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