cut
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent 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;劃破 - cut something
She cut her finger on a piece of glass. 一塊玻璃把她的手指頭劃破了。 - cut yourself
He cut himself (= his face) shaving. 他刮胡子把臉刮破了。 She suffered from mental health issues and started cutting herself (= deliberately, as a symptom of mental distress). 她患有精神疾病,開始自殘。 - cut something + adj.
She had fallen and cut her head open. 她摔了一跤,把頭磕破了。 - cut into something
She picked up the knife and cut into the meat. 她拿起刀來切入肉中。 - cut through something
You need a powerful saw to cut through metal. 切割金屬需要用功率大的鋸。 - (figurative)
The canoe cut through the water. 獨木舟劃破水面前行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
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- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
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- cut something
- [transitive]
to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc. (用刀等將某物)切成,割成 - cut something
Don't cut the string, untie the knots. 不要剪斷繩子,把結解開。 The bus was cut in two by the train. 那輛公共汽車被火車撞成兩截。 Now cut the tomatoes in half. 把西紅柿都切成兩半。 - cut something into something
He cut the loaf into thick slices. 他把那條面包切成了厚片。
Extra ExamplesShe cut the loaf in two and gave me one of the halves. 她把那條面包切成兩半,把其中一半給了我。 Make sure you cut the bread nice and thick. 你一定要把面包片切得厚厚的,規規整整的。 I'll cut the apple in half. 我將把蘋果切成兩半。 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. 把胡蘿蔔縱切成兩半。 Cut the courgette in half lengthways. 把小胡瓜縱切成兩半。 Cut the stem cleanly, just beneath a leaf joint. 把莖切整齊點,正好切在葉根下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
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- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
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- cut something
- [transitive]
to make something shorter by cutting 剪短;修剪 - cut something
She cuts hair for a living. 她以理發爲生。 to cut the grass/lawn/hedge 修剪草/草坪/樹籬 the smell of freshly cut grass 新割的草的味道 - cut something + adj.
He's had his hair cut really short. 他頭發理得真短。
Extra ExamplesI'm going to get/have my hair cut really short. 我要把頭發理得很短。 Her hair had been very well cut. 她的頭發剪得很好。 I told the stylist I wanted my hair cut short. 我告訴發型師我想把頭發剪短。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
- …
- from
- into
- off
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- 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. (用刀等從某物上)切下,割下 - cut something
First, cut a long piece of string. 首先,剪一根長繩子。 - cut something from something
He cut four thick slices from the loaf. 他從一條面包上切下四厚片。 a bunch of cut flowers 一束剪下的花朵 - cut somebody something
I cut them all a piece of birthday cake. 我給他們每個人都切了一塊生日蛋糕。 - cut something for somebody
I cut a piece of birthday cake for them all. 我給他們每個人都切了一塊生日蛋糕。
Extra Examplesfreshly cut flowers 剛剪下來的花朵 Shall I cut you a piece of cake? 要我給你切塊蛋糕嗎?
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 make or form something by removing material with a knife, etc. 切成;割成;剪成;削成;鑿成 - cut something in something
Workmen cut a hole in the pipe. 工人在管子上切了一個口。 The climbers cut steps in the ice. 攀登者在冰上鑿出踩腳處。 - cut something into something
homemade biscuits cut into heart shapes 切成心形的自制餅幹 - cut something
Cut a circle of waxed paper to fit the bottom of the pan. 剪一圈蠟紙以適合鍋底。
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 可用於切割;能切割 - [intransitive]
to be capable of being cut 可被切割 - [transitive]
to reduce something by removing a part of it 削減;縮減;裁減 - cut something
to cut costs/prices/spending/taxes 削減成本/價格/開支/稅收 Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. 買主會竭力討價還價以壓低他們想買的房子的價格。 a plan to drastically cut emissions 大幅減少排放的計劃 - cut something by…
His salary has been cut by ten per cent. 他的薪金減少了百分之十。 - cut something to…
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 1.5 per cent. 英格蘭銀行已將利率下調至1.5%。 - cut something from… to…
Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? 請把你的文章從 5 000 字删減到 3 000 字好嗎?
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. 總統承諾大幅度減稅。 Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. 買主會竭力討價還價以壓低他們想買的房子的價格。 His salary has been cut by ten per cent. 他的薪金減少了百分之十。 Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? 請把你的文章從 5 000 字删減到 3 000 字好嗎?
- slash [often passive] (rather informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount:
The workforce has been slashed by half. 職工人數裁減了一半。
- cut something back/cut back on something to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
We had to cut back production. 我們只得減産了。
- 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. 國際貨幣基金組織已經調低對未來十年的增長預測。
- 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. Downsize is often used by people who want to avoid saying more obvious words like ‘dismiss’ or ‘make redundant’ because they sound too negative.指公司或機構精簡人員以降低成本
- 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. 我們已設法使成本大大地降低了。 The department has to cut its spending by 30 per cent. 該部門不得不削減30%的開支。 The price has been cut from €250 to €175. 價格從 250 歐元減到了 175 歐元。 The President has promised to cut taxes significantly. 總統承諾大幅度減稅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- try to
- manage to
- be forced 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 (割斷繩子、某物等)讓(某人)逃跑,釋放 - cut somebody (from something)
The injured driver had to be cut from the wreckage. 受傷的司機不得不等到把汽車殘骸拆開才逃出來。 - cut somebody + adj.
Two survivors were cut free after being trapped for twenty minutes. 兩名幸存者受困二十分鐘後才被解救出來。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
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- from
- into
- off
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
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- cut somebody (from something)
- [transitive, usually passive]
to design and make a piece of clothing in a particular way see also bias-cut, boot-cut, low-cut剪裁 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thick
- thinly
- cleanly
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- from
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- cut and paste
- cut somebody/something free
- cut somebody/something loose
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- [transitive] cut something (from something)
to remove something from something 删剪;删節 - [intransitive, transitive] cut (something)
to delete (= remove) part of a text on a computer screen in order to place it somewhere else Topics Computersb2剪切 - [transitive] cut something (informal)
used to tell somebody to stop doing something (讓人停止做某事) - [transitive] cut something
to completely end a relationship or all communication with somebody synonym sever斷絕(關系);終止(溝通) - [transitive] cut something
to prepare a film or tape by removing parts of it or putting them in a different order synonym edit see also director’s cutTopics Film and theatrec1剪輯;剪接 - [intransitive]
(usually used in orders )通常用於指令 to stop filming or recording 停止拍片(或錄音、錄像) - [intransitive] cut (from something) to something (in films, radio or television)
to move quickly from one scene to another 切換畫面;轉換 - [transitive] cut something (informal, especially North American English)
to stay away from a class that you should go to 曠(課);缺(課);逃學 - [transitive] cut somebody
to hurt somebody emotionally (從感情上)傷害 - [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(爲決定誰先出牌等) - [transitive] cut something
(of a line )一條線 to cross another line (與另一條線)相交 - [transitive] cut a tooth
to have a new tooth beginning to appear through the gum 開始長(新牙) - [transitive] cut a disc, etc.
to make a sound recording on a record, CD, etc. Topics Musicc2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)與另一種物質摻和
wound/hole傷口;破口
divide分開
hair/nails/grass, etc.頭發、指甲、草等
remove with knife用刀切下
able to cut/be cut可切割;可被切割
reduce減少
release釋放
clothing服裝
remove删除
computing計算機技術
stop停止
end結束
in movie/TV電影;電視
miss class曠課
upset使不安
in card games紙牌遊戲
geometry幾何學
a tooth牙齒
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