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cut1 /kʌt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cut, present participle cutting)  
1  REDUCE PRICES/TIME/MONEY ETCreduce 减少 [transitiveT]REDUCE to reduce the amount of something 削减，裁减，减少
 They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.
为了减少该地区的街头犯罪，他们安装了闭路电视摄像机。
 You need to cut the amount of fat and sugar in your diet.
你需要减少饮食中脂肪和糖的摄入量。
 Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are cut, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe.
科学家警告说如果不减少碳排放量，我们可能会面临环境灾难。
 Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits.
为了降低成本，提高利润，将削减700个职位。
 The major aviation companies need to cut prices if they are to compete with budget airlines.
大航空公司如果想和廉价的航空公司竞争，就需要降低价格。
cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc
 The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.
福利预算被削减了560亿美元。
cut something off something
 A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.
新开设的直航服务将使伦敦与首尔之间的航程缩短两小时。
 Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible).
人员配备已经削减到了最低限度。
► see thesaurus at reduce
2  DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETCdivide STH with a knife, scissors etc 用刀、剪刀等分割某物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CUT to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc 切，割，剪
 Do you want me to cut the cake?
要我切蛋糕吗？
 The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault.
袭击前几分钟，电话线已经被切断。
cut something with something
 Jane cut the cord with a knife.
简用小刀割断绳子。
cut somebody something
 Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?
你帮我切一块面包，好吗？
cut along/across/round etc
 Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines.
用剪刀小心地沿虚线剪开。
cut through
 We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal.
我们需要一把可以切割金属的锯子。
cut something in half/in two
 Cut the orange in half.
把橙子切成两半。
cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting) 把某物切成薄片/大块/小块等
 Cut the carrots into thin strips.
把胡萝卜切成细条。
cut something to size/length (=cut something so that it is the size you need) 把某物切割成所需的大小/长度
 The curtain pole can be cut to length.
这根窗帘杆可以切割成需要的长度。
→ cut out, cut up
3  GRASS/HAIR ETCmake STH shorter with a knife etc 用刀等把某物切短 [transitiveT]CUT to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etc, especially in order to make it neater 修剪，修理
 For reasons of hygiene, we had to cut our fingernails really short.
为了卫生，我们要把指甲剪得很短。
cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc
 From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge.
外面传来有人修剪树篱的声音。
have/get your hair cut
 It’s about time you got your hair cut.
你该去把头发剪一剪了。
4  remove parts from film etc 删剪影片等中的内容 [transitiveT] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc, for example because it is too long or might offend people 删剪，删减，缩短
5  MAKE A SHAPEmake a hole/mark 挖洞/做记号 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CUT to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool 凿；挖；刻
6  WOUNDinjure 伤害 [transitiveT]CUT to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed 划破，划伤，割伤
7  make/form STH by cutting 切割成某物 [transitiveT] to make or form something from a solid piece of wood, metal etc using a sharp tool 切成，削成，凿成，割成
8  ESCAPElet SB get free 把某人放走 [transitiveT] to cut something such as metal or rope in order to let someone escape from where they are trapped 〔为放走某人而〕切开〔金属〕，剪断〔绳索〕
9  tool/material 工具/材料 [intransitiveI] if a tool cuts well, badly etc, it cuts things well or badly etc 切割〔性能良好、不好等〕
10  clothes 衣服 [transitiveT] if a piece of clothing is cut in a particular way, that is the way it is designed and made 把…剪成，剪裁
11  on computer 在计算机上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to remove something from a document or file on a computer 〔把计算机上的文件〕剪切
12  go a quick way 抄近路 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way 抄近道，走近路 → shortcut
13  DIVIDE AN AREAdivide an area 划分区域 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SEPARATE to divide an area into two or more parts 划分〔区域〕
14  PLAYING CARDSplaying cards 玩纸牌 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGC to divide a pack of cards into two 切（牌），倒（牌）
15  MUSIC/RECORDmusic 音乐 [transitiveT]APM to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy 灌制〔唱片〕
16. CROPScrops 农作物 [transitiveT]CUT to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them 收割〔庄稼〕
17  cut a deal to make a business deal 做成交易
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cut a deal• Grateful Dead guitar guru Jerry Garcia may be dead, but he can still cut a deal.• When they let me speak, I cut a deal.• Why not cut a deal, before it was too late?• Which trainees had cut deals for themselves?• The president and Congress cut a deal on a balanced budget that exempts military spending from any cuts.• The message is that the government will cut a deal with any threatened industry willing to pay through the nose.• Or Republicans could try to cut a deal with congressional Democrats in the hope that Mr Clinton would come aboard later.• The critics were not proposing to cut a deal with Hussein.
18  cut (somebody) a check American EnglishAmE informal to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone （给某人）开支票
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cut (somebody) a check• Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
n19. → cut!
20  film 电影
21. cut in line American EnglishAmE to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something 插队，不按次序排队
22  cut class/school American EnglishAmE informal to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to 逃课
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cut class/school• She started cutting classes and fighting with her teachers and parents.• But Democratic legislators say the tax cut would cut school funding by more than $ 3 billion.• The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.
23  cut your teeth (on something) EXPERIENCEto get your first experience of doing something and learn the basic skills （从某事上）获得初步经验
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cut your teeth (on something)• He cut his teeth at places like Claridges; the Carlton, Cannes.• The entrepreneurial owner cut his teeth on a Schweizer 300 which he still owns.• Sutton and Packford both cut their teeth on the old hot-metal newspaper production process.
24  cut corners FAST/QUICKto do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly 〔为了节省时间、精力或金钱而〕马虎从事，走捷径
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cut corners• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years.
25  cut something short INTERRUPTto stop doing something earlier than you planned 提早结束某事，中断某事
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cut something short• His death at the age of 38 cut short a brilliant career.• The ten-day mission was cut short when one of the shuttle's navigation devices failed.
26  cut somebody short INTERRUPTto stop someone from finishing what they wanted to say 打断某人的话，插嘴
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cut somebody short• I tried to explain but she cut me short.• I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short.
27  cut the ... spokenHURRY an impolite way of telling someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 停止…〔由于被激怒而制止对方〕
28  cut somebody dead IGNOREto deliberately ignore someone when you meet them 不理睬某人，装作没看见某人
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cut somebody dead• I saw Josie today - she must still be angry with me because she cut me dead.• Where he used to cut them dead, he now helps them on with their coats.
29  cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort 及早脱手以减少损失
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cut your losses• As for Richard, take my advice and cut your losses.• At that point they just wanted to cut their losses and get out of the business.• Cawthorne cuts his losses and goes somewhere else.• Try the risky, potentially spectacular shot, or cut his losses and play safe?• One solution was to cut their losses and sell to television.• Usually the wisest thing to do is to cut your losses early on.• Once he learned to ride his gains and cut his losses, he never looked back.• Be honest with yourself and cut your losses quickly.• I hope Wilko cuts his losses with our Brian and then goes out to look for a decent striker.
30. LINEline 线条 [transitiveT]HM if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point 相交
31. TOOTHtooth 牙齿DHB [transitiveT] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow 〔婴儿〕长〔牙〕，出〔牙〕
32  cut somebody to the quick/bone literaryUPSET to upset someone very much by saying something cruel 对某人伤害极深
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cut somebody to the quick/bone• Anything would have been better than this ice-cold contempt that cut her to the bone.• His mockery, which he meant as love, frightened and cut her to the bone.• It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone.• Son, you really cut down to the quick.• That's probably why she sent him - she knew it would cut him to the quick.• The answer cut him to the quick.• These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was.
33. cut to the chase informal to immediately start dealing with the most important part of something 马上切入正题
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cut to the chase• In business meetings, Richardson likes to cut to the chase.
34  cut a fine/strange etc figure literary to have an impressive, strange etc appearance 显得很好/很奇怪等
35  cut your own throat HARM/BE BAD FORto behave in a way that will cause harm to yourself, especially because you are very offended or angry about something 自取其辱，自取其咎
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cut your own throat• It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.• You would be cutting your own throat by refusing to accept their generous offer.• To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.
36  (it) cuts both ways EQUAL spoken used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one 有利有弊，有正反两种效果
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(it) cuts both ways• The company will probably discover, to its chagrin, that it cuts both ways.• It cuts both ways to both parties.• When our album Cuts Both Ways was released in 1989, I couldn't believe how successful it was.
37. cut the ground from under somebody’s feet IMPRESSto make someone or their ideas seem less impressive by having better ideas yourself or doing something before they do 把某人比下去；先发制人
38  cut and run informalLEAVE A PLACE to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly 开溜，临阵脱逃
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cut and run• My hands felt clammy, the usual signs of old Shallot beginning to wonder whether it is time to cut and run.• Potential victims never cut and run.• We sensed that Borden could cut and run at any moment.• No way do you feel the urge to cut and run before suffering the onslaught of hypothermia.• Its three big domestic rivals do not intend to cut and run either.• So they cut and run, on matters of supposed high principle.• Walker Stamp & Seal was one of the companies forced to decide whether it would cut and run or stay the course.
39  cut no ice/not cut much ice PERSUADEif something cuts no ice with someone, it will not persuade them to change their opinion or decision 不能说动〔某人〕，对〔某人〕不起作用
40. cut the (umbilical) cord DEPEND ON/RELY ONto stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents 摆脱[停止]〔尤指对父母的〕依赖
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cut the (umbilical) cord• Boys in particular need to cut the umbilical cord.• Before it could, I cut the cord and took it into the ante-room.• She would cut the cord that bound her to them cleanly and irrevocably.
41  not cut the mustard GOOD ENOUGH informal to not be good enough 不够好，不符合要求
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not cut the mustard• Athletes who can't cut the mustard don't make the team.• When a director reaches a certain age, he just can't cut the mustard anymore.
42  ILLEGAL DRUGdrugs 毒品 [transitiveT]MDD to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance 混合〔毒品和其他物质〕
43. cut your coat according to your cloth SPEND MONEYto spend only as much money as you can afford 量入为出
44  to cut a long story short spoken used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something 长话短说
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to cut a long story short• I was a waitress in a bar and he was one of my customers, and that, to cut a long story short, is how we met.
45  cut it/things fine  (also cut it close American EnglishAmE) to leave yourself just enough time to do something 把时间掐得很紧，把时间安排得不留余地
46  not cut it informal to not be good enough to do something 不能胜任，达不到要求［标准］
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not cut it• Most of the kids who start here are young and haven't worked before. Some just can't cut it.• Players who can't cut it soon realize it and quit.• We could make a lot of excuses, but excuses won't cut it.• So why not cut it down like they do?• Lightly trim the grass using a sharp mower if the surface is looking rough, but do not cut it short.
47  cut a swathe through something literary to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people 把〔某地〕夷为平地；给〔许多人〕造成严重破坏
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cut a swathe through something• They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks.• Unemployment is cutting a wide swathe through the West.
48. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife informal used to say that everyone in a place is very annoyed or angry with each other and this is very easy to notice 气氛很紧张
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: to reduce the amount of something
nouns
cut costs (=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)
They cut costs by getting rid of staff.
cut prices
Shops have been forced to cut their prices after very slow sales.
cut taxes/rates
The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.
cut spending/borrowing
In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending.
cut jobs
The bank announced that it was cutting 500 jobs.
cut crime
Cameras have helped to cut crime in the town centre.
adverbs
sharply/severely/drastically (=cut a lot)
Housing benefit was sharply cut for all but the poorest people.
phrases
cut something to the bone (=reduce it to the lowest level possible)
Funding for art and music in schools has been cut to the bone.
 THESAURUS
cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors 切，割，剪
Do you want me to cut the cake?
要我切蛋糕吗？
He cut off the lower branches.
他剪掉了下面的树枝。
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors 〔迅速地〕剪
I snipped the label off.
我剪下标签。
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
理发师剪掉她的头发。
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife 〔尤指用刀〕割，裁开
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
他用一把小折刀划开信封。
She slit through the plastic covering.
她在塑料盖上割开一道口子。
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut 〔用力地〕切，割
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
有人划破了他的汽车轮胎。
He tried to slash his wrists.
他试图割腕自杀。
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points) 锯
Saw the wood to the correct length.
把木头锯成适当的长度。
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces 切，劈，砍
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
比尔正在外面拿着一把斧子劈木柴。
They chopped down the old tree.
他们把这棵老树砍倒了。
finely chopped onion
剁得细碎的洋葱
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces 把…切成薄片
I’ll slice the cucumber.
我来把黄瓜切成片。
Slice the bread thinly.
把面包切成薄片。
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces 把〔蔬菜或肉〕切成小方块
First dice the apple into cubes.
先把苹果切成丁。
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool 磨碎，擦碎〔干酪或硬的蔬菜〕
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
擦碎干酪撒在蔬菜上。
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple 给…去皮
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
我把马铃薯削了皮放在深平底锅里。
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat 〔从大块的肉上〕切下〔小片〕
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
雷叔叔切火鸡。
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc 割〔草〕
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
一个园艺工正在修剪草坪。
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater 修剪
He was trimming his beard.
他正在修剪胡须。
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
切去肉上多余的肥肉。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc
phrases
cut somebody a piece/slice of something
Shall I cut you a slice of cake?
cut something in half/two (=into two pieces)
Cut the tomatoes in half.
cut something into pieces/slices/chunks etc
Next cut the carrots into thin slices.
cut something to size/length (=so that it is the size/length you need)
The place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me.
adverbs
cut something open
Cut open the avocado and remove the stone.
cut something lengthways (=cut it in the direction that is longest)
First cut the fish in half lengthways.
cut something cleanly (=with no uneven edges)
Branches should be cut cleanly from the tree.
 PHRASAL VERBS
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cut• Mr Bates, prospective Conservative candidate for Langbaurgh, claimed the fire service training budget had been drastically cut.• Tax bases were broadened; marginal rates were cut.• Beth's at the salon having her hair cut.• Firms cut back further on orders.• A couple of the scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.• Because of the recession, salaries in the advertising industry have been cut by a half.• Kids cut class and ran down the street to watch the fire.• With a serrated knife, cut corn kernels off cob; set aside.• It's so difficult to cut even a couple of scenes from a play without losing some of the story.• His annual leave has been cut from six weeks to just three.• One of the children had cut her foot on some glass.• Phil cut himself shaving this morning.• I had to cut huge chunks out to get this essay to the right length.• Trim the fennel, cut into quarters and core.• My sister usually cuts my hair.• Rescue workers had to use special equipment to cut open the steel doors.• This cuts out the currency board as middleman, and has a similar economic effect.• It cut Romney Marsh off from the mainland.• Even after it had been cut, the film was still over three hours long.• Cut the fish into four pieces and serve hot or warm.• My dad used to cut the grass every Sunday morning.• Mandy cut the paper in half and gave a piece to each child.• First cut the paper into a triangle.• Beresford cut the scenes of cannibalism.• He cut the string and carefully unwrapped the parcel.• Iron and steel were hard and unyielding, yet here in the machine shop, you cut them like butter.• If you cut too many jobs, you overload the remaining employees.• I wish you wouldn't cut your fingernails in the living room.
cut costs• But it regularly boasts of buying abroad to cut costs.• He observes that managed care companies have simply responded to employers who pay health benefits and want to cut costs.• The mapper will use components from existing spacecraft to cut costs.• Banks across the country tied the knot as a way to cut costs and boost earnings.• Mr Gummer unveiled a series of measures to cut costs at slaughterhouses.• We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels.• Pressure to cut costs led to the firing of over 200 employees.• Banks are trying to cut costs to generate money to write off their bad loans.• It was their wage-reducing attempts to cut costs which led to Luddism.
cut somebody something• Can you cut me a piece of bread too, please?
cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc• If yours is still being mended, borrow your neighbour's mower and cut the lawn.• Suppose Vic's father chose this moment to spray his apple tree, Mungo thought, or cut the grass?• You know the drill: cut the grass; bag the clippings; haul them to the curb for pickup.• Quentin Featherston cut the grass of the rectory lawns again.• We won't be able to cut the grass the week after next, as I'd hoped.• Rotary mowers Hand or self-propelled, these cut the grass with a scything action as the blades revolve.
cut into• The paraffin block was cut into 3 µm thick sections which were placed on slides.• The straw can be cut into a point at one end.• If the patient can only use one hand, food should be prepared ready to eat, cut into manageable pieces.• You sure cut into my fun.• Discounts may bring in shoppers, but they cut into retailers' profits.• Cut into the meat to see if it is done.• To serve, cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.• It is not difficult to construct your own labyrinth, either in stones or cut into your lawn.
cut your finger/knee/hand etc• The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers.• He was not sure how he cut his hand, but suggested that he nicked himself while wrestling with his son.• He'd cut my fingers off if I used it.• One day Mr Jenks had cut his hand on a tin can.• In early December, Aesop cut his finger opening a can of cling peaches.• And the only guy hurt cut his hand opening an ammo can.• Sitting on the ground was Terry Porter who'd apparently fallen over and cut his knee quite badly.
cut free• He had to be cut free.• Rex was trapped by his legs and had to be cut free.• Some were catapulted out of smashed windows, while others were trapped and had to be cut free.• The road, which is popular with tourists, was closed while the men were cut free.• They could let down extra wires to hold the branch and winch it up when it was cut free.• Two survivors - both women - were cut free after being trapped for 20 minutes in the wreckage.• Police said the bicycle, valued at £200, had been left chained to railings but was cut free by the thieves.• A man and a woman were cut free from the Honda, but the woman has since died.
cut through/down/across etc• While it might cut down on drug-related crime, the total level of harm certainly would skyrocket, as more people indulged.• Because of business commitments he's cut down on his rescue work.• It's all part of a plan to cut down on the quantity of rubbish being taken to already overflowing landfill sites.• Those who did were swiftly cut down, peppered with birdshot, as they raised their guns to fire.• Former railroad rights of way cut across river bottoms that used to be littered with bustling towns.• The dart is ready to cut through the september evening.• Enrique cut through the woods towards the farm.• I had a sense that this was a much longer project that was cut down to a more commercial length.
cut something in/into something• Cut the apples into four pieces.
cut!
1.spoken said by the director of a film to tell people to stop acting, filming etc 停！〔导演口令〕
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cut!• Cut, people! That's a wrap!
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cut2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]  
1  REDUCTIONreduction 减少 [usually plural]REDUCE a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company 〔规模或数量，尤指政府或公司支出的〕削减，缩减，裁减
2  WOUNDMIskin wound 皮肤的伤口 a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin 伤口
3  HOLE/MARKCUThole/mark 洞/记号 a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object 切口；切痕
4  HAIRhair 头发 [usually singular]
5  clothes 衣服 [usually singular]DCC the style in which clothes have been made 〔衣服的〕款式，剪裁，式样
6  share of STH 某物的份额 [usually singular]MONEY someone’s share of something, especially money 〔尤指金钱的〕份额
7. REMOVEremoval from film 从影片中删剪 an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed 删剪，删节；删掉的部分
8  FILMAMFfilm 电影 [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown 剪辑
9. music 音乐 one of the songs or pieces of music on an album, CD etc 〔唱片、磁带或激光唱片中的〕一首曲目
10  the cut and thrust of something VIOLENTthe exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done 某事物的激烈争斗；某事物的交锋
Examples from the Corpus
the cut and thrust of something• It has all the cut and thrust of an ideological conflict.• Away from the cut and thrust of soccer management, Bates knew how to keep second wife Pam in her place.
11  be a cut above somebody/something BETTERto be much better than someone else or something else 优于某人/某物，比某人/某物高出一筹
Examples from the Corpus
be a cut above somebody/something• All were a cut above the Polynesian houses.• Apparently this feller was a cut above the average.• She had quickly realized that he was a cut above the other men at the table.• Cutting edge: A small Stockton hair salon is proving it is a cut above the rest in competitions.• The lasagna at Bella Mia is a cut above other restaurants' versions.• Morton was a cut above the average nob, that was for sure.
12  MEATDFmeat 肉 a piece of meat that has been cut to a size suitable for cooking or eating 〔适合烹调或进食的〕切下的肉块
13. TTRroad 道路 American EnglishAmE a road that has been made through a hill 〔在山中开出的〕通道
→ cold cuts, power cut, short cut
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company
verbs
make cuts
The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces.
announce cuts
A major engineering company has announced big job cuts.
take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced)
Some employees were forced to take pay cuts.
NOUN + cut
tax cuts
The president announced tax cuts.
pay/wage cuts
Millions of workers face pay cuts.
job/staff cuts
There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.
spending cuts
His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion.
price cuts
The company announced big price cuts on all its computers.
defence cuts
Further proposals for defence cuts were drawn up.
adjectives
deep/severe cuts (=big reductions)
Deep cuts were made in research spending.
drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions)
He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin
verbs
have a cut on something
He had a cut on his forehead.
get a cut (on something)
I fell and got a bad cut on my head.
adjectives
small/slight
It’s only a small cut.
minor
Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts.
superficial (=not deep)
I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts.
bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot)
The cut looked quite bad.
How did you get that nasty cut?
deep
She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.
phrases
cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin)
He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises.
Examples from the Corpus
cut• Schools receive a 34% cut of the money the state lottery earns.• Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes.• There are to be big cuts in the health budget next year.• These pointed fingers were adjusted to be my guide and, apart from the very ends of each cut, were quite reliable.• Make the first cut fairly shallow, then push the saw deeper into the wood.• That's a very flattering cut.• Several passengers were treated for cuts and bruises.• Teachers are expecting further cuts next year.• Investigators found that her cut of the profits amounted to more than 25%.• The new management has promised that there will be no job cuts.• How much is my cut going to be?• Nurses are protesting about further pay cuts.• The whole team agreed to take pay cuts, rather than see their colleagues lose their jobs.• The censors insisted on several cuts.• Some senators have called for huge tax cuts to stimulate the economy.• The Kennedy and Reagan tax cuts came at a time when the economy was under-performing.• He knows the polls show voters would prefer smaller tax cuts.• They said the tax cut would reduce the amount of money flowing to schools.• It's a particularly tender cut of beef.• The emphasis on comfort has changed the cut of men's suits.• The cut should go to 1 / 4 inch from the other side of the card.• The distributors and the wholesalers all get their cut, and this is what pushes up the price.• His hands were covered with cuts and scrapes.
make cuts• Always make cuts clean and smooth with no ragged, broken edges to the cut, or slivers of stem left exposed.• So assess your finances, look at where you can make cuts in expenses.• The only place where we could make cuts, without resetting the entire piece, was in the last paragraph.• Service companies have now begun to make cuts.• They have different styles: Warren runs downhill, looking to make cuts, while Broussard is more explosive.• The overwhelming weight of scientific opinion is that we need to make cuts of 60 % or more in carbon dioxide emissions.• Some others also plan to make cuts.
cuts and bruises• These are typically chemical burns, cuts and bruises and eye injuries.• Most of the children were treated by the roadside for cuts and bruises some of them were in shock.• Tony Humphries from Northampton needed hospital treatment for cuts and bruises.• Their victim needed hospital treatment for cuts and bruises.• Apart from a couple of minor cuts and bruises, there were no injuries.• The commemorative battle was sufficiently well choreographed to avoid serious damage ... although there were still plenty of cuts and bruises.• He had suffered cuts and bruises.• Ian died instantly, Mark escaped with cuts and bruises.
From Longman Business Dictionary
cutcut1 /kʌt/ noun [countableC]
1a planned reduction in the amount or level of something
cut in
The chairman took an $800,000 cut in pay last year because of poor profits.
the president’s programme of budget cuts
Though it announced price cuts in June, its PCs still sell for more than those of its foreign competitors.
2informal the share of an amount of money that someone is allowed to take for themselves, especially as a reward or payment for helping someone to earn the total amount
The video has been hugely popular, yet Jones received only £1,600 after his agents took their cut.
cutcut2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cut, present participle cutting) [transitiveT]
to reduce prices, amounts, money etc
She criticized supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices.
There’s always pressure on the organisation to increase productivity and cut costs.
Unfortunately, we need to cut our workforce by a third.
Origin cut1
(1200-1300) From an unrecorded Old English cytan
cut1 verb
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→20-29
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→n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1cut!cut2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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