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单词 cut
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verb | noun
cutcut1 /kʌt/ verb (past tense and past participle cut, present participle cutting) 1 to cut something with a knife, scissors, etc. cut
to divide or make a hole in something, using a knife, scissors, etc.:
  • Cut the cardboard into a circle.
  • He cut a hole in the fence and escaped.
  • snip
    to cut something quickly with scissors:
  • Snip off the end of the string behind the knot.
  • slit
    to make a thin cut all the way through something:
  • Roberto slit open the envelope with a knife.
  • slash
    to cut something in a very violent way:
  • Someone had slashed a hole in our tent and taken my wallet.
  • hack
    to cut something in a very rough or violent way:
  • Mr. Powell was hacking at the base of the tree with an ax.
  • amputate (formal)
    to cut off someone’s arm, leg, foot, etc. in a medical operation:
  • The soldier’s wound was so bad that the doctors decided they had to amputate his leg.
  • sever (formal)
    to cut off a part of someone’s body in an accident or attack:
  • Her hand was severed in the accident.
  • 2 to cut someone’s skin cut
    to cut someone’s skin:
  • The knife is very sharp - be careful you don’t cut your finger.
  • I cut myself on some glass.
  • scratch
    to make a small cut that is not very deep:
  • The cat scratched him and ran away.
  • stab
    to push a knife or other sharp object into someone’s body:
  • The attacker stabbed him, but his injuries are not serious.
  • 3 to cut food cut
    to divide food into pieces using a knife:
  • She cut the pizza in half.
  • Cut the carrots into long sticks.
  • chop
    to cut something into small pieces with quick movements of a knife:
  • Chop the garlic into little pieces and add them to the pan.
  • slice
    to cut flat pieces from a larger piece of food, especially bread or meat:
  • Slice the beef thinly.
  • She sliced a few pieces of bread to use for toast.
  • carve
    to cut a large piece of cooked meat into slices, in order to serve it:
  • My mother carved the turkey at the table.
  • peel
    to take the outside part off a fruit or vegetable:
  • I peeled the potatoes and put them in boiling water.
  • dice
    to cut vegetables or fruit into fairly small square pieces:
  • Dice the carrots and add them to the soup.
  • grate
    to cut food into small thin pieces by rubbing it against a tool with lots of sharp holes called a grater:
  • Grate the cheese and sprinkle it on the top of the pasta.
  • GRAMMAR CHECK: cutMany of the verbs you use to talk about cutting food can be turned into adjectives by adding “-ed.” You can say chopped, sliced, peeled, diced, and grated: Mix the chopped nuts in with the other ingredients. | Put the diced onion into the pan with the olive oil.
    4 to cut wood, grass, or other plants cut
    to make grass or other plants shorter:
  • Now that spring is here, it’s time to cut the grass again.
  • I cut back a few of the branches so that they didn’t hang over the sidewalk.
  • mow
    to cut grass with a machine:
  • My brother was in the backyard mowing the lawn.
  • clip
    to cut small amounts of grass, a hedge, or a bush with a tool you hold in your hand, in order to make it shorter or smaller:
  • That hedge looks better now it has been clipped.
  • trim
    to cut a small amount off a bush or other plant, to make it look neater:
  • The roses need trimming.
  • cut down also chop down
    to completely remove a tree or other large plant by cutting it all the way through:
  • They cut down several old trees on our street.
  • Don’t let them chop down that maple tree!
  • chop
    to cut wood into pieces with an ax:
  • My sister helped my dad chop wood for the fire.
  • saw
    to cut wood using a tool called a saw, which you push forward and back:
  • It takes a long time to saw through one of these big logs.
  • 5 to cut hair or fingernails cut
    to cut someone’s hair or nails:
  • My mom usually cuts my hair for me.
  • How often do you cut your nails?
  • When another person cuts your hair, say: I’m having/getting my hair cut. Don’t say: I’m cutting my hair.
    shave
    to cut off the hair on your face or body with a razor (=a tool with thin sharp blades on a handle):
  • He was shaving in the bathroom.
  • She shaves her legs every two days.
  • trim
    to cut off a small amount of hair, to make it look neater:
  • Can you trim about an inch off the ends of my hair?
  • shear
    to cut the wool off a sheep:
  • He grew up on a farm and knew how to shear sheep.
  • ➔ see reduce for cut meaning “to reduce something such as prices or costs” ➔ see shorten
    verb | noun
    cutcut2 /kʌt/ noun cut
    an injury you get when something sharp cuts your skin:
  • The nurse cleaned the cut and put a bandage on it.
  • I got a small cut from the knife.
  • scratch
    a small cut on your skin that is not deep:
  • I climbed a tree and got a few scratches on my arms from the tree branches.
  • gash
    a deep cut:
  • His leg had a deep gash in it from the motorcycle accident.
  • wound
    a deep cut or hole in your skin, made by a weapon. Wounds are usually serious:
  • The soldiers were in the hospital recovering from bullet wounds.
  • ➔ see decrease1 for cut meaning “a reduction”
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