cut
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cut | |
| he / she / it cuts | |
| past simple cut | |
| past participle cut | |
| -ing form cutting |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make an opening or a wound in something, especially with a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors 切；割；割破；划破 - cut something
She cut her finger on a piece of glass. 一块玻璃把她的手指头划破了。 - cut yourself
He cut himself (= his face) shaving. 他刮胡子把脸刮破了。 She suffered from mental health issues and started cutting herself (= deliberately, as a symptom of mental distress). 她患有精神疾病，开始自残。 - cut something + adj.
She had fallen and cut her head open. 她摔了一跤，把头磕破了。 - cut into something
She picked up the knife and cut into the meat. 她拿起刀来切入肉中。 - cut through something
You need a powerful saw to cut through metal. 切割金属需要用功率大的锯。 - (figurative)
The canoe cut through the water. 独木舟划破水面前行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- cut something
- [transitive]
to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc. （用刀等将某物）切成，割成 - cut something
Don't cut the string, untie the knots. 不要剪断绳子，把结解开。 The bus was cut in two by the train. 那辆公共汽车被火车撞成两截。 Now cut the tomatoes in half. 把西红柿都切成两半。 - cut something into something
He cut the loaf into thick slices. 他把那条面包切成了厚片。
Extra ExamplesShe cut the loaf in two and gave me one of the halves. 她把那条面包切成两半，把其中一半给了我。 Make sure you cut the bread nice and thick. 你一定要把面包片切得厚厚的，规规整整的。 I'll cut the apple in half. 我将把苹果切成两半。 He cut the bread into thin slices. 他把面包切成薄片。 Cut the cake into six pieces. 把蛋糕切成 6 片。 Cut the carrots in half lengthwise. 把胡萝卜纵切成两半。 Cut the courgette in half lengthways. 把小胡瓜纵切成两半。 Cut the stem cleanly, just beneath a leaf joint. 把茎切整齐点，正好切在叶根下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- cut something
- [transitive]
to make something shorter by cutting 剪短；修剪 - cut something
She cuts hair for a living. 她以理发为生。 to cut the grass/lawn/hedge 修剪草／草坪／树篱 the smell of freshly cut grass 新割的草的味道 - cut something + adj.
He's had his hair cut really short. 他头发理得真短。
Extra ExamplesI'm going to get/have my hair cut really short. 我要把头发理得很短。 Her hair had been very well cut. 她的头发剪得很好。 I told the stylist I wanted my hair cut short. 我告诉发型师我想把头发剪短。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
- …
- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
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- cut something
- [transitive]
to remove something or a part of something, using a knife, etc. （用刀等从某物上）切下，割下 
- cut something
First, cut a long piece of string. 首先，剪一根长绳子。 - cut something from something
He cut four thick slices from the loaf. 他从一条面包上切下四厚片。 a bunch of cut flowers 一束剪下的花朵 - cut somebody something
I cut them all a piece of birthday cake. 我给他们每个人都切了一块生日蛋糕。 - cut something for somebody
I cut a piece of birthday cake for them all. 我给他们每个人都切了一块生日蛋糕。
Extra Examplesfreshly cut flowers 刚剪下来的花朵 Shall I cut you a piece of cake? 要我给你切块蛋糕吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
- …
- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- cut something
- [transitive]
to make or form something by removing material with a knife, etc. 切成；割成；剪成；削成；凿成 - cut something in something
Workmen cut a hole in the pipe. 工人在管子上切了一个口。 The climbers cut steps in the ice. 攀登者在冰上凿出踩脚处。 - cut something into something
homemade biscuits cut into heart shapes 切成心形的自制饼干 - cut something
Cut a circle of waxed paper to fit the bottom of the pan. 剪一圈蜡纸以适合锅底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
- …
- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- cut something in something
- [intransitive]
to be capable of cutting 可用于切割；能切割 - [intransitive]
to be capable of being cut 可被切割 - [transitive]
to reduce something by removing a part of it 削减；缩减；裁减 - cut something
to cut costs/prices/spending/taxes 削减成本/价格/开支/税收 Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. 买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。 a plan to drastically cut emissions 大幅减少排放的计划 - cut something by…
His salary has been cut by ten per cent. 他的薪金减少了百分之十。 - cut something to…
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 1.5 per cent. 英格兰银行已将利率下调至1.5%。 - cut something from… to…
Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? 请把你的文章从 5 000 字删减到 3 000 字好吗？
Synonyms cutcut- slash
- cut something back
- scale something back
- rationalize
- downsize
- cut to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business:
The President has promised to cut taxes significantly. 总统承诺大幅度减税。 Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. 买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。 His salary has been cut by ten per cent. 他的薪金减少了百分之十。 Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? 请把你的文章从 5 000 字删减到 3 000 字好吗？
- slash [often passive] (rather informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount:
The workforce has been slashed by half. 职工人数裁减了一半。
- cut something back/cut back on something to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
We had to cut back production. 我们只得减产了。
- scale something back (especially North American English or business) to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade. 国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
- rationalize (British English, business) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money.
- downsize (business
) to make a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs. 指公司或机构精简人员以降低成本
- to cut/slash/cut back on/scale back/rationalize spending/production
- to cut/slash/cut back on jobs
- to cut/slash/downsize the workforce
- to cut/slash/rationalize the cost of something
- to cut/slash prices/taxes/the budget
- to cut something/slash something/cut something back drastically
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1We have managed to cut our costs drastically. 我们已设法使成本大大地降低了。 The department has to cut its spending by 30 per cent. 该部门不得不削减30%的开支。 The price has been cut from €250 to €175. 价格从 250 欧元减到了 175 欧元。 The President has promised to cut taxes significantly. 总统承诺大幅度减税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- try to
- manage to
- be forced to
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- by
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- to
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- cut something
- [transitive]
to allow somebody to escape from somewhere by cutting the rope, object, etc. that is holding them （割断绳子、某物等）让（某人）逃跑，释放 - cut somebody (from something)
The injured driver had to be cut from the wreckage. 受伤的司机不得不等到把汽车残骸拆开才逃出来。 - cut somebody + adj.
Two survivors were cut free after being trapped for twenty minutes. 两名幸存者受困二十分钟后才被解救出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
- …
- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- cut somebody (from something)
- [transitive, usually passive]
to design and make a piece of clothing in a particular way 剪裁 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
- …
- [transitive] cut something (from something)
to remove something from something 删剪；删节 - [intransitive, transitive] cut (something)
to delete (= remove) part of a text on a computer screen in order to place it somewhere else 剪切 - [transitive] cut something (informal)
used to tell somebody to stop doing something （让人停止做某事） - [transitive] cut something
to completely end a relationship or all communication with somebody 断绝（关系）；终止（沟通） - [transitive] cut something
to prepare a film or tape by removing parts of it or putting them in a different order 剪辑；剪接 - [intransitive]
(usually used in orders 通常用于指令 to stop filming or recording 停止拍片（或录音、录像） - [intransitive] cut (from something) to something (in films, radio or television)
to move quickly from one scene to another 切换画面；转换 - [transitive] cut something (informal, especially North American English)
to stay away from a class that you should go to 旷（课）；缺（课）；逃学 - [transitive] cut somebody
to hurt somebody emotionally （从感情上）伤害 - [intransitive, transitive] cut (something)
to divide a pack of playing cards by lifting a section from the top, in order to reveal a card to decide who is to play first, etc. 切牌，抽牌（为决定谁先出牌等） - [transitive] cut something
(of a line 一条线 to cross another line （与另一条线）相交 - [transitive] cut a tooth
to have a new tooth beginning to appear through the gum 开始长（新牙） - [transitive] cut a disc, etc.
to make a sound recording on a record, CD, etc. 灌制（唱片）；制作（激光唱片等） - [transitive] cut something (with something)
to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance 把（海洛因等）与另一种物质掺和
wound/hole伤口；破口
divide分开
hair/nails/grass, etc.头发、指甲、草等
remove with knife用刀切下
able to cut/be cut可切割；可被切割
reduce减少
release释放
clothing服装
remove删除
computing计算机技术
stop停止
end结束
in movie/TV电影；电视
miss class旷课
upset使不安
in card games纸牌游戏
geometry几何学
a tooth牙齿
a disc, etc.激光唱片等
drug毒品
Word OriginMiddle 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’.
Idioms Most idioms containing cut are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example cut your losses is at loss.
cut and run
- (informal)
to make a quick or sudden escape 急忙逃走；撒腿就跑
(not) cut it