cut /kʌt/ I. vt. & vi. (cut, cut) 1. 割，砍，剪：Cut the apples into halves. 把这些苹果都切成两半。 Cut the meat into small pieces. 把肉切成小块。 He was cut in the hand. 他手被割破了。2. (引申义)缩短，削减: Cut the report to four pages. 把报告缩短成四页。The icy wind cut me to the bone. 寒风刺骨。3.用于短语动词 cut across 走捷径，对直通过：We can gain some time if we cut across this field. 我们从田野穿过就能赢得时间。cut back (on) 减少：cut back one’s expenses 减少开支 They cut back on production during the power cuts. 停电时他们减少生产。 cut corners 用快捷、简单、便宜的方法：I don’t like to cut corners when I have company for dinner. 请大家一起吃饭我不喜欢简单了之。cut down削减，减少：cut down the income 减少收入 cut in 1. 插嘴，打断：She always cuts in when other people are talking. 当别人谈话时，她总是要插嘴。2.超车抢档；夹塞: We were driving peacefully along the road when this red car cut in (on us), forcing us to slow down. 我们在路上开车子走得好好的，突然这辆红车插了进来，逼着我们放慢了速度。 cut off 切断，停掉：cut off the water(one’s electricity) 切断水（停某人的电）［考句］ When the whole area was cut off by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.当整个地区被洪水隔绝时，政府派直升机将食品运送到那里。cut out割去，删去：Let’s cut out the unimportant details. 让我们把那些无关紧要的细节删去。cut short 突然停止：We cut short our vacation when we learned of my mother’s illness.听说妈妈得病我们的假期马上停止。cut sb. short 打断某人的话：［考句］Jack was about to announce our plan but I cut him short.杰克正要宣布我们的计划，我打断了他。cut up 不讲究方式批评人：She seems to cut up most of the people she works with.她似乎对大部分同事都乱批评一气。‖II. n. ［c］ 1. 切，割；伤口：He made a cut on his finger with a knife. 他用小刀时把手指上割了一道口子。 2.减少，删减：accept a cut in salary 接受减少工资 Some automakers have announced a price cut. 有些汽车商宣布降价。3.用于习语 short cut 捷径：Let’s take the short cut to the station. 让我们走近路到车站去。 4.构成复合词: haircut 理发；woodcut 木刻；papercut 剪纸