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 〔对发生的事感到〕烦恼的，心烦意乱的

cut up about

He was very cut up about Stephen dying.

斯蒂芬生命垂危，他为此十分难过。

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〕伤痕累累

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〕活宝；出尽洋相的人

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

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phrasal verbphr v

a) CUTcut into pieces 切成小块 cut something ↔ up to cut something into small pieces 切开某物，把某物切成小块

Could you cut the pizza up, please?

请你把比萨饼切开好吗？

cut something ↔ up into

He cut the paper up into little pieces.

他把纸裁成小碎片。

b) driving 开车 cut somebody/something ↔ up British EnglishBrE to suddenly drive in front of a moving vehicle in a dangerous way 超某人的车抢道

Some idiot cut me up on the motorway.

有个白痴在高速公路上抢我的道。

c) BEHAVEbehave badly 行为不良 American EnglishAmE informal to behave in a noisy or rude way 行为吵闹，举止粗鲁

d) cut up roughVIOLENT British EnglishBrE informal to react in an angry or violent way 发脾气，发怒

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

跟他打交道要当心点，他想发火就会发火。

e) criticize 批评 cut somebody ↔ up informal to criticize someone in an unpleasant way 数落某人/某事，批评某人/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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