CUT1 with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object2 to cut food3 to cut part of your body, especially accidentally4 when a doctor or scientist makes a cut in someone's body5 to cut someone's hair, beard, or fingernails6 to cut wood, plants, or grass7 to remove something by cutting8 to make a shape by cuttingRELATED WORDSto reduce a price or amount 降低价格或减少数量REDUCEsee alsoSHARPPIECE1 with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 用剪刀、刀等利器cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb]to divide something into two or more pieces, using a knife or scissors 切，割 He cut the string and carefully unwrapped the parcel. 他剪断绳子，仔细打开包裹。cut something in two/cut something in half Mandy cut the paper in half and gave a piece to each child. 曼迪把纸剪成两半，给孩子一人一半。cut something up/cut up somethinginto several pieces 把某物切〔剪〕成碎片 Tommy sat on the floor, cutting up old magazines. 汤米坐在地板上剪旧杂志。cut something open/cut open something Rescue workers had to use special equipment to cut open the steel doors. 援救人员不得不使用特殊的器械把钢门切开。snip /snɪp/ [transitive verb]to cut something with scissors using quick small cuts 〔用剪刀〕迅速地剪 She snipped the thread which held the two pieces of cloth together . 她把连着两块布的线剪断。slit /slɪt/ [transitive verb]to make a long narrow cut through something, especially skin or cloth 切开，裁开〔尤指皮肤或布料〕 He killed the goat by slitting its throat. 他割断羊的喉管，杀死了它。slit something open/slit open something Diane slit the envelope open with a knife. 黛安娜用刀把信封拆开。slit your wrists Graham slit his wrists in a suicide attempt. 格雷厄姆割破双腕，企图自杀。slash /slæʃ/ [transitive verb]to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, because you want to damage it or cause an injury 猛削，猛砍〔尤为了破坏或造成伤害〕 The painting had been slashed with a knife. 这幅画被人用刀划坏了。 Someone had slashed the tyres on Bayle's car. 有人划破了贝尔的车胎。slash your wrists She slashed her wrists with a razor blade. 她用一个剃刀刀片划破了手腕。stab /stæb/ [transitive verb]to push a knife into someone's body in order to kill or seriously injure them 〔用刀〕刺，戳，捅 Betty Carroll was stabbed 61 times and left to die on the floor of her Escondido home. 贝蒂·卡罗尔在自己位于埃斯孔迪多的家中被刺61刀，躺在地板上死去。stab somebody in the heart/arm etc Luca stabbed her in the thigh with a breadknife. 卢卡用一把切面包刀刺中她的大腿。stab somebody to deathkill someone by attacking them a knife Kitty Davison was found stabbed to death one night in 1997. 1997年的一个夜晚，有人发现姬蒂·戴维森被刺死了。hack /hæk/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut something very roughly or violently 砍，劈hack at something He picked up an axe and began hacking at the door. 他拿起一把斧子开始劈门。hack somebody to death All of the victims had been hacked to death. 所有的受害者都是被砍死的。hack somebody/something to pieces The two women were hacked to pieces by their attackers. 两名妇女遭袭击者碎尸。2 to cut food 切食物cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb] Do you want me to cut the cake? 你要我来切蛋糕吗？cut something into pieces/chunks Cut the fish into four pieces and serve hot or warm. 将鱼切成四块，趁热端上桌。chop/chop up /tʃɒp, ˌtʃɒp ˈʌpǁˌtʃɑːp-/ [transitive verb/transitive phrasal verb]to cut something such as vegetables or meat into small pieces when you are preparing a meal 将…切碎 Chop two onions for the stew. 切两个洋葱来做炖菜。 Elsa was in the kitchen chopping up vegetables. 埃尔莎在厨房切蔬菜。chop something into pieces/chunks/cubes Could you chop the eggplant into cubes for me? 你能帮我把茄子切成块吗？chopped [adjective only before noun] Next, sprinkle some chopped walnuts on the salad. 下一步，将切碎的核桃撒在沙拉上。slice /slaɪs/ [transitive verb]to cut food such as bread, meat, or vegetables into thin flat pieces 把…切成薄片 Wash and slice the mushrooms. 将蘑菇清洗干净切片。sliced [adjective only before noun] sliced white bread 切片白面包carve /kɑːʳv/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut a large piece of cooked meat into pieces 把〔熟肉〕切小块 You start carving while I fetch the vegetables. 我去把蔬菜拿来，你把熟肉切成小块。 Who's going to carve the turkey? 谁来切火鸡？minceBritish/grindAmerican /mɪns, graɪnd/ [transitive verb]to cut raw meat into very small pieces, usually in a machine 〔用绞肉机〕绞碎〔尤指生肉〕 Mince the meat and mix in the remaining ingredients. 将肉绞碎，拌入余下的原料。minced/ground /mɪnst, graʊnd/ [adjective only before noun] minced beef 绞碎的牛肉grate /greɪt/ [transitive verb]to cut cheese or vegetables into small thin pieces by rubbing them against a metal surface with holes in it 磨；磨碎〔乳酪或蔬菜〕 I always like to grate some cheese over the potatoes before serving them. 端上桌之前我喜欢磨些干酪在马铃薯上。grated [adjective only before noun] grated orange peel 磨碎的橙皮shred /ʃred/ [transitive verb]to cut food, especially vegetables with leaves, into long thin pieces 切成细条〔尤指有叶的蔬菜〕 Remove the outside leaves and shred the cabbage finely. 把卷心菜外围的菜叶去掉，然后切丝。shredded [] a salad consisting of a few bits of shredded lettuce 用少量碎生菜叶做的沙拉dice /daɪs/ [transitive verb]to cut food, especially raw vegetables, into small square pieces 〔把食物，尤指生的蔬菜〕切成小方块 Dice the potatoes and cook them in salted water. 将马铃薯切成丁，放在盐水里煮。diced [adjective only before noun] Melt three tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and add the diced vegetables. 把三匙黄油放在平底锅里溶化，然后加入蔬菜丁。3 to cut part of your body, especially accidentally 割伤了身体，尤指误伤cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb] She cut her hand trying to open a can of sardines. 她在开沙丁鱼罐头时划破了手。cut something on something One of the children had cut her foot on some glass. 其中有个小孩踩在玻璃上割破了脚。cut yourself shaving Phil cut himself shaving this morning. 今天早上菲尔刮胡子时割破了脸。cut [countable noun] Several passengers were treated for cuts and bruises. 几名乘客因划伤和瘀肿接受治疗。scratch /skrætʃ/ [transitive verb]to cut part of your body very slightly leaving a long very thin cut 划伤 The cat scratched me while I was playing with her. 我在逗猫玩的时候被抓伤了。 She found her friend, Felicia Moon, bruised and scratched after a fight with her husband. 她发现自己的朋友费利西娅·穆恩与丈夫打了一架后，身上有瘀肿和划伤。scratch [countable noun]a slight cut that is not at all deep 划伤 His face was covered in scratches. 他的脸上全是一道道伤痕。 It's just a scratch - nothing serious. 只是擦破一点皮——不严重。graze/scrape /greɪz, skreɪp/ [transitive verb]to slightly break the surface of your skin by rubbing against something, for example when you fall on the ground 擦伤 Oliver fell down on the path and grazed his knee. 奥利弗在小路上摔了一跤，擦破了膝盖。 I wasn't really hurt - I scraped my elbows a bit, that's all. 我没有真的受伤——肘部擦破了一点皮，仅此而已。graze/scrape /greɪz, skreɪp/ [countable noun]a slight wound on your skin where it has been rubbed against something hard and rough 擦伤 He had a bit of a graze on his elbow, but otherwise he was fine. 他肘部擦破了一点皮，除此之外一切都好。gash /gæʃ/ [countable noun]a large, deep cut in someone's skin 深长的伤口〔切口〕 The accident left her with an ugly gash above the left eye. 那次事故在她左眼上方留下了一条难看的又深又长的伤口。nick /nɪk/ [transitive verb]to accidentally make a small cut in the surface of your skin 轻微切伤，擦伤 I must have nicked myself when I was shaving this morning. 我一定是今天早上刮胡子的时候刮破了脸。4 when a doctor or scientist makes a cut in someone's body 医生或科学家切开人体make an incision /ˌmeɪk ən ɪnˈsɪʒən/ [verb phrase]to cut into someone's body, using a special knife, during a medical operation 〔手术〕切开 The surgeon began by making an incision about six inches long. 外科医生首先划开一个大约6英寸长的刀口。dissect /dɪˈsekt, daɪ-/ [transitive verb]to cut a dead animal or person into pieces in order to study it 解剖 The specimens were carefully dissected and examined under a microscope. 标本经过了仔细解剖，并在显微镜下观察。5 to cut someone's hair, beard, or fingernails 剪头发、胡子或指甲cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb] My sister usually cuts my hair. 我姐姐一般给我理发。 I wish you wouldn't cut your fingernails in the living room. 我希望你不要在起居室里剪指甲。have your hair cutpay someone to cut it for you 理发 Beth's at the salon having her hair cut. 贝丝在发廊剪头发。haircut /ˈheəʳkʌt/ [countable noun]when someone cuts your hair 理发 Isn't it about time you had a haircut? 你是不是该理发了？shave /ʃeɪv/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut the hair on your face or body so that your skin feels smooth 剃；刮〔胡须、毛发等〕 Have you shaved today? 你今天刮脸了吗？ I didn't have time to shave my legs. 我没有时间刮腿上的汗毛。shave off something/shave something off I wish he'd shave off that awful beard! 我希望他把那难看的胡子刮掉！shave [singular noun] He went upstairs and had a quick shave. 他到楼上去很快刮了一下脸。trim /trɪm/ [transitive verb]to cut a small amount off someone's hair or beard, so that it looks neater 修剪〔头发、胡子等〕，把…修整齐 Could you just trim my hair at the back? 就把我后面的头发修剪一下好吗？trim [singular noun] Ian gave Sue's hair a trim before shampooing it.he quickly cut her hair伊恩给休修剪一下头发后再洗头。6 to cut wood, plants, or grass 砍木头、植物或割草cut down/chop down /ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn, ˌtʃɒp ˈdaʊnǁˌtʃɑːp-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make trees or bushes fall down by cutting them 砍倒〔树木、灌木〕cut/chop something down The tree was blocking the view from our window, and we asked a neighbour to chop it down. 那棵树挡住了我们窗口的视线，我们请邻居将它砍倒。cut/chop down something Cutting down vast areas of the rainforests has created serious ecological problems. 大量砍伐雨林已经造成严重的生态问题。fell /fel/ [transitive verb]to cut down trees, especially a large number of them, using special equipment 砍伐，砍倒〔尤指大批树木〕 63 percent of trees felled in Guatemala are used for fuel. 在危地马拉，被砍伐的树木中63%用作燃料。 More trees are being felled annually now than ever before. 现在每年砍伐的树比过去多。chop/chop up /tʃɒp, ˌtʃɒp ˈʌpǁˌtʃɑːp-/ [transitive verb/transitive phrasal verb]to cut wood into pieces using an axe (=a tool with a long handle and a sharp blade) 〔用斧子〕砍 Ivan spent the day chopping wood and sawing logs. 伊万一整天都在砍树锯木。chop something up/chop up something I chopped up the old fence and used it for firewood. 我将旧的篱笆砍下用作柴火。cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb]tocut grass orcut off leaves, in order to make a place or plant look tidy 修剪〔草、树叶〕 She had to stand on a ladder to cut the top of the hedge. 她得站在扶梯上来修剪树篱的顶端。cut the lawn/grass My dad used to cut the grass every Sunday morning. 我爸爸过去每个星期天早晨都修剪草坪。mow /məʊ/ [transitive verb]to cut grass using a special machine, in order to make it look tidy 〔用割草机〕割〔草〕mow the lawn/the grass It took me two hours to mow the lawn. 我花了两小时用割草机来修剪草坪。saw /sɔː/ [transitive verb]to cut wood using asaw锯〔木头〕sharp tool that you push backwards and forwards across the surface of the wood We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together. 我们得锯下长度正好的木头，再用钉子钉起来。saw something up/saw up somethinginto several pieces It took all morning to saw up the logs. 把原木锯成一段段花了一个上午。prune /pruːn/ [transitive verb]to cut off some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better 修剪〔树枝〕 Miniature roses do not need much pruning and are ideal for planting in pots. 小型玫瑰不需要太多修剪，适合种在花盆里。 What's the best time of the year for pruning apple trees? 一年中什么时候修剪苹果树最好？trim /trɪm/ [transitive verb]to cut small amounts off something, especially a bush, in order to make it have a neat shape or surface 修剪，整修〔灌木等以使其外形或外表美观〕 Do you think the hedge needs trimming? 你觉得树篱要修剪吗？hack /hæk/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut trees, plants etc by hitting them with a heavy knife or other sharp tool using short violent movements 劈；砍hack at Robert was hacking at the base of the tree with an axe. 罗伯特在用斧子砍那棵树的基部。hack your way through/hack a path throughmake a path by cutting down plants and trees 砍劈挡着去路的植物 They managed to hack their way through the jungle. 他们劈开一条路穿过丛林。7 to remove something by cutting 切[砍]去某物cut off /ˌkʌt ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to cut part of something away from the rest of it 切掉；割掉；剪掉；砍掉cut off something Cut off the stalks of the broccoli. 切掉西兰花的梗。cut something off She took the cheese and cut a big piece off. 她拿起乳酪，切下一大块。chop off /ˌtʃɒp ˈɒfǁˌtʃɑːp-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to cut something off by hitting it hard or cutting it with a sharp tool 砍掉；劈掉；斩掉；剁掉chop off something Chop off the tops of the carrots. 切掉胡萝卜的顶部。chop something off Careful you don't chop your fingers off! 小心别剁掉手指！snip off /ˌsnɪp ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to quickly remove something using scissors 剪掉snip something off/snip off something Snip the ends of the beans off before you cook them. 先把豆荚的两端剪掉，然后再煮。 After the plant finishes blooming, snip off the dead flowers. 等到那种植物花期过后，剪去枯萎的花朵。lop off /ˌlɒp ˈɒf ǁˌlɑːp-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to cut a part of something off, especially a branch of a tree 砍掉〔尤指树枝〕lop off something/lop something off Workmen have lopped off some of the branches in an effort to save the tree. 工人们砍去一些树枝来救那棵树。amputate /ˈæmpjɑteɪt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut off someone's arm, leg, or foot as a medical operation 〔手术时〕截肢 He damaged his leg so badly that it had to be amputated. 他的腿伤得很重，必须截肢。amputation /ˌæmpjɑˈteɪʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun] If the infection spreads quickly, amputation may be necessary. 如果感染迅速扩散的话，就可能要做截肢处理。sever /ˈsevəʳ/ [transitive verb usually passive]to cut off a part of someone's body in an accident or an attack 切断；割断〔身体一部分，尤指在事故或打斗中〕 The victim's head had been severed in the accident. 事故中，受害者的头部被割断。severed [adjective only before noun] Surgeons were able to sew the severed finger back on. 外科医生把断手指重新缝上。gouge somebody's eyes out /ˌgaʊdʒ somebodyˈs ˈaɪz aʊt/ [verb phrase]to remove someone's eyes with a pointed weapon or object 挖出某人的眼睛gouge somebody's eyes out/gouge out somebody's eyes McLaren accused Roberts of trying to gouge his eyes out during the fight. 麦克拉伦指控罗伯茨打架时要挖掉他的双眼。8 to make a shape by cutting 剪削成某一形状cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb]cut something into a square/circle etc First cut the paper into a triangle. 先将纸剪成三角形。cut out something/cut something out Stella stood at the kitchen table, cutting out the pattern for a new dress. 斯特拉站在餐桌旁裁新裙子的纸样。 The children drew Christmas trees on their pieces of paper and cut them out carefully. 孩子们在纸上画好圣诞树，然后仔细剪下。carve /kɑːʳv/ [transitive verb]to cut shapes out of solid wood or stone 〔在实心的木或石头上〕刻，雕刻 Michelangelo carved this figure from a single block of marble. 米开朗基罗用整块的大理石雕刻这个人物。carved [adjective] The church has intricately carved doors. 那座教堂有精雕细刻的大门。whittle /ˈwɪtl/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cut a piece of wood into a particular shape by cutting off small pieces with a small knife 削〔木头〕 He took out his penknife and began whittling a piece of wood. 他拿出折叠小刀开始削一块木头。
