cut up

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cut up rough• But he can cut up rough and turn a bit nasty if he's got a mind to.

ˌcut ˈup, cut-up adjectiveadj [not before noun]

1 informal very upset about something that has happened 〔對發生的事感到〕煩惱的，心煩意亂的

cut up about

He was very cut up about Stephen dying.

斯蒂芬生命垂危，他爲此十分難過。

2. be badly cut up to have a lot of injuries because you have been in an accident or fight 〔因事故或打架而〕傷痕累累

ˈcut-up noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informal

someone who makes other people laugh by doing amusing things, especially in a situation when they should not do this 〔出洋相逗人笑的〕活寶；出盡洋相的人

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cut-up• She was real cut-up about the hens.

phrasal verbphr v

a) CUTcut into pieces 切成小塊 cut something ↔ up to cut something into small pieces 切開某物，把某物切成小塊

Could you cut the pizza up, please?

請你把比薩餅切開好嗎？

cut something ↔ up into

He cut the paper up into little pieces.

他把紙裁成小碎片。

b) driving 開車 cut somebody/something ↔ up British EnglishBrE to suddenly drive in front of a moving vehicle in a dangerous way 超某人的車搶道

Some idiot cut me up on the motorway.

有個白癡在高速公路上搶我的道。

c) BEHAVEbehave badly 行爲不良 American EnglishAmE informal to behave in a noisy or rude way 行爲吵鬧，舉止粗魯

d) cut up roughVIOLENT British EnglishBrE informal to react in an angry or violent way 發脾氣，發怒

Careful how you approach him – he can cut up a bit rough if he’s got a mind to.

跟他打交道要當心點，他想發火就會發火。

e) criticize 批評 cut somebody ↔ up informal to criticize someone in an unpleasant way 數落某人/某事，批評某人/某事

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cut up rough• But he can cut up rough and turn a bit nasty if he's got a mind to.

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