cut短语用法详解

1. cut sb sth 为某人切某物。如：

Cut me some pineapple. 给我切几片菠萝吧。

He cut me a slice of bread. 他为我切了一块面包。

注：该句型也可转换为：

Cut some pineapple for me.

He cut a slice of bread for me.

2. cut sth into sth 把某物切成某物。如：

First cut the meat into small pieces. 先把肉切成小块。

He cut the apple into halves. 他把它切成了两半。

注：若指分为两半，可说成 cut sth into halves 或 cut sth in half。

3. cut down

(1) 砍倒。如：

They cut down the big tree. 他们把这棵大树砍倒了。

(2) 削减，压缩，缩减。如：

Expenses ought to be cut down in every way. 应该在一切方面减少开支。

You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words. 你最好能把这篇文章压到两千字左右。

4. cut in

(1) 插入，插话。如：

Don’t cut in when others are talking. 别人说话时别插话。

He kept cutting in on our conversation. 我们谈话时他老是插话。

注：cut in on sth 有时可说成 cut into sth, 如上面第二句也可说成：

He kept cutting into our conversation. (from www.nmet168.com)

(2) 插队，超车。如：

He cut in at the head of the line. 他在队伍的前面插队。

The car overtook me and then cut in on me. 那辆小车超了我的车，然后插在我前面。

5. cut off 切断，隔断，断绝。如：

We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 我们在电话里谈话谈了一半就被切断了。

The flood cut the villagers off from the rest of the world. 洪水切断了村民们与外界的联系。

6. cut out 剪成，戒掉。如：

I must cut out smoking. 我必须戒烟。

The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 风雨侵蚀出了一条深谷。