cut 的英语意思
cutcut1 /kʌt/ verb (past tense and past participle cut, present participle cutting) 
查看全部语言翻译1reduce [transitive] to reduce the amount of something减少某事物的数量: 
They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.该地区正在安装闭路电视摄像头，以试图减少街头犯罪。 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.科学家警告称，若不减少碳排放，我们可能正走向一场环境灾难。 Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits.为削减成本、提高利润，将裁员七百人。 The major aviation companies need to cut prices if they are to compete with budget airlines.大型航空公司若要与廉价航空竞争，必须降低票价。cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.福利预算已削减了560亿美元。cut something off something A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.新的直航服务将使伦敦至首尔的飞行时间缩短两个小时。 Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible).人员配置已削减至最低限度（=减少到可能的最低水平）。► see thesaurus at reduce2divide something with a knife, scissors etc [intransitive, transitive] to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc用剪刀、刀等将某物分割或从其主体部分切分开来: Do you want me to cut the cake?你要我切蛋糕吗？ The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault.电话线在袭击发生前数分钟被切断了。cut something with something Jane cut the cord with a knife.简用刀割断了绳子。cut somebody something Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?你能帮我切一片面包吗？cut along/across/round etc Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines.用剪刀沿虚线仔细裁剪。cut through We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal.我们需要一把能切割金属的锯子。cut something in half/in two Cut the orange in half.将橙子切成两半。cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting)（=通过切割将某物做成特定形状） Cut the carrots into thin strips.将胡萝卜切成细条。cut something to size/length (=cut something so that it is the size you need)（=将某物裁切成所需尺寸） The curtain pole can be cut to length.窗帘杆可以按所需长度裁切。 → cut out, cut up3make something shorter with a knife etc [transitive] to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etc, especially in order to make it neater用刀、剪刀等将某物剪短，尤指为了使其更整洁: For reasons of hygiene, we had to cut our fingernails really short.出于卫生原因，我们不得不将指甲剪得非常短。cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge.从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.你该去理发了。4remove parts from film etc [transitive] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc, for example because it is too long or might offend people从电影、书籍、演讲等中删去部分内容，例如因为太长或可能冒犯他人: The original version was cut by more than 30 minutes.原版被剪去了超过30分钟的内容。► see thesaurus at remove5make a hole/mark [intransitive, transitive] to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool在某物表面切出孔或刻痕，或用利器将其切开cut into The blade cut deep into the wood.刀刃深深地切入木头中。cut something into something Strange letters had been cut into the stone.奇怪的字母被刻入了石头。 Cut a hole in the middle of the paper.在纸的中间切一个洞。 Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds.将辣椒切开，去除籽。6injure [transitive] to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed被尖锐物品划破皮肤造成流血cut your finger/knee/hand etc I noticed he’d cut his finger quite badly.我注意到他的手指划了一道很深的口子。cut yourself (on something) Marcie said she’d cut herself on a broken glass.马西说她被一只破玻璃杯划伤了。 That knife’s extremely sharp! Mind you don’t cut yourself.那把刀非常锋利！小心别割到自己。 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小块棉花，那是他刮胡子时割伤的地方。 She fell and cut her head open.她摔倒后头部裂开了。7make/form something by cutting [transitive] to make or form something from a solid piece of wood, metal etc using a sharp tool用利器从整块木料、金属等中制作或切割出某物: I’ll get a spare key cut for you.我去帮你配一把备用钥匙。cut something from something The chair had been cut from the trunk of a tree.那把椅子是从一棵树的树干上雕刻出来的。8let somebody get free [transitive] to cut something such as metal or rope in order to let someone escape from where they are trapped切断金属或绳子等以帮助被困者逃脱cut somebody from something She had to be cut from the wreckage of her car.她不得不从汽车残骸中被切割出来（获救）。 He was in the vehicle for an hour before he was cut free.他被困在车内一个小时后才被切割出来获救。9tool/material [intransitive] if a tool cuts well, badly etc, it cuts things well or badly etc工具切割效果的好坏: professional quality tools that cut efficiently and smoothly切割高效流畅的专业品质工具10clothes [transitive] if a piece of clothing is cut in a particular way, that is the way it is designed and made如果一件衣服是以某种特定方式裁剪的，那就是它的设计和制作方式: The T-shirt is cut fairly low at the neck.这件T恤领口剪裁相当低。GRAMMAR Cut is usually passive in this meaning.11on computer [intransitive, transitive] to remove something from a document or file on a computer从计算机上的文档或文件中删除某内容: To cut text, press Control + C.要剪切文本，请按 Control + C。 Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and then make it appear in a new file).将图片剪切并粘贴到新文件中（=删除原处，然后使其出现在新文件中）。12go a quick way [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way通过比通常更快捷、更直接的路线到达某处cut through/down/across etc I usually cut through the car park to get to work.我通常穿过停车场去上班。 Let’s cut across the field.我们穿过田野吧。13divide an area [intransitive, transitive] to divide an area into two or more parts将某一区域分割成两个或更多部分cut something in/into something The river cuts the whole region in two.这条河将整个地区一分为二。cut through The new road will cut through a conservation area.新道路将穿过一个自然保护区。14playing cards [intransitive, transitive] to divide a pack of cards into two将一副牌分成两叠: First cut the pack, and then deal the cards先切牌，然后发牌15music [transitive] to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy制作唱片、歌曲等以供出售: The band cut their first single in 2001.该乐队于2001年录制了第一首单曲。16crops [transitive] to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them在收割前割去小麦等庄稼的顶部17cut a deal to make a business deal达成商业交易: A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies.据报道，一家法国公司已达成协议，为政府机构开发软件。18cut (somebody) a check American English informal非正式 to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone为某人开具特定金额的支票并交给他们: When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139.损失评估员来访时，他开了一张139美元的支票。19cut! spoken口语 said by the director of a film to tell people to stop acting, filming etc电影导演喊出以示停止表演、摄影等20film a)[transitive] 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将电影各部分剪辑成连贯的故事，并去掉不需要的部分 b)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] in a film, if the camera cuts away or cuts to a different scene, the scene on the screen changes to a different one电影中，若镜头切走或切换到另一个场景，屏幕上的场景随之变换: At the crucial moment, the camera cuts away and we don't see the murder.在关键时刻，镜头切走了，我们看不到谋杀的过程。 The shark is shown moving through the water and then we cut to a shot of the beach.镜头展示鲨鱼在水中游动，然后切换到海滩的画面。21 cut in line American English to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something不公平地插在等候的其他人前面；插队22 cut class/school American English informal非正式 to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to故意不去本应出席的课堂；旷课: She started cutting classes.她开始逃课了。23cut your teeth (on something) to get your first experience of doing something and learn the basic skills初次体验某事并学习基本技能: Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper.两位记者都是在同一家地方报纸上初出茅庐，磨炼新闻才能的。24cut corners to do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly以节省时间、精力或金钱的方式行事，但由此导致事情没有做好；走捷径: There’s a temptation to cut corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.时间紧迫时往往会有走捷径的诱惑，但这样做不值得。25cut something short to stop doing something earlier than you planned比计划提前停止某事: The band has cut short its US concert tour.该乐队已提前结束美国巡回演唱会。 Her athletic career was cut short by a leg injury.她的运动员生涯因腿伤而提前结束。26cut somebody short to stop someone from finishing what they wanted to say阻止某人说完他们想说的话；打断某人: I tried to explain, but he cut me short.我试图解释，但他打断了我。27cut the ... spoken口语 an impolite way of telling someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you告诉某人停止做某事的无礼方式，因为那件事让你恼火: Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened!别讽刺了，简，告诉我到底发生了什么！ Cut the crap (=stop saying something that is not true), I saw his car outside your house!别说废话了（=别再说不真实的事情），我看见他的车停在你家外面了！28cut somebody dead to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them见到某人时故意无视他们: I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.我在镇上看到了伊恩，但他对我视若无睹。29cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort停止做正在失败的事情，以免再浪费金钱、时间或精力: He decided to cut his losses and sell the business.他决定及时止损，将企业出售。30line [transitive] if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point如果一条线切割另一条线，则它们在某点相交31tooth [transitive] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow婴儿长牙，即牙齿开始萌出32cut somebody to the quick/bone literary文学 to upset someone very much by saying something cruel说出残忍的话使某人非常难过: His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone.他的嘲弄让她感到害怕，深深地刺伤了她。33cut to the chase informal非正式 to immediately start dealing with the most important part of something立即处理某事最重要的部分；直入主题34 cut a fine/strange etc figure literary文学 to have an impressive, strange etc appearance具有令人印象深刻的、奇特的等外观形象: Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure.梅森看上去饱经风霜却又不屈不挠。35cut your own throat to behave in a way that will cause harm to yourself, especially because you are very offended or angry about something以一种会伤害自己的方式行事，尤指因对某事感到愤怒或受到冒犯: He’d just be cutting his own throat if he left now.他现在离开的话，只会是自断后路。36(it) cuts both ways spoken口语 used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one用于表示某事有两种效果，尤指一好一坏: The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways.利率越高，金融风险越大——当然，这是一把双刃剑。37cut the ground from under somebody’s feet to make someone or their ideas seem less impressive by having better ideas yourself or doing something before they do通过自己提出更好的想法或抢先行动来使某人或其想法显得不那么出色；抢风头38cut and run informal非正式 to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly突然离开以回避困难局面: Although the company has faced financial difficulties, they do not intend to cut and run.尽管公司面临财务困难，他们并不打算一走了之。39cut no ice/not cut much ice if something cuts no ice with someone, it will not persuade them to change their opinion or decision如果某事对某人毫无影响，则无法说服他们改变观点或决定: It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ice with Democrats.这些论点不太可能对民主党人产生多大影响。40cut the (umbilical) cord to stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents停止过度依赖某人，尤指父母；自立41not cut the mustard informal非正式 to not be good enough达不到要求；不够好: Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard.其他杂志曾试图模仿这一套路，但从未真正达到水准。42drugs [transitive] to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance将海洛因等非法毒品与其他物质混合GRAMMAR Cut is often passive in this meaning.43cut your coat according to your cloth to spend only as much money as you can afford量入为出；只花自己能负担得起的钱44to cut a long story short spoken口语 used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something表示只讲某事的主要事实；长话短说: To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house.长话短说，他把他们赶出了家门。45cut it/things fine (also cut it close American English) to leave yourself just enough time to do something为做某事留出恰好够用的时间；时间很紧迫: Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine.即使交通正常，花20分钟去机场也太赶了。46not cut it informal非正式 to not be good enough to do something不足以胜任某事；达不到要求: Players who can’t cut it soon quit the team.达不到标准的球员很快就会退出球队。47cut a swathe through something literary文学 to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people在某地或某群体中造成严重破坏: A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government.一系列贿赂丑闻席卷整个政府。48you could cut the atmosphere with a knife informal非正式 used to say that everyone in a place is very annoyed or angry with each other and this is very easy to notice用于形容某处人人之间怒气满满、剑拔弩张，且显而易见COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1nouns名词cut costs (=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)· They cut costs by getting rid of staff.·他们通过裁员来削减成本。cut prices· Shops have been forced to cut their prices after very slow sales.·销售极为低迷后，商店被迫降价。cut taxes/rates· The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.·政府预计将于下月降息。cut spending/borrowing· In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending.·20世纪90年代，全球各国政府削减了军事开支。cut jobs· The bank announced that it was cutting 500 jobs.·银行宣布将裁减500个职位。cut crime· Cameras have helped to cut crime in the town centre.·摄像头有助于减少市中心的犯罪。adverbs副词sharply/severely/drastically (=cut a lot)· Housing benefit was sharply cut for all but the poorest people.·住房补贴被大幅削减，仅最贫困人群除外。phrases短语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.·学校艺术和音乐的资金已被削减到最低限度。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2phrases短语cut somebody a piece/slice of something· Shall I cut you a slice of cake?·我给你切一块蛋糕好吗？cut something in half/two (=into two pieces)· Cut the tomatoes in half.·将西红柿切成两半。cut something into pieces/slices/chunks etc· Next cut the carrots into thin slices.·接下来将胡萝卜切成薄片。cut something to size/length (=so that it is the size/length you need)· The place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me.·我买木材的地方帮我按尺寸裁切好了。adverbs副词cut something open· Cut open the avocado and remove the stone.·将牛油果切开，取出果核。cut something lengthways (=cut it in the direction that is longest)· First cut the fish in half lengthways.·先将鱼纵向切成两半。cut something cleanly (=with no uneven edges)· Branches should be cut cleanly from the tree.·树枝应该从树上干净利落地切除。THESAURUS同义词辨析cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors将某物分割成两块或更多块，尤指用刀或剪刀: · Do you want me to cut the cake?·你要我切蛋糕吗？· He cut off the lower branches.·他锯掉了下面的树枝。snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors快速剪切某物，尤指用剪刀: · I snipped the label off.·我把标签剪掉了。· The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.·理发师不断剪她的头发。slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife在某物上划出细长的切口，尤指用刀: · He slit the envelope open with a penknife.·他用折叠刀划开了信封。· She slit through the plastic covering.·她划开了塑料包装。slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut用刀迅速猛烈地划割某物，留下细长的切口: · Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.·有人划破了他汽车的轮胎。· He tried to slash his wrists.·他试图割腕。saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points)用锯（=一种有一排锋利齿的工具）锯木头: · Saw the wood to the correct length.·将木材锯成正确的长度。chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces将木材、蔬菜或肉切成块: · Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.·比尔在外面用斧头劈柴。· They chopped down the old tree.·他们砍倒了那棵老树。· finely chopped onion·切碎的洋葱slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces将面包、肉类或蔬菜切成薄片: · I’ll slice the cucumber.·我来切黄瓜。· Slice the bread thinly.·将面包切成薄片。dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces将蔬菜或肉切成小方块: · First dice the apple into cubes.·先将苹果切成小方块。grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool用专用工具磨擦来切割奶酪或硬质蔬菜；磨碎: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.·将奶酪磨碎，撒在蔬菜上。peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple削去土豆或苹果等的外皮: · I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.·我削了土豆皮，然后将它们放入锅中。carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat从大块肉上切下薄片；切片: · Uncle Ray carved the turkey.·雷叔叔切开了火鸡。mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc剪割花园、公园等的草: · A gardener was mowing the lawn.·一位园丁正在修剪草坪。trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater从某物上剪去少量部分，尤指使其看起来更整洁: · He was trimming his beard.·他正在修整胡须。· Trim the excess fat off the meat.·将肉上多余的脂肪修剪掉。cut across something phrasal verb if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it如果一个问题或情绪横跨不同群体，则所有人都会受其影响: Domestic violence seems to cut across most social divisions.家庭暴力似乎跨越了大多数社会阶层。cut something ↔ away phrasal verb to remove unwanted or unnecessary parts from something by cutting it通过切割去除某物中不需要或多余的部分: Cut away all the dead wood.将所有枯死的木头切除。cut back phrasal verb1to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something减少某事物的数量、规模、成本等cut back on Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment.目前几家大型医院正在削减员工。cut something ↔ back Education spending cannot be cut back any further.教育支出不能再进一步削减了。 Richer countries must do more to cut back carbon emissions.较富裕的国家必须采取更多措施减少碳排放。 → cutback2cut something ↔ back to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow剪去植物的顶部以促进其生长: Cut back the shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth.春季修剪嫩芽以促进更茂密的生长。3to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health少吃、少喝或少用某物，尤指为了改善健康cut back on Try to cut back on foods containing wheat and dairy products.尽量减少含有小麦和乳制品的食物。cut down phrasal verb1reduce to reduce the amount of something减少某物的数量cut something ↔ down Installing double-glazing will cut down the noise from traffic.安装双层玻璃窗将减少交通噪音。cut down on By getting the design right, you can cut down on accidents.通过正确的设计，可以减少事故的发生。2eat/use less to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health少吃、少喝或少用某物，尤指为了改善健康: I’ve always smoked, but I’m trying to cut down.我一直有吸烟的习惯，但我正在努力减少。cut down on Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.如果你想减肥，就要减少高脂肪食物的摄入。3tree cut something ↔ down to cut through the main part of a tree so that it falls on the ground锯断树的主干使其倒地；砍倒（树）4kill cut somebody ↔ down literary文学 to kill or injure someone, especially in a battle杀死或伤害某人，尤指在战斗中: Hundreds of men were cut down by crossbow fire.数百名男子被十字弓火力射倒。5reduce length cut something ↔ down to reduce the length of something such as a piece of writing缩短某事物的长度，例如一篇文章: Your essay’s too long – it needs cutting down a little.你的文章太长了——需要稍微压缩一下。6cut somebody down to size to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are让某人认识到自己没有他们以为的那么重要、成功等；打压某人的自负cut in phrasal verb1interrupt to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something在别人说话时插话打断: ‘What shall I do?’ Patrick cut in again."我该怎么办？"帕特里克再次插话道。cut in on Sorry to cut in on you, but there are one or two things I don’t understand.抱歉打断一下，但有一两件事我不太明白。2driving to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的汽车前面；强行超车cut in on She cut in on a red Ford, forcing the driver to brake heavily.她强行超到一辆红色福特前面，迫使司机猛踩刹车。3machine if a part of a machine cuts in, it starts to operate when it is needed机器的某一部件启动，即在需要时开始运作: The safety device cuts in automatically.安全装置自动启动。4include somebody cut somebody in informal非正式 to allow someone to take part in a plan or to make money from it允许某人参与某一计划或从中获益；给某人分一份cut in on Come on, Joey, you promised to cut me in on this one!来吧，乔伊，你答应过让我参一份的！cut somebody/something off phrasal verb1separate cut something ↔ off to separate something by cutting it away from the main part通过切割将某物从主体部分分离；切掉: 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.将肉上的脂肪切掉。2stop supply cut something ↔ off to stop the supply of something such as electricity, gas, water etc切断电、煤气、水等的供应: The gas had been cut off.煤气已被切断。 The US has threatened to cut off economic and military aid.美国已威胁将切断经济和军事援助。3get cut off to suddenly not be able to hear someone that you were speaking to on the telephone打电话时突然无法再听到对方说话；通话被切断: I don’t know what happened – we just got cut off.我不知道发生了什么——我们的通话突然被切断了。4be cut off a)if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it如果一个地方被隔断，人们无法离开或进入: In winter, the town is often cut off by snow.冬天，这个小镇经常因积雪而与外界隔绝。 b)to be a long way from other places and be difficult to get to距离其他地方很远且难以到达；偏远: Accessible only by air, the town is cut off from the rest of the country.这座小镇只能通过航空抵达，与全国其他地方隔绝。 c)if someone is cut off, they are lonely and not able to meet many other people如果某人被孤立，他们感到孤独，无法接触太多其他人: Many older people feel cut off and isolated.许多老年人感到孤立无援。5stop being friendly cut somebody ↔ off to stop having a friendly relationship with someone停止与某人保持友好关系；断绝来往: Julia had been completely cut off by all her family and friends.朱莉亚被她所有的家人和朋友完全断绝来往了。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，他将自己与外部世界完全隔绝。6interrupt to interrupt someone and stop them from finishing what they were saying打断某人并阻止他们说完他们要说的话: Emma cut him off in mid-sentence.艾玛在他说到一半时打断了他。7prevent something cut somebody off from something to prevent someone from having something that they need or want阻止某人获得他们需要或想要的东西: The project aims to ensure that poorer people are not cut off from the benefits of computer technology.该项目旨在确保贫困人群不会被计算机技术的益处所排除在外。8money/property to refuse to let someone receive your money or property, especially when you die拒绝让某人继承你的财产，尤指在你去世后；剥夺遗产继承权: My parents threatened to cut me off without a penny if I married him.我的父母威胁说，如果我嫁给他，就断绝对我的一切经济资助。9driving cut somebody ↔ off American English to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的汽车前面；强行超车: A man in a station wagon cut me off on the freeway.高速公路上，一辆旅行车强行超到我前面。10cut off your nose to spite your face to do something because you are angry, even though it will harm you因愤怒而做某事，尽管这会伤害自己；意气用事cut out phrasal verb1remove something cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting round it沿周围切割将某物取出；剪除: The cancerous cells had to be cut out.癌细胞不得不被切除。cut out of Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine.比利给我看了他从杂志上剪下来的那篇文章。2cut a shape cut something ↔ out to cut a shape from a piece of paper, cloth etc从纸张、布料等上剪出某种形状；剪裁: The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.孩子们正从布料碎片中剪出正方形。3stop something happening cut something ↔ out to stop something from happening or existing阻止某事发生或存在；消除: The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud.这些表格背后的目的是杜绝欺诈行为。 A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions.催化转化器可减少90%的一氧化碳排放。4stop doing/eating something cut something ↔ out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health停止做或食用某事，尤指因为这对健康有害: The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.目前给孕妇的建议是完全戒酒。5from writing cut something ↔ out to remove something from a piece of writing, especially because it might offend people从文章中删去某内容，尤指因为可能冒犯他人: Cut out the bit about racial prejudice.删掉关于种族偏见的那部分。6cut it/that out spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you用于告诉某人停止做某件令你烦恼的事情: Hey, you guys, cut it out – Mom’s trying to get some sleep.嘿，你们，别闹了——妈妈正在努力睡觉呢。7not involve somebody cut somebody ↔ out to stop someone from doing something or being involved in something阻止某人做某事或参与某事；排除: The new rules will cut out 25% of people who were previously eligible to vote.新规定将使原本有资格投票的25%的人被排除在外。8be cut out for something (also be cut out to be something) [usually in questions and negatives] to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity具备某项工作或活动所需的素质；适合: In the end, I decided I wasn’t cut out for the army.最终，我认为自己不适合从军。 Are you sure you’re really cut out to be a teacher?你确定自己真的适合当老师吗？9engine if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working发动机或机器突然停止运转: The engine cut out halfway across the lake.发动机在渡湖途中突然熄火。10light/view cut something ↔ out to prevent light, sound etc from reaching somewhere阻挡光线、声音等到达某处: You’ll need sunglasses that will cut out harmful UV rays from the sun.你需要能阻挡太阳有害紫外线的太阳镜。11cut somebody out to prevent someone from getting something, especially your money after your death阻止某人获得某物，尤指自己死后的遗产: Em’s father decided to cut her out of his will.埃姆的父亲决定将她从遗嘱中除名。 → have your work cut out at work2(16), → cut out the middleman at middlemancut through something phrasal verb1written书面 to move or pass easily through water or air在水或空气中轻松移动或穿越: The boat cut effortlessly through the water.小船轻松地划破水面前行。2to quickly and easily deal with something that is confusing or difficult快速轻松地处理令人困惑或困难的事情；化繁为简: You need someone to help you cut through all the irritating legal jargon.你需要有人帮你理清所有那些令人烦恼的法律术语。3literary文学 if a sound cuts through silence or noise, it is heard because it is loud如果一种声音穿透寂静或噪声，那是因为它很响而被听见: A piercing shriek cut through the silence.一声刺耳的尖叫声划破了寂静。cut up phrasal verb1cut into pieces cut something ↔ up to cut something into small pieces将某物切成小块: Could you cut the pizza up, please?你能帮我把披萨切开吗？cut up into He cut the paper up into little pieces.他把纸剪成小碎片。2driving cut somebody/something ↔ up British English to suddenly drive in front of a moving vehicle in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的车辆前面；强行超车: Some idiot cut me up on the motorway.高速公路上，一个白痴强行超到了我前面。3behave badly American English informal非正式 to behave in a noisy or rude way行为喧闹或粗鲁4cut up rough British English informal非正式 to react in an angry or violent way以愤怒或暴力的方式做出反应: Careful how you approach him – he can cut up a bit rough if he’s got a mind to.接近他时要小心——如果他有心的话，他可以变得相当粗暴。5criticize cut somebody ↔ up informal非正式 to criticize someone in an unpleasant way以不愉快的方式批评某人；挖苦 → cut up
查看全部语言翻译1reduce [transitive] to reduce the amount of something减少某事物的数量: They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.该地区正在安装闭路电视摄像头，以试图减少街头犯罪。 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.科学家警告称，若不减少碳排放，我们可能正走向一场环境灾难。 Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits.为削减成本、提高利润，将裁员七百人。 The major aviation companies need to cut prices if they are to compete with budget airlines.大型航空公司若要与廉价航空竞争，必须降低票价。cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.福利预算已削减了560亿美元。cut something off something A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.新的直航服务将使伦敦至首尔的飞行时间缩短两个小时。 Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible).人员配置已削减至最低限度（=减少到可能的最低水平）。► see thesaurus at reduce2divide something with a knife, scissors etc [intransitive, transitive] to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc用剪刀、刀等将某物分割或从其主体部分切分开来: Do you want me to cut the cake?你要我切蛋糕吗？ The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault.电话线在袭击发生前数分钟被切断了。cut something with something Jane cut the cord with a knife.简用刀割断了绳子。cut somebody something Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?你能帮我切一片面包吗？cut along/across/round etc Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines.用剪刀沿虚线仔细裁剪。cut through We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal.我们需要一把能切割金属的锯子。cut something in half/in two Cut the orange in half.将橙子切成两半。cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting)（=通过切割将某物做成特定形状） Cut the carrots into thin strips.将胡萝卜切成细条。cut something to size/length (=cut something so that it is the size you need)（=将某物裁切成所需尺寸） The curtain pole can be cut to length.窗帘杆可以按所需长度裁切。 → cut out, cut up3make something shorter with a knife etc [transitive] to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etc, especially in order to make it neater用刀、剪刀等将某物剪短，尤指为了使其更整洁: For reasons of hygiene, we had to cut our fingernails really short.出于卫生原因，我们不得不将指甲剪得非常短。cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge.从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.你该去理发了。4remove parts from film etc [transitive] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc, for example because it is too long or might offend people从电影、书籍、演讲等中删去部分内容，例如因为太长或可能冒犯他人: The original version was cut by more than 30 minutes.原版被剪去了超过30分钟的内容。► see thesaurus at remove5make a hole/mark [intransitive, transitive] to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool在某物表面切出孔或刻痕，或用利器将其切开cut into The blade cut deep into the wood.刀刃深深地切入木头中。cut something into something Strange letters had been cut into the stone.奇怪的字母被刻入了石头。 Cut a hole in the middle of the paper.在纸的中间切一个洞。 Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds.将辣椒切开，去除籽。6injure [transitive] to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed被尖锐物品划破皮肤造成流血cut your finger/knee/hand etc I noticed he’d cut his finger quite badly.我注意到他的手指划了一道很深的口子。cut yourself (on something) Marcie said she’d cut herself on a broken glass.马西说她被一只破玻璃杯划伤了。 That knife’s extremely sharp! Mind you don’t cut yourself.那把刀非常锋利！小心别割到自己。 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小块棉花，那是他刮胡子时割伤的地方。 She fell and cut her head open.她摔倒后头部裂开了。7make/form something by cutting [transitive] to make or form something from a solid piece of wood, metal etc using a sharp tool用利器从整块木料、金属等中制作或切割出某物: I’ll get a spare key cut for you.我去帮你配一把备用钥匙。cut something from something The chair had been cut from the trunk of a tree.那把椅子是从一棵树的树干上雕刻出来的。8let somebody get free [transitive] to cut something such as metal or rope in order to let someone escape from where they are trapped切断金属或绳子等以帮助被困者逃脱cut somebody from something She had to be cut from the wreckage of her car.她不得不从汽车残骸中被切割出来（获救）。 He was in the vehicle for an hour before he was cut free.他被困在车内一个小时后才被切割出来获救。9tool/material [intransitive] if a tool cuts well, badly etc, it cuts things well or badly etc工具切割效果的好坏: professional quality tools that cut efficiently and smoothly切割高效流畅的专业品质工具10clothes [transitive] if a piece of clothing is cut in a particular way, that is the way it is designed and made如果一件衣服是以某种特定方式裁剪的，那就是它的设计和制作方式: The T-shirt is cut fairly low at the neck.这件T恤领口剪裁相当低。GRAMMAR Cut is usually passive in this meaning.11on computer [intransitive, transitive] to remove something from a document or file on a computer从计算机上的文档或文件中删除某内容: To cut text, press Control + C.要剪切文本，请按 Control + C。 Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and then make it appear in a new file).将图片剪切并粘贴到新文件中（=删除原处，然后使其出现在新文件中）。12go a quick way [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way通过比通常更快捷、更直接的路线到达某处cut through/down/across etc I usually cut through the car park to get to work.我通常穿过停车场去上班。 Let’s cut across the field.我们穿过田野吧。13divide an area [intransitive, transitive] to divide an area into two or more parts将某一区域分割成两个或更多部分cut something in/into something The river cuts the whole region in two.这条河将整个地区一分为二。cut through The new road will cut through a conservation area.新道路将穿过一个自然保护区。14playing cards [intransitive, transitive] to divide a pack of cards into two将一副牌分成两叠: First cut the pack, and then deal the cards先切牌，然后发牌15music [transitive] to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy制作唱片、歌曲等以供出售: The band cut their first single in 2001.该乐队于2001年录制了第一首单曲。16crops [transitive] to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them在收割前割去小麦等庄稼的顶部17cut a deal to make a business deal达成商业交易: A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies.据报道，一家法国公司已达成协议，为政府机构开发软件。18cut (somebody) a check American English informal非正式 to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone为某人开具特定金额的支票并交给他们: When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139.损失评估员来访时，他开了一张139美元的支票。19cut! spoken口语 said by the director of a film to tell people to stop acting, filming etc电影导演喊出以示停止表演、摄影等20film a)[transitive] 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将电影各部分剪辑成连贯的故事，并去掉不需要的部分 b)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] in a film, if the camera cuts away or cuts to a different scene, the scene on the screen changes to a different one电影中，若镜头切走或切换到另一个场景，屏幕上的场景随之变换: At the crucial moment, the camera cuts away and we don't see the murder.在关键时刻，镜头切走了，我们看不到谋杀的过程。 The shark is shown moving through the water and then we cut to a shot of the beach.镜头展示鲨鱼在水中游动，然后切换到海滩的画面。21 cut in line American English to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something不公平地插在等候的其他人前面；插队22 cut class/school American English informal非正式 to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to故意不去本应出席的课堂；旷课: She started cutting classes.她开始逃课了。23cut your teeth (on something) to get your first experience of doing something and learn the basic skills初次体验某事并学习基本技能: Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper.两位记者都是在同一家地方报纸上初出茅庐，磨炼新闻才能的。24cut corners to do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly以节省时间、精力或金钱的方式行事，但由此导致事情没有做好；走捷径: There’s a temptation to cut corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.时间紧迫时往往会有走捷径的诱惑，但这样做不值得。25cut something short to stop doing something earlier than you planned比计划提前停止某事: The band has cut short its US concert tour.该乐队已提前结束美国巡回演唱会。 Her athletic career was cut short by a leg injury.她的运动员生涯因腿伤而提前结束。26cut somebody short to stop someone from finishing what they wanted to say阻止某人说完他们想说的话；打断某人: I tried to explain, but he cut me short.我试图解释，但他打断了我。27cut the ... spoken口语 an impolite way of telling someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you告诉某人停止做某事的无礼方式，因为那件事让你恼火: Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened!别讽刺了，简，告诉我到底发生了什么！ Cut the crap (=stop saying something that is not true), I saw his car outside your house!别说废话了（=别再说不真实的事情），我看见他的车停在你家外面了！28cut somebody dead to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them见到某人时故意无视他们: I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.我在镇上看到了伊恩，但他对我视若无睹。29cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort停止做正在失败的事情，以免再浪费金钱、时间或精力: He decided to cut his losses and sell the business.他决定及时止损，将企业出售。30line [transitive] if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point如果一条线切割另一条线，则它们在某点相交31tooth [transitive] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow婴儿长牙，即牙齿开始萌出32cut somebody to the quick/bone literary文学 to upset someone very much by saying something cruel说出残忍的话使某人非常难过: His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone.他的嘲弄让她感到害怕，深深地刺伤了她。33cut to the chase informal非正式 to immediately start dealing with the most important part of something立即处理某事最重要的部分；直入主题34 cut a fine/strange etc figure literary文学 to have an impressive, strange etc appearance具有令人印象深刻的、奇特的等外观形象: Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure.梅森看上去饱经风霜却又不屈不挠。35cut your own throat to behave in a way that will cause harm to yourself, especially because you are very offended or angry about something以一种会伤害自己的方式行事，尤指因对某事感到愤怒或受到冒犯: He’d just be cutting his own throat if he left now.他现在离开的话，只会是自断后路。36(it) cuts both ways spoken口语 used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one用于表示某事有两种效果，尤指一好一坏: The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways.利率越高，金融风险越大——当然，这是一把双刃剑。37cut the ground from under somebody’s feet to make someone or their ideas seem less impressive by having better ideas yourself or doing something before they do通过自己提出更好的想法或抢先行动来使某人或其想法显得不那么出色；抢风头38cut and run informal非正式 to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly突然离开以回避困难局面: Although the company has faced financial difficulties, they do not intend to cut and run.尽管公司面临财务困难，他们并不打算一走了之。39cut no ice/not cut much ice if something cuts no ice with someone, it will not persuade them to change their opinion or decision如果某事对某人毫无影响，则无法说服他们改变观点或决定: It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ice with Democrats.这些论点不太可能对民主党人产生多大影响。40cut the (umbilical) cord to stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents停止过度依赖某人，尤指父母；自立41not cut the mustard informal非正式 to not be good enough达不到要求；不够好: Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard.其他杂志曾试图模仿这一套路，但从未真正达到水准。42drugs [transitive] to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance将海洛因等非法毒品与其他物质混合GRAMMAR Cut is often passive in this meaning.43cut your coat according to your cloth to spend only as much money as you can afford量入为出；只花自己能负担得起的钱44to cut a long story short spoken口语 used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something表示只讲某事的主要事实；长话短说: To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house.长话短说，他把他们赶出了家门。45cut it/things fine (also cut it close American English) to leave yourself just enough time to do something为做某事留出恰好够用的时间；时间很紧迫: Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine.即使交通正常，花20分钟去机场也太赶了。46not cut it informal非正式 to not be good enough to do something不足以胜任某事；达不到要求: Players who can’t cut it soon quit the team.达不到标准的球员很快就会退出球队。47cut a swathe through something literary文学 to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people在某地或某群体中造成严重破坏: A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government.一系列贿赂丑闻席卷整个政府。48you could cut the atmosphere with a knife informal非正式 used to say that everyone in a place is very annoyed or angry with each other and this is very easy to notice用于形容某处人人之间怒气满满、剑拔弩张，且显而易见COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1nouns名词cut costs (=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)· They cut costs by getting rid of staff.·他们通过裁员来削减成本。cut prices· Shops have been forced to cut their prices after very slow sales.·销售极为低迷后，商店被迫降价。cut taxes/rates· The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.·政府预计将于下月降息。cut spending/borrowing· In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending.·20世纪90年代，全球各国政府削减了军事开支。cut jobs· The bank announced that it was cutting 500 jobs.·银行宣布将裁减500个职位。cut crime· Cameras have helped to cut crime in the town centre.·摄像头有助于减少市中心的犯罪。adverbs副词sharply/severely/drastically (=cut a lot)· Housing benefit was sharply cut for all but the poorest people.·住房补贴被大幅削减，仅最贫困人群除外。phrases短语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.·学校艺术和音乐的资金已被削减到最低限度。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2phrases短语cut somebody a piece/slice of something· Shall I cut you a slice of cake?·我给你切一块蛋糕好吗？cut something in half/two (=into two pieces)· Cut the tomatoes in half.·将西红柿切成两半。cut something into pieces/slices/chunks etc· Next cut the carrots into thin slices.·接下来将胡萝卜切成薄片。cut something to size/length (=so that it is the size/length you need)· The place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me.·我买木材的地方帮我按尺寸裁切好了。adverbs副词cut something open· Cut open the avocado and remove the stone.·将牛油果切开，取出果核。cut something lengthways (=cut it in the direction that is longest)· First cut the fish in half lengthways.·先将鱼纵向切成两半。cut something cleanly (=with no uneven edges)· Branches should be cut cleanly from the tree.·树枝应该从树上干净利落地切除。THESAURUS同义词辨析cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors将某物分割成两块或更多块，尤指用刀或剪刀: · Do you want me to cut the cake?·你要我切蛋糕吗？· He cut off the lower branches.·他锯掉了下面的树枝。snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors快速剪切某物，尤指用剪刀: · I snipped the label off.·我把标签剪掉了。· The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.·理发师不断剪她的头发。slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife在某物上划出细长的切口，尤指用刀: · He slit the envelope open with a penknife.·他用折叠刀划开了信封。· She slit through the plastic covering.·她划开了塑料包装。slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut用刀迅速猛烈地划割某物，留下细长的切口: · Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.·有人划破了他汽车的轮胎。· He tried to slash his wrists.·他试图割腕。saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points)用锯（=一种有一排锋利齿的工具）锯木头: · Saw the wood to the correct length.·将木材锯成正确的长度。chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces将木材、蔬菜或肉切成块: · Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.·比尔在外面用斧头劈柴。· They chopped down the old tree.·他们砍倒了那棵老树。· finely chopped onion·切碎的洋葱slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces将面包、肉类或蔬菜切成薄片: · I’ll slice the cucumber.·我来切黄瓜。· Slice the bread thinly.·将面包切成薄片。dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces将蔬菜或肉切成小方块: · First dice the apple into cubes.·先将苹果切成小方块。grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool用专用工具磨擦来切割奶酪或硬质蔬菜；磨碎: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.·将奶酪磨碎，撒在蔬菜上。peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple削去土豆或苹果等的外皮: · I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.·我削了土豆皮，然后将它们放入锅中。carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat从大块肉上切下薄片；切片: · Uncle Ray carved the turkey.·雷叔叔切开了火鸡。mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc剪割花园、公园等的草: · A gardener was mowing the lawn.·一位园丁正在修剪草坪。trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater从某物上剪去少量部分，尤指使其看起来更整洁: · He was trimming his beard.·他正在修整胡须。· Trim the excess fat off the meat.·将肉上多余的脂肪修剪掉。cut across something phrasal verb if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it如果一个问题或情绪横跨不同群体，则所有人都会受其影响: Domestic violence seems to cut across most social divisions.家庭暴力似乎跨越了大多数社会阶层。cut something ↔ away phrasal verb to remove unwanted or unnecessary parts from something by cutting it通过切割去除某物中不需要或多余的部分: Cut away all the dead wood.将所有枯死的木头切除。cut back phrasal verb1to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something减少某事物的数量、规模、成本等cut back on Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment.目前几家大型医院正在削减员工。cut something ↔ back Education spending cannot be cut back any further.教育支出不能再进一步削减了。 Richer countries must do more to cut back carbon emissions.较富裕的国家必须采取更多措施减少碳排放。 → cutback2cut something ↔ back to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow剪去植物的顶部以促进其生长: Cut back the shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth.春季修剪嫩芽以促进更茂密的生长。3to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health少吃、少喝或少用某物，尤指为了改善健康cut back on Try to cut back on foods containing wheat and dairy products.尽量减少含有小麦和乳制品的食物。cut down phrasal verb1reduce to reduce the amount of something减少某物的数量cut something ↔ down Installing double-glazing will cut down the noise from traffic.安装双层玻璃窗将减少交通噪音。cut down on By getting the design right, you can cut down on accidents.通过正确的设计，可以减少事故的发生。2eat/use less to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health少吃、少喝或少用某物，尤指为了改善健康: I’ve always smoked, but I’m trying to cut down.我一直有吸烟的习惯，但我正在努力减少。cut down on Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.如果你想减肥，就要减少高脂肪食物的摄入。3tree cut something ↔ down to cut through the main part of a tree so that it falls on the ground锯断树的主干使其倒地；砍倒（树）4kill cut somebody ↔ down literary文学 to kill or injure someone, especially in a battle杀死或伤害某人，尤指在战斗中: Hundreds of men were cut down by crossbow fire.数百名男子被十字弓火力射倒。5reduce length cut something ↔ down to reduce the length of something such as a piece of writing缩短某事物的长度，例如一篇文章: Your essay’s too long – it needs cutting down a little.你的文章太长了——需要稍微压缩一下。6cut somebody down to size to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are让某人认识到自己没有他们以为的那么重要、成功等；打压某人的自负cut in phrasal verb1interrupt to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something在别人说话时插话打断: ‘What shall I do?’ Patrick cut in again."我该怎么办？"帕特里克再次插话道。cut in on Sorry to cut in on you, but there are one or two things I don’t understand.抱歉打断一下，但有一两件事我不太明白。2driving to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的汽车前面；强行超车cut in on She cut in on a red Ford, forcing the driver to brake heavily.她强行超到一辆红色福特前面，迫使司机猛踩刹车。3machine if a part of a machine cuts in, it starts to operate when it is needed机器的某一部件启动，即在需要时开始运作: The safety device cuts in automatically.安全装置自动启动。4include somebody cut somebody in informal非正式 to allow someone to take part in a plan or to make money from it允许某人参与某一计划或从中获益；给某人分一份cut in on Come on, Joey, you promised to cut me in on this one!来吧，乔伊，你答应过让我参一份的！cut somebody/something off phrasal verb1separate cut something ↔ off to separate something by cutting it away from the main part通过切割将某物从主体部分分离；切掉: 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.将肉上的脂肪切掉。2stop supply cut something ↔ off to stop the supply of something such as electricity, gas, water etc切断电、煤气、水等的供应: The gas had been cut off.煤气已被切断。 The US has threatened to cut off economic and military aid.美国已威胁将切断经济和军事援助。3get cut off to suddenly not be able to hear someone that you were speaking to on the telephone打电话时突然无法再听到对方说话；通话被切断: I don’t know what happened – we just got cut off.我不知道发生了什么——我们的通话突然被切断了。4be cut off a)if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it如果一个地方被隔断，人们无法离开或进入: In winter, the town is often cut off by snow.冬天，这个小镇经常因积雪而与外界隔绝。 b)to be a long way from other places and be difficult to get to距离其他地方很远且难以到达；偏远: Accessible only by air, the town is cut off from the rest of the country.这座小镇只能通过航空抵达，与全国其他地方隔绝。 c)if someone is cut off, they are lonely and not able to meet many other people如果某人被孤立，他们感到孤独，无法接触太多其他人: Many older people feel cut off and isolated.许多老年人感到孤立无援。5stop being friendly cut somebody ↔ off to stop having a friendly relationship with someone停止与某人保持友好关系；断绝来往: Julia had been completely cut off by all her family and friends.朱莉亚被她所有的家人和朋友完全断绝来往了。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，他将自己与外部世界完全隔绝。6interrupt to interrupt someone and stop them from finishing what they were saying打断某人并阻止他们说完他们要说的话: Emma cut him off in mid-sentence.艾玛在他说到一半时打断了他。7prevent something cut somebody off from something to prevent someone from having something that they need or want阻止某人获得他们需要或想要的东西: The project aims to ensure that poorer people are not cut off from the benefits of computer technology.该项目旨在确保贫困人群不会被计算机技术的益处所排除在外。8money/property to refuse to let someone receive your money or property, especially when you die拒绝让某人继承你的财产，尤指在你去世后；剥夺遗产继承权: My parents threatened to cut me off without a penny if I married him.我的父母威胁说，如果我嫁给他，就断绝对我的一切经济资助。9driving cut somebody ↔ off American English to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的汽车前面；强行超车: A man in a station wagon cut me off on the freeway.高速公路上，一辆旅行车强行超到我前面。10cut off your nose to spite your face to do something because you are angry, even though it will harm you因愤怒而做某事，尽管这会伤害自己；意气用事cut out phrasal verb1remove something cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting round it沿周围切割将某物取出；剪除: The cancerous cells had to be cut out.癌细胞不得不被切除。cut out of Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine.比利给我看了他从杂志上剪下来的那篇文章。2cut a shape cut something ↔ out to cut a shape from a piece of paper, cloth etc从纸张、布料等上剪出某种形状；剪裁: The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.孩子们正从布料碎片中剪出正方形。3stop something happening cut something ↔ out to stop something from happening or existing阻止某事发生或存在；消除: The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud.这些表格背后的目的是杜绝欺诈行为。 A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions.催化转化器可减少90%的一氧化碳排放。4stop doing/eating something cut something ↔ out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health停止做或食用某事，尤指因为这对健康有害: The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.目前给孕妇的建议是完全戒酒。5from writing cut something ↔ out to remove something from a piece of writing, especially because it might offend people从文章中删去某内容，尤指因为可能冒犯他人: Cut out the bit about racial prejudice.删掉关于种族偏见的那部分。6cut it/that out spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you用于告诉某人停止做某件令你烦恼的事情: Hey, you guys, cut it out – Mom’s trying to get some sleep.嘿，你们，别闹了——妈妈正在努力睡觉呢。7not involve somebody cut somebody ↔ out to stop someone from doing something or being involved in something阻止某人做某事或参与某事；排除: The new rules will cut out 25% of people who were previously eligible to vote.新规定将使原本有资格投票的25%的人被排除在外。8be cut out for something (also be cut out to be something) [usually in questions and negatives] to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity具备某项工作或活动所需的素质；适合: In the end, I decided I wasn’t cut out for the army.最终，我认为自己不适合从军。 Are you sure you’re really cut out to be a teacher?你确定自己真的适合当老师吗？9engine if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working发动机或机器突然停止运转: The engine cut out halfway across the lake.发动机在渡湖途中突然熄火。10light/view cut something ↔ out to prevent light, sound etc from reaching somewhere阻挡光线、声音等到达某处: You’ll need sunglasses that will cut out harmful UV rays from the sun.你需要能阻挡太阳有害紫外线的太阳镜。11cut somebody out to prevent someone from getting something, especially your money after your death阻止某人获得某物，尤指自己死后的遗产: Em’s father decided to cut her out of his will.埃姆的父亲决定将她从遗嘱中除名。 → have your work cut out at work2(16), → cut out the middleman at middlemancut through something phrasal verb1written书面 to move or pass easily through water or air在水或空气中轻松移动或穿越: The boat cut effortlessly through the water.小船轻松地划破水面前行。2to quickly and easily deal with something that is confusing or difficult快速轻松地处理令人困惑或困难的事情；化繁为简: You need someone to help you cut through all the irritating legal jargon.你需要有人帮你理清所有那些令人烦恼的法律术语。3literary文学 if a sound cuts through silence or noise, it is heard because it is loud如果一种声音穿透寂静或噪声，那是因为它很响而被听见: A piercing shriek cut through the silence.一声刺耳的尖叫声划破了寂静。cut up phrasal verb1cut into pieces cut something ↔ up to cut something into small pieces将某物切成小块: Could you cut the pizza up, please?你能帮我把披萨切开吗？cut up into He cut the paper up into little pieces.他把纸剪成小碎片。2driving cut somebody/something ↔ up British English to suddenly drive in front of a moving vehicle in a dangerous way突然危险地超到行驶中的车辆前面；强行超车: Some idiot cut me up on the motorway.高速公路上，一个白痴强行超到了我前面。3behave badly American English informal非正式 to behave in a noisy or rude way行为喧闹或粗鲁4cut up rough British English informal非正式 to react in an angry or violent way以愤怒或暴力的方式做出反应: Careful how you approach him – he can cut up a bit rough if he’s got a mind to.接近他时要小心——如果他有心的话，他可以变得相当粗暴。5criticize cut somebody ↔ up informal非正式 to criticize someone in an unpleasant way以不愉快的方式批评某人；挖苦 → cut upcutcut2 noun [countable] 1reduction [usually plural] a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company某事物规模或数量的削减，尤指政府或公司的支出削减: There will be cuts across all levels of the company.公司各个层级都将进行裁减。cut in Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共支出削减意味着能够接受高等教育的人将减少。 The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized.削减医疗保障的决定受到了广泛批评。tax/pay/job etc cuts A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.工作周缩短意味着数百万工人将面临减薪。 The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts.建设计划可能会受到潜在支出削减的影响。cut of A cut of 1% in interest rates was announced yesterday.昨日宣布利率下降1%。2skin wound a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin锋利物品划破皮肤造成的伤口；割伤: That’s quite a nasty cut – you ought to get it seen to by a doctor.那是一道相当严重的割伤——你应该让医生看看。 The driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises.司机只受了轻微的割伤和瘀伤，便脱险了。► see thesaurus at injury3hole/mark a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object用锋利工具或物体在某物表面留下的细长孔或划痕: Make a small cut in the paper.在纸上划一道小切口。4hair [usually singular] a)an act of cutting someone’s hair给某人理发的行为 SYN haircut: How much do they charge for a cut and blow-dry?剪发加吹干要收多少钱？ b)the style in which your hair is cut发型；发式 SYN haircut: a short stylish cut时髦的短发5clothes [usually singular] the style in which clothes have been made衣服的剪裁风格: I could tell by the cut of his suit that he wasn’t a poor man.从他西装的剪裁就能看出他不是穷人。6share of something [usually singular] someone’s share of something, especially money某人的一份（尤指金钱）；分成；分得的份额cut of She was determined to claim her cut of the winnings.她决心索取自己应得的那份奖金。7removal from film an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed从电影、戏剧、文章等中删去某部分的行为，或被删去的部分8film [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown将电影各部分组合在一起并删除不播出部分的过程；剪辑: Spielberg himself oversaw the final cut.斯皮尔伯格亲自监督了最终剪辑。9music one of the songs or pieces of music on an album, CD etc专辑、CD等中的一首歌曲或乐曲；曲目10the cut and thrust of something the exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done某事进行的方式，令人兴奋但有时艰难或令人不快: the cut and thrust of political debate政治辩论中的唇枪舌剑11be a cut above somebody/something to be much better than someone else or something else远比其他人或其他事物优秀；高人一等: The movie is a cut above recent thrillers.这部电影比近期的悬疑片高出一个档次。 He proved himself to be a cut above the rest.他证明了自己比其他人高出一等。12meat a piece of meat that has been cut to a size suitable for cooking or eating已按烹饪或食用的合适大小切好的一块肉；（肉的）部位: Long slow cooking is more suitable for cheaper cuts of meat.长时间慢炖更适合较便宜的肉类部位。13road American English a road that has been made through a hill穿山而过的道路；（山间）开凿的道路 → cold cuts, power cut, short cutCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1verbs动词make cuts· The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces.·该国需要减少其产生的二氧化碳排放。announce cuts· A major engineering company has announced big job cuts.·一家大型工程公司宣布大规模裁员。take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced)· Some employees were forced to take pay cuts.·部分员工被迫接受减薪。NOUN + cut名词 + cut（削减／裁减）tax cuts· The president announced tax cuts.·总统宣布减税。pay/wage cuts· Millions of workers face pay cuts.·数百万工人面临减薪。job/staff cuts· There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.·该报纸的销售下滑，并有裁员情况。spending cuts· His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion.·他的提案可能涉及多达120亿英镑的支出削减。price cuts· The company announced big price cuts on all its computers.·该公司宣布对所有电脑大幅降价。defence cuts· Further proposals for defence cuts were drawn up.·进一步的国防削减提案被拟定出来。adjectives形容词deep/severe cuts (=big reductions)· Deep cuts were made in research spending.·研究经费大幅削减。drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions)· He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.·他因教育预算遭到大幅削减而辞职。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2verbs动词have a cut on something· He had a cut on his forehead.·他的额头上有一道割伤。get a cut (on something)· I fell and got a bad cut on my head.·我跌倒了，头部受了一道严重的割伤。adjectives形容词small/slight· It’s only a small cut.·只是一道小割伤。minor· Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts.·两名乘客须因轻微割伤接受治疗。superficial (=not deep)· I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts.·我没事——只是几处表皮割伤。bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot)· The cut looked quite bad.·那道割伤看起来相当严重。· How did you get that nasty cut?·你是怎么弄出那道可怕的割伤的？deep· She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.·她跌倒，腿上受了一道深深的割伤。phrases短语cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin)· He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises.·他从车祸中逃脱，只有几处割伤和瘀伤。
1reduction [usually plural] a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company某事物规模或数量的削减，尤指政府或公司的支出削减: There will be cuts across all levels of the company.公司各个层级都将进行裁减。cut in Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共支出削减意味着能够接受高等教育的人将减少。 The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized.削减医疗保障的决定受到了广泛批评。tax/pay/job etc cuts A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.工作周缩短意味着数百万工人将面临减薪。 The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts.建设计划可能会受到潜在支出削减的影响。cut of A cut of 1% in interest rates was announced yesterday.昨日宣布利率下降1%。2skin wound a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin锋利物品划破皮肤造成的伤口；割伤: That’s quite a nasty cut – you ought to get it seen to by a doctor.那是一道相当严重的割伤——你应该让医生看看。 The driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises.司机只受了轻微的割伤和瘀伤，便脱险了。► see thesaurus at injury3hole/mark a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object用锋利工具或物体在某物表面留下的细长孔或划痕: Make a small cut in the paper.在纸上划一道小切口。4hair [usually singular] a)an act of cutting someone’s hair给某人理发的行为 SYN haircut: How much do they charge for a cut and blow-dry?剪发加吹干要收多少钱？ b)the style in which your hair is cut发型；发式 SYN haircut: a short stylish cut时髦的短发5clothes [usually singular] the style in which clothes have been made衣服的剪裁风格: I could tell by the cut of his suit that he wasn’t a poor man.从他西装的剪裁就能看出他不是穷人。6share of something [usually singular] someone’s share of something, especially money某人的一份（尤指金钱）；分成；分得的份额cut of She was determined to claim her cut of the winnings.她决心索取自己应得的那份奖金。7removal from film an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed从电影、戏剧、文章等中删去某部分的行为，或被删去的部分8film [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown将电影各部分组合在一起并删除不播出部分的过程；剪辑: Spielberg himself oversaw the final cut.斯皮尔伯格亲自监督了最终剪辑。9music one of the songs or pieces of music on an album, CD etc专辑、CD等中的一首歌曲或乐曲；曲目10the cut and thrust of something the exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done某事进行的方式，令人兴奋但有时艰难或令人不快: the cut and thrust of political debate政治辩论中的唇枪舌剑11be a cut above somebody/something to be much better than someone else or something else远比其他人或其他事物优秀；高人一等: The movie is a cut above recent thrillers.这部电影比近期的悬疑片高出一个档次。 He proved himself to be a cut above the rest.他证明了自己比其他人高出一等。12meat a piece of meat that has been cut to a size suitable for cooking or eating已按烹饪或食用的合适大小切好的一块肉；（肉的）部位: Long slow cooking is more suitable for cheaper cuts of meat.长时间慢炖更适合较便宜的肉类部位。13road American English a road that has been made through a hill穿山而过的道路；（山间）开凿的道路 → cold cuts, power cut, short cutCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1verbs动词make cuts· The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces.·该国需要减少其产生的二氧化碳排放。announce cuts· A major engineering company has announced big job cuts.·一家大型工程公司宣布大规模裁员。take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced)· Some employees were forced to take pay cuts.·部分员工被迫接受减薪。NOUN + cut名词 + cut（削减／裁减）tax cuts· The president announced tax cuts.·总统宣布减税。pay/wage cuts· Millions of workers face pay cuts.·数百万工人面临减薪。job/staff cuts· There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.·该报纸的销售下滑，并有裁员情况。spending cuts· His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion.·他的提案可能涉及多达120亿英镑的支出削减。price cuts· The company announced big price cuts on all its computers.·该公司宣布对所有电脑大幅降价。defence cuts· Further proposals for defence cuts were drawn up.·进一步的国防削减提案被拟定出来。adjectives形容词deep/severe cuts (=big reductions)· Deep cuts were made in research spending.·研究经费大幅削减。drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions)· He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.·他因教育预算遭到大幅削减而辞职。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2verbs动词have a cut on something· He had a cut on his forehead.·他的额头上有一道割伤。get a cut (on something)· I fell and got a bad cut on my head.·我跌倒了，头部受了一道严重的割伤。adjectives形容词small/slight· It’s only a small cut.·只是一道小割伤。minor· Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts.·两名乘客须因轻微割伤接受治疗。superficial (=not deep)· I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts.·我没事——只是几处表皮割伤。bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot)· The cut looked quite bad.·那道割伤看起来相当严重。· How did you get that nasty cut?·你是怎么弄出那道可怕的割伤的？deep· She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.·她跌倒，腿上受了一道深深的割伤。phrases短语cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin)· He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises.·他从车祸中逃脱，只有几处割伤和瘀伤。