cut

1. V-T/V-I If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool. 切; 剪

Mrs. Haines stood nearby, holding scissors to cut a ribbon. 海恩斯太太站在旁边，拿着剪刀剪缎带。

Cut the tomatoes in half vertically. 把西红柿竖着切成两半。

The thieves cut a hole in the fence. 小偷在把篱笆割出了个洞。

This little knife cuts really well. 这把小刀切东西很好用。

2. N-COUNT Cut is also a noun. 切口

Carefully make a cut in the shell with a small serrated knife. 用有锯齿的小刀小心地在壳上切个口。

3. V-T If you cut yourself or cut a part of your body, you accidentally injure yourself on a sharp object so that you bleed. 割破

Johnson cut himself shaving. 约翰逊刮胡子时割伤了自己。

I started to cry because I cut my finger. 因为割破了自己的手指，我哭了起来。

4. N-COUNT Cut is also a noun. 伤口

He had sustained a cut on his left eyebrow. 他的左眉留下了一处伤口。

5. V-T If you cut something such as grass, your hair, or your fingernails, you shorten them using scissors or another tool. 修剪

The most recent tenants hadn't even cut the grass. 最新来的房客竟然草坪都还没修剪。

You've had your hair cut, it looks great. 你理发了，很好看。

6. N-SING Cut is also a noun. 修剪

Prices vary from salon to salon, starting at $30 for a cut and blow-dry. 各家美发店价格不一，剪吹起价$30。

7. V-T The way that clothes are cut is the way they are designed and made. 裁剪[usu passive]

...badly cut blue suits. …裁剪得很糟的蓝色套装。

V-T

1. V-T If you cut something, you reduce it. 削减

The first priority is to cut costs. 首要任务是削减费用。

The U.N. force is to be cut by 90%. 联合国部队将被裁减90%。

2. N-COUNT Cut is also a noun. 削减[with supp, oft N 'in' n]

The economy needs an immediate 2 percent cut in interest rates. 经济即刻需要一个2%的利率下调。

3. V-T If you cut a text, broadcast, or performance, you shorten it. If you cut a part of a text, broadcast, or performance, you do not publish, broadcast, or perform that part. 删减

Branagh has cut the play judiciously. 布拉纳格已经审慎地删减了那个剧作。

4. N-COUNT Cut is also a noun. 删减

It has been found necessary to make some cuts in the text. 已发现有必要对文章作些删节。

5. V-I If you cut across or through a place, you go through it because it is the shortest route to another place. 抄近路

Jesse cut across the parking lot and strolled through the main entrance. 杰西抄近道穿过停车场，漫步通过大门。

6. →see also shortcut

7. V-I If you cut in front of someone, you move in front of them and take their place. 插队

Somebody tried to cut in line and a fight broke out. 有人想插队，引发了一场打斗。

8. V-T To cut a supply of something means to stop providing it or stop it from being provided. 中断

Winds have knocked down power lines, cutting electricity to thousands of people. 风刮断了电线，中断了数千人的电力供应。

9. N-COUNT Cut is also a noun. 中断[with supp, usu N 'in' n]

The strike had already led to cuts in electricity and water supplies in many areas. 这次罢工已经导致很多地区供电和供水中断。

10. to cut something to the bone→see bone

11. to cut corners→see corner

N-COUNT

1. V-T If you cut a deck of playing cards, you divide it into two. 切 (牌)

Place the cards face down on the table and cut them. 把扑克牌正面朝下放在桌上，然后切牌。

2. V-T If you tell someone to cut something, you are telling them in an irritated way to stop it. 停止[美国英语] [非正式]

"Cut the euphemisms, Daniel," Brenda snapped. “别绕弯子了，丹尼尔，”布伦达厉声说到。

3. CONVENTION When the director of a film says "cut," they want the actors and the camera crew to stop filming. 停

4. N-COUNT A cut of meat is a piece or type of meat which is cut in a particular way from the animal, or from a particular part of it. 块

Use a cheap cut such as spare rib chops. 用一块便宜的肉，比如排骨。

5. N-SING Someone's cut of the profits or winnings from something, especially ones that have been obtained dishonestly, is their share. 抽取份额[非正式]

The agency is expected to take a cut of the money awarded to its client. 这家代理商理应从奖给其客户的钱中抽取它的一份。

6. N-COUNT A cut is a narrow valley which has been cut through a hill so that a road or railway line can pass through. 峡窄通道[美国英语]

7. →see also cutting

8. PHRASE If you say that a situation iscut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite. 已成定局的

Unfortunately, things cannot be as cut and dried as many people would like. 不幸的是，事情并不像很多人希望的那样板上钉钉。

9. to cut the mustard→see mustard