access to somewhere or someone; isolate someone from something they previously had connections with
使隔绝
we were cut off from reality.
我们被隔绝于现实之外。
- (of a motor or engine) suddenly stop operating
（发动机，引擎）突然停转 - (N. Amer. informal)(of a person) leave quickly, especially so as to avoid a boring or awkward situation
(北美，非正式)（尤指为躲避无趣或尴尬的情况）开溜
- exclude someone
排除（某人）
his mother cut him out of her will.
她母亲把他排除在遗嘱之外。
- (N. Amer. informal)behave in a mischievous or unruly manner
(北美，非正式)淘气，无礼打闹
kids cutting up in a classroom.
孩子们在教室里打闹。 - (informal)(of a horse race) have a particular selection of runners
(非正式)（赛马）有某种阵容
the race has cut up badly with no other opposition from England.
由于没有来自英格兰的其他对手，这场赛马阵容奇差。
- (informal)(of a driver) overtake someone and pull in too closely in front of them
(非正式)（司机）超车后从近处抢道 - (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)criticize someone severely
(非正式，主北美)苛责
my kids cut him up about his appetite all the time.
我的几个孩子总是指责他胃口不对。
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