cut out

phrasal verb

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cut out

if a motor or an engine cuts out, it suddenly stops working（马达或发动机）突然熄火，停止运转 related noun cut-out

cut somebody out (of something)

to not allow somebody to be involved in something不让某人参与；把某人排除在…之外
- Don't cut your parents out of your lives.别把父母排除在你的生活之外。
- Furious, his mother cut him out of her will (= refused to let him receive any of her property after she died).他母亲一怒之下，在遗嘱中没有给他任何遗产。

cut something out

to make something by cutting裁剪
- She cut the dress out of some old material.她用一些旧布料裁剪出了那件连衣裙。
- (figurative) He's cut out a niche for himself (= found a suitable job) in journalism.他在新闻界找到了一份适合自己的工作。
related noun cut-out
to leave something out of a piece of writing, etc.删除；删去 synonym omit
- I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress.我想删掉做女服务员的那段经历。
- You can cut out this whole paragraph without losing any of the impact.你可把这一整段都删掉，丝毫不会影响效果。
(informal) used to tell somebody to stop doing or saying something annoying（让人停止做或说恼人的事）住口，打住
- I'm sick of you two arguing—just cut it out!你们俩吵来吵去让我烦死了，住口吧！
to block something, especially light阻挡（尤指光线）
- Tall trees cut out the sunlight.高高的树木遮住了阳光。

cut something out (of something)

to remove something from something larger by cutting, usually with scissors（通常用剪刀）剪下
- I cut this article out of the newspaper.我从报纸上剪下了这篇文章。
to stop doing, using or eating something停止做（或使用、食用）
- I've been advised to cut sugar out of my diet.有人劝我饮食要忌糖。

cut-out

noun

/ˈkʌt aʊt/

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a shape cut out of paper, wood, etc.（从纸、木等）剪下的图样 see also cardboard cut-out
a piece of safety equipment that stops an electric current from flowing through something（电流的）断路器，保险装置
- A cut-out stops the kettle boiling dry.断流装置避免水壶干烧。