cut sth into sth 把某物切成某物。如:
First cut the meat into small pieces.
先把肉切成小塊。
He cut the apple into halves.
他把它切成了兩半。
注:若指分為兩半,可說成 cut sth into halves 或 cut sth in half。
cut down 砍倒。如:
They cut down the big tree.
他們把這棵大樹砍倒了。
削減,壓縮,縮減。如:
Expenses ought to be cut down in every way.
應(yīng)該在一切方面減少開支。
You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words.
你最好能把這篇文章壓到兩千字左右。
cut in 插入,插話。如:
Don’t cut in when others are talking.
別人說話時(shí)別插話。
He kept cutting in on our conversation.
我們談話時(shí)他老是插話。
注:cut in on sth 有時(shí)可說成 cut into sth, 如上面第二句也可說成:
He kept cutting into our conversation.
插隊(duì),超車。如:
He cut in at the head of the line.
他在隊(duì)伍的前面插隊(duì)。
The car overtook me and then cut in on me.
那輛小車超了我的車,然后插在我前面。
cut off 切斷,隔斷,斷絕。如:
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.
我們?cè)陔娫捓镎勗捳劻艘话刖捅磺袛嗔恕?/p>
The flood cut the villagers off from the rest of the world.
洪水切斷了村民們與外界的聯(lián)系。