cutting

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cut·ting1 /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ noun [countableC]

1. HBPa stem or leaf that is cut from a plant and put in soil or water to grow into a new plant 〔用来插种的〕插枝，插条

2 British EnglishBrETCN an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine 剪报；剪下来的材料 SYN clipping

press/newspaper cuttings

Margot sent him some press cuttings about the wedding.

玛戈给他寄了一些有关这场婚礼的剪报。

3. British EnglishBrETT a passage that has been dug through high ground for a railway, road etc 〔在高地开凿出来的〕通道 SYN American English cut

Examples from the Corpus

cutting• One is by the leaf bud cutting taken in May and June and stuck in a greenhouse.• Then she saw that the last cutting was new to her.• The Forestry Commission has opened a plant centre selling cuttings from its rare flora.• Take cuttings of violas, taking material from healthy, non-flowering basal shoots.• Tax cutting may also have passed its peak.• Railway lines channel wildlife into the city centre along their cuttings and embankments.• Could it be that with these cuttings he is working to modify the image of the family I present?

press/newspaper cuttings• Be sure to cut out and keep all press cuttings.• This will include newspaper cuttings and the references referred to above, although taking care not to breach copyright laws.• There are special collections of country information, newspaper cuttings, market research reports and theses.• Prints of every size showing every kind of combat from medieval jousting to the latest newspaper cuttings of the Zulu War.• Then she remembered Kev's little bundle of newspaper cuttings, and she turned to Bri with a kiss.• Equally intriguing are the missives from my brother, the newspaper cuttings that arrive every three weeks or so.• It should contain law reports, books on personal injury, journals, box files of the newspaper cuttings and videos.

cutting2 adjectiveadj

UNKINDunkind and intended to upset someone 尖刻的，伤人感情的

a cutting remark

尖刻的话

Examples from the Corpus

cutting• Moulded, splinter-proof cutting blocks, called Barboards, are also available.• But the cutting edge doesn't come cheap.• The firm then experimented by making one side of the cutting knives with serrated edges, leaving the other smooth-edged.• At the meeting Mark made some cutting remarks about Sally, who wasn't there to defend herself.• Emily always managed to say something cutting whenever we met at a party.

cut·ting1 nouncutting2 adjectiveadj

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See also: cut