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cut1 /kʌt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cut, present participle cutting)
1  REDUCE PRICES/TIME/MONEY ETCreduce 減少 [transitiveT]REDUCE to reduce the amount of something 削減，裁減，減少
They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.
爲了減少該地區的街頭犯罪，他們安裝了閉路電視攝像機。
You need to cut the amount of fat and sugar in your diet.
你需要減少飲食中脂肪和糖的攝入量。
Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are cut, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe.
科學家警告說如果不減少碳排放量，我們可能會面臨環境災難。
Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits.
爲了降低成本，提高利潤，將削減700個職位。
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價的航空公司競爭，就需要降低價格。
cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc
The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.
福利預算被削減了560億美元。
cut something off something
A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.
新開設的直航服務將使倫敦與首爾之間的航程縮短兩小時。
Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible).
人員配備已經削減到了最低限度。
► 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?
要我切蛋糕嗎？
The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault.
襲擊前幾分鐘，電話線已經被切斷。
cut something with something
Jane cut the cord with a knife.
簡用小刀割斷繩子。
cut somebody something
Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?
你幫我切一塊面包，好嗎？
cut along/across/round etc
Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines.
用剪刀小心地沿虛線剪開。
cut through
We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal.
我們需要一把可以切割金屬的鋸子。
cut something in half/in two
Cut the orange in half.
把橙子切成兩半。
cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting) 把某物切成薄片/大塊/小塊等
Cut the carrots into thin strips.
把胡蘿蔔切成細條。
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/長度
The curtain pole can be cut to length.
這根窗簾杆可以切割成需要的長度。
→ 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.
爲了衛生，我們要把指甲剪得很短。
cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc
From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge.
外面傳來有人修剪樹籬的聲音。
have/get your hair cut
It’s about time you got your hair cut.
你該去把頭發剪一剪了。
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，删減，縮短
The original version was cut by more than 30 minutes.
原作版本被删剪掉了30多分鐘。
► see thesaurus at remove
5  MAKE A SHAPEmake a hole/mark 挖洞/做記號 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CUT to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool 鑿；挖；刻
cut into
The blade cut deep into the wood.
刀鋒深深地劈進木頭。
cut something into something
Strange letters had been cut into the stone.
石頭上刻着一些奇怪的字母。
Cut a hole in the middle of the paper.
在紙的中央剪個洞。
Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds.
切開辣椒，把籽挖掉。
6  WOUNDinjure 傷害 [transitiveT]CUT to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed 劃破，劃傷，割傷
cut your finger/knee/hand etc
I noticed he’d cut his finger quite badly.
我發現他手指劃破得很厲害。
cut yourself (on something)
Marcie said she’d cut herself on a broken glass.
瑪茜說她被一塊碎玻璃劃傷了。
That knife’s extremely sharp! Mind you don’t cut yourself.
那把刀非常鋒利！當心别劃傷。
On Eric’s chin was a scrap of cotton wool where he’d cut himself shaving.
埃裏克的下巴上貼着一塊藥棉，是他剃須的時候刮傷的。
She fell and cut her head open.
她摔倒時把頭磕破了。
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，鑿成，割成
I’ll get a spare key cut for you.
我給你配一把備用的鑰匙。
cut something from something
The chair had been cut from the trunk of a tree.
這把椅子是用一根樹幹鑿成的。
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 〔爲放走某人而〕切開〔金屬〕，剪斷〔繩索〕
cut somebody from something
She had to be cut from the wreckage of her car.
只好切割汽車殘骸讓她出來。
He was in the vehicle for an hour before he was cut free.
他在汽車裏困了一小時才獲救。
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〕
professional quality tools that cut efficiently and smoothly
切割利索、順暢的優質專業工具
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
The T-shirt is cut fairly low at the neck.
這件T恤衫領口開得很低。
11  on computer 在計算機上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to remove something from a document or file on a computer 〔把計算機上的文件〕剪切
To cut text, press Control + C.
要剪切文本可按控制鍵加C鍵。
Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and then make it appear in a new file).
把這張圖片剪貼到新的文檔裏去。
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
cut through/down/across etc
I usually cut through the car park to get to work.
我通常抄近路穿過停車場去上班。
Let’s cut across the field.
我們抄近路從田裏穿過去吧。
13  DIVIDE AN AREAdivide an area 劃分區域 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SEPARATE to divide an area into two or more parts 劃分〔區域〕
cut something in/into something
The river cuts the whole region in two.
這條河把整個地區一分爲二。
cut through
The new road will cut through a conservation area.
這條新路將穿過一片自然環境保護區。
14  PLAYING CARDSplaying cards 玩紙牌 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGC to divide a pack of cards into two 切（牌），倒（牌）
First cut the pack, and then deal the cards
先切牌，然後發牌。
15  MUSIC/RECORDmusic 音樂 [transitiveT]APM to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy 灌制〔唱片〕
The band cut their first single in 2001.
該樂隊在2001年灌制了他們的首張單曲唱片。
16. CROPScrops 農作物 [transitiveT]CUT to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them 收割〔莊稼〕
17  cut a deal to make a business deal 做成交易
A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies.
據報道一家法國公司成交了一筆生意，爲政府機構生産軟件。
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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 （給某人）開支票
When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139.
估損員到來後，他開了一張139美元的支票。
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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 電影
a) [transitiveT] to put the parts of a film together so that they make a continuous story, and get rid of the parts you do not want 剪輯〔影片〕
21. cut in line American EnglishAmE to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something 插隊，不按次序排隊
22  cut class/school American EnglishAmE informal to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to 逃課
She started cutting classes.
她開始逃課。
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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 （從某事上）獲得初步經驗
Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper.
兩名記者都從同一份當地報紙獲得了最初的新聞工作經驗。
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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 〔爲了節省時間、精力或金錢而〕馬虎從事，走捷徑
There’s a temptation to cut corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.
時間緊迫時你會很想走捷徑，但這麽做並不值得。
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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 提早結束某事，中斷某事
The band has cut short its US concert tour.
樂隊提前結束了在美國的巡回演出。
Her athletic career was cut short by a leg injury.
她的體育生涯因爲腿傷而中斷了。
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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 打斷某人的話，插嘴
I tried to explain, but he cut me short.
我想解釋，他卻打斷了我。
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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…〔由於被激怒而制止對方〕
Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened!
簡，你别再冷嘲熱諷了，快告訴我究竟發生了什麽事！
Cut the crap (=stop saying something that is not true), I saw his car outside your house!
别扯謊了！我看見他的汽車停在你家外面。
28  cut somebody dead IGNOREto deliberately ignore someone when you meet them 不理睬某人，裝作沒看見某人
I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.
我在鎮上看見了伊恩，他卻沒理睬我。
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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 及早脫手以減少損失
He decided to cut his losses and sell the business.
他決定趁早放棄，把企業賣了。
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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 線條 [transitiveT]HM if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point 相交
31. TOOTHtooth 牙齒DHB [transitiveT] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow 〔嬰兒〕長〔牙〕，出〔牙〕
32  cut somebody to the quick/bone literaryUPSET to upset someone very much by saying something cruel 對某人傷害極深
His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone.
他的嘲笑讓她害怕，對她傷害極深。
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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 馬上切入正題
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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 顯得很好/很奇怪等
Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure.
梅森顯得飽經風霜，目中無人。
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
He’d just be cutting his own throat if he left now.
他如果現在離開就等於毀了自己。
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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，有正反兩種效果
The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways.
利率越高，金融風險也就越大，這當然是有利有弊的事。
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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；先發制人
38  cut and run informalLEAVE A PLACE to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly 開溜，臨陣脫逃
Although the company has faced financial difficulties, they do not intend to cut and run.
雖然這家公司面臨經濟困難，但他們並不想臨陣脫逃。
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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 不能說動〔某人〕，對〔某人〕不起作用
It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ice with Democrats.
這些論點對民主黨不會産生多少影響。
40. cut the (umbilical) cord DEPEND ON/RELY ONto stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents 擺脫[停止]〔尤指對父母的〕依賴
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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 不夠好，不符合要求
Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard.
其他雜志都想套用這一方法，但效果不佳。
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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〔毒品和其他物質〕
43. cut your coat according to your cloth SPEND MONEYto spend only as much money as you can afford 量入爲出
44  to cut a long story short spoken used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something 長話短說
To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house.
長話短說吧，他把他們趕出了屋子。
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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 把時間掐得很緊，把時間安排得不留餘地
Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine.
即使在交通正常的情況下，要20分鐘到達機場也是很緊的。
46  not cut it informal to not be good enough to do something 不能勝任，達不到要求［標準］
Players who can’t cut it soon quit the team.
能力不夠的球員很快就離開了球隊。
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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〕夷爲平地；給〔許多人〕造成嚴重破壞
A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government.
一連串的受賄醜聞使政府遭到重創。
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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 氣氛很緊張
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?
要我切蛋糕嗎？
He cut off the lower branches.
他剪掉了下面的樹枝。
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors 〔迅速地〕剪
I snipped the label off.
我剪下標簽。
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
理發師剪掉她的頭發。
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife 〔尤指用刀〕割，裁開
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
他用一把小折刀劃開信封。
She slit through the plastic covering.
她在塑料蓋上割開一道口子。
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.
有人劃破了他的汽車輪胎。
He tried to slash his wrists.
他試圖割腕自殺。
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points) 鋸
Saw the wood to the correct length.
把木頭鋸成適當的長度。
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces 切，劈，砍
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
比爾正在外面拿着一把斧子劈木柴。
They chopped down the old tree.
他們把這棵老樹砍倒了。
finely chopped onion
剁得細碎的洋蔥
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces 把…切成薄片
I’ll slice the cucumber.
我來把黃瓜切成片。
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〕切成小方塊
First dice the apple into cubes.
先把蘋果切成丁。
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool 磨碎，擦碎〔幹酪或硬的蔬菜〕
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
擦碎幹酪撒在蔬菜上。
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple 給…去皮
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
我把馬鈴薯削了皮放在深平底鍋裏。
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat 〔從大塊的肉上〕切下〔小片〕
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
雷叔叔切火雞。
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc 割〔草〕
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
一個園藝工正在修剪草坪。
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater 修剪
He was trimming his beard.
他正在修剪胡須。
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
切去肉上多餘的肥肉。
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
Examples from the Corpus
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！〔導演口令〕
Examples from the Corpus
cut!• Cut, people! That's a wrap!
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cut2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]
1  REDUCTIONreduction 減少 [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 〔規模或數量，尤指政府或公司支出的〕削減，縮減，裁減
There will be cuts across all levels of the company.
公司上下各級都將削減開支。
cut in
Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.
公共開支的縮減意味着能夠接受高等教育的人數將會減少。
The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized.
削減醫療保健服務的決定遭到了廣泛的批評。
tax/pay/job etc cuts
A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.
縮短每周工作日將意味着幾百萬工人要降低工資。
The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts.
這些建築規劃也許會因爲支出可能縮減而受到影響。
cut of
A cut of 1% in interest rates was announced yesterday.
昨天宣布利率下調1%。
2  WOUNDMIskin wound 皮膚的傷口 a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin 傷口
That’s quite a nasty cut – you ought to get it seen to by a doctor.
這個傷口很嚴重，你應該讓醫生處理一下。
The driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
司機逃過一劫，只受了些輕微的皮外傷。
► see thesaurus at injury
3  HOLE/MARKCUThole/mark 洞/記號 a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object 切口；切痕
Make a small cut in the paper.
在紙上切個小口。
4  HAIRhair 頭發 [usually singular]
a) CUTan act of cutting someone’s hair 剪發，理發 SYN haircut
How much do they charge for a cut and blow-dry?
理發加吹幹他們要收多少錢？
b) DCthe style in which your hair is cut 發式 SYN haircut
a short stylish cut
一種時髦的短發式
5  clothes 衣服 [usually singular]DCC the style in which clothes have been made 〔衣服的〕款式，剪裁，式樣
I could tell by the cut of his suit that he wasn’t a poor man.
從他的衣服式樣我可以看出他不是個窮人。
6  share of STH 某物的份額 [usually singular]MONEY someone’s share of something, especially money 〔尤指金錢的〕份額
cut of
She was determined to claim her cut of the winnings.
她下決心要拿回赢來的錢中屬於她的那一份。
7. REMOVEremoval from film 從影片中删剪 an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed 删剪，删節；删掉的部分
8  FILMAMFfilm 電影 [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown 剪輯
Spielberg himself oversaw the final cut.
斯皮爾伯格親自監督影片最後的剪輯工作。
9. music 音樂 one of the songs or pieces of music on an album, CD etc 〔唱片、磁帶或激光唱片中的〕一首曲目
10  the cut and thrust of something VIOLENTthe exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done 某事物的激烈爭鬥；某事物的交鋒
the cut and thrust of political debate
政治辯論中的唇槍舌劍
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 優於某人/某物，比某人/某物高出一籌
The movie is a cut above recent thrillers.
這部影片比最近拍的驚險片要好得多。
He proved himself to be a cut above the rest.
他證明了自己比别人要優秀得多。
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 〔適合烹調或進食的〕切下的肉塊
Long slow cooking is more suitable for cheaper cuts of meat.
長時間的慢火煮更適合便宜些的肉塊。
13. TTRroad 道路 American EnglishAmE a road that has been made through a hill 〔在山中開出的〕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

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