cut out

phrasal verbphr v

a) REMOVE somethingCUTremove STH 去掉某物 cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting round it 割掉某物，剪下某物

The cancerous cells had to be cut out.

癌细胞必须切除。

cut something ↔ out of

Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine.

比利给我看他从杂志上剪下来的那篇文章。

b) MAKE something INTO A SHAPECUTcut a shape 剪成一种形状 cut something ↔ out to cut a shape from a piece of paper, cloth etc 〔把纸、布等〕剪出某种形状

The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.

孩子们正用零碎材料剪出方块。

c) stop STH happening 阻止某事发生 cut something ↔ out to stop something from happening or existing 阻止某事

The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud.

这些做法背后的意图是要杜绝欺诈行为。

A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions.

催化转换器能把一氧化碳排放量减少90%。

d) STOP DOING somethingSTOP DOING somethingstop doing/eating STH 停止做某事/吃某物 cut something ↔ out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health 〔尤因有害健康而〕停止做某事，戒除某事物

The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.

给孕妇的当前建议是戒酒。

e) PIECE OF WRITING/NEWS REPORT ETCREMOVEfrom writing 从写作中 cut something ↔ out to remove something from a piece of writing, especially because it might offend people 〔尤因可能会冒犯别人〕删掉某事物

Cut out the bit about racial prejudice.

把有关种族歧视的那段删掉。

f) cut it/that out spokenSTOP DOING something used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 停止

Hey, you guys, cut it out – Mom’s trying to get some sleep.

喂，你们别闹了，妈妈要睡一会儿。

g) STOP somebody FROM DOING somethingPREVENTnot involve SB 不涉及某人 cut somebody ↔ out to stop someone from doing something or being involved in something 阻止某人做某事；把某人排除在外

The new rules will cut out 25% of people who were previously eligible to vote.

这些新规定将把25%原先有合法选举权的人排除在外。

h) be cut out for something (also be cut out to be something) [usually in questions and negatives]SUITABLE to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity 适合做某事，是做某事的材料

In the end, I decided I wasn’t cut out for the army.

我最后得出结论，自己不是当兵的材料。

Are you sure you’re really cut out to be a teacher?

你确定自己真的适合做教师吗？

i) MOTORTTCengine 引擎 if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working 〔引擎〕突然熄火，〔机器〕突然停止运转

The engine cut out halfway across the lake.

到了湖中央发动机熄火了。

j) STOP something BEING SEENHIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEElight/view 光线/视线 cut something ↔ out to prevent light, sound etc from reaching somewhere 隔断某物〔如光线、声音等〕

You’ll need sunglasses that will cut out harmful UV rays from the sun.

你需要太阳镜遮挡太阳光中有害的紫外线。

k) cut somebody outSCL to prevent someone from getting something, especially your money after your death 取消某人的遗产继承权

Em’s father decided to cut her out of his will.

埃姆的父亲决定不把她写进他的遗嘱里。

→ have your work cut out at work2(16), → cut out the middleman at middleman

Examples from the Corpus

cut out• Every time Mark slowed down the engine cut out.• Make sure you cut out any tough, gristly parts before you cook the meat.• I knew I would have to cut the bullet out before the wound became infected.• With this diet, I have to cut out bread, cookies, and cakes.• I started to go up the hill and the engine just cut out on me.• Try cutting out red meat and dairy produce, and see if your symptoms improve.

cut of• Gutfreund subsequently cut Drexel out of all Salomon Brothers bond deals.• Or would its growth simply cut lawyers out of dispute resolution?• Mr Grange sits bundled up in his aluminum chair and cuts snowflakes out of lined notebook paper.• Such incentive programs are likely to cut a chunk out of profits.• I cut myself out of the loop.• Investors and analysts took that to mean a rate cut is out of the question.

cut it/that out• Come on, kid, cut that out.• You got ta cut that out.• My mom cut it out and gave it to me.• I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall.• As for refined sugar - cut it out, as much as you can.• You shouldn't cut it out completely.• My colleague saw it and cut it out for me.• Rusty, cut it out, I'm trying to study in here.• Once the design has been traced, you must then cut it out very carefully with a very sharp knife.

be cut out for something• Sam is still a life guard - he's just not cut out for a nine-to-five job.• And her work would be cut out for her.

→ cut out at cut1(PHRASAL VERB)

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