/kʌt ||; kʌt/verb (
present participle cutting;past tense past participle cut)
1 [I,T] to make an opening, wound or mark in sth using a sharp tool, for example a pair of scissors or a knife （用利器）切开，割破，割伤: Be careful not to cut yourself on that broken glass! 小心不要被玻璃碎片割伤！This knife doesn't cut very well. 这把刀不快。
2 [T] cut sth (from sth) to remove sth or a part of sth, using a knife, etc （用刀等将某物或某物的一部份）切下，割下: She cut two slices of bread (from the loaf). 她（从整条面包上）切了两片面包。
3 [T] cut sth (in/into sth) to divide sth into pieces with a knife, etc （用刀等将某物）切成，分成（数份）: She cut the cake into eight (pieces). 她把蛋糕切为八份。He cut the rope in two. 他把那根绳子割成两条。
4 [T] to make sth shorter by using scissors, etc （用剪刀等）剪短，割短: I cut my own hair. 我给自己剪头发。to have your hair cut (= at the hairdresser's). 在理发店理发to cut the grass 割草
5 [T] to make or form sth by removing material with a sharp tool （用利器）切成，割成，挖成: She cut a hole in the card and pushed the string through. 她在卡片上戳一个孔，然后将线穿过去。They cut a path through the jungle. 他们开辟一条小径穿过丛林。
6 [T] to reduce sth or make it shorter; to remove sth 减少；缩短；删除: to cut taxes/costs/spending 减税；降低成本；压缩开支Several violent scenes in the film were cut. 影片有几个暴力镜头被删剪了。
7 [T] (computing计算机技术) to remove a piece of text from the screen 剪去屏幕上文檔的某一部份: Use the cut and paste buttons to change the order of the paragraphs. 使用“剪贴”按钮改变段落次序。
8 [I] cut across, along, through, etc (sth) to go across, etc sth, in order to make your route shorter 走快捷方式；抄近路: It's much quicker if we cut across the field. 如果我们走快捷方式穿过这片田野可以快很多。
9 [T] (spoken 口语) to stop sth 停止；中断: Cut the chat and get on with your work! 别再聊天了，赶快干活吧！
10 [T] to deeply offend sb or hurt his/her feelings 得罪，伤害（某人的感情）: His cruel remarks cut her deeply. 他无情无义的话严重伤害了她的感情。
For idioms containing cut look at the entries for the nouns, adjectives, etc, for example cut corners is at corner. 含cut的习语，参看有关名词、形容词等词条，如cut corners可参看词条corner。 cut across sth to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate 影响，涉及（不同的独立群体）:
The question of aid for the earthquake victims cuts across national boundaries. 有关救助地震灾民的问题已经超越了国界。 cut sth back; cut back (on sth) to reduce sth 减少:
to cut back on public spending 减少公共开支 cut sth down 1 to make sth fall down by cutting it 砍倒: to cut down a tree 砍倒一棵树
2 to make sth shorter 删减；缩短: I have to cut my essay down to 2000 words. 我得把我的文章删节成2000字。
cut sth down; cut down (on sth) to reduce the quantity or amount of sth; to do sth less often 减少，减低（某物的数量或次数）:
You should cut down on fatty foods. 你应少吃脂肪多的食物。 cut in (on sb/sth) to interrupt sb/sth 打断（某人的说话等）:
She kept cutting in on our conversation. 她老是打断我们的谈话。 cut sb off (often passive 常用于被动语态) to stop or interrupt sb's telephone conversation 停止或打断某人在电话上的谈话:
We were cut off before I could give her my message. 我还没有来得及把消息告诉她，电话就断线了。 cut sb/sth off (often passive 常用于被动语态) to stop the supply of sth to sb 停止对某人供应某物；切断某物的供应:
The electricity/gas/water has been cut off. 电╱煤气╱水已经停止供应。 cut sth off to block a road, etc so that nothing can pass 堵塞道路等:
We must cut off all possible escape routes. 我们必须把所有可能的逃跑路线切断。 cut sth off (sth) to remove sth from sth larger by cutting （从较大的东西上）剪下，切除:
Be careful you don't cut your fingers off using that electric saw. 使用那把电锯要当心，别把手指锯掉了。 cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) (often passive 常用于被动语态) to prevent sb/sth from moving from a place or contacting people outside 使与外界隔绝:
The farm was cut off from the village by heavy snow. 农场因大雪而与附近的村子失去联系。 cut sth open to open sth by cutting 切开；割开:
She fell and cut her head open. 她跌倒在地，把头撞破了。 cut sth out 1 to remove sth or to form sth into a particular shape by cutting 切去；剪下；剪成: He cut the job advertisement out of the newspaper. 他从报纸上剪下招聘广告。
2 to not include sth 删去: Cut out the boring details! 把那些乏味的细节删掉吧！
3 (especially US 尤为美) (informal 非正式) to stop saying or doing sth that annoys sb 停止说或做令人烦恼的事: Cut that out and leave me alone! 住口，别烦我了！
4 (informal 非正式) to stop doing or using sth 戒除；不再用: You'll only lose weight if you cut out sweet things from your diet. 你只有不再吃甜食才能减轻体重。
be cut out for sth; be cut out to be sth to have the qualities needed to do sth; to be suitable for sth/sb 有做某事所需要的才能；适合:
You're not cut out to be a soldier. 你不是当兵的材料。 cut sth up to cut sth into small pieces with a knife, etc （用刀等）分成小块，切碎