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符合要求(或条件);达到标準
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符合要求(或条件);达到标準
1. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument
cut one's hand with a knife
2. to hurt the feelings of
Her sarcasm cut him to the quick.
3. to strike sharply with a cutting effect
cut him across the legs with a whip
4. to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin
cut a tennis ball with an inclined racket
5. to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum
The toddler is cutting a tooth.
6. to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body
The reasons given for self-inflicted violence indicate that it is a way of relieving intolerable feelings. When cutting themselves, women (and sometimes men) report that they do not feel any pain.
— Deborah Feller
7. trim, pare
cut one's nails
8. to shorten by omissions
cut the manuscript
9. dilute, adulterate
cut the whiskey with water
10. to reduce in amount
cut costs
11. to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program
12. mow, reap
cut hay
13. to divide into parts with an edged tool
cut bread
14. fell, hew
cut timber
15. to separate or discharge from an organization
cut them from the team
16. to single out and isolate
cut a calf out from the herd
17. to turn sharply
The driver cut the steering wheel hard.
18. to go or pass around or about bypass
cut the checkout line
19. to divide into segments
cut the cake
20. intersect, cross
one line cutting another
21. break, interrupt
cut our supply lines
22. to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions
23. to draw (a card) from the deck
24. to divide into shares split
25. analyze, break down
Any way you cut it, we won.
26. to make by or as if by cutting: such as
27. carve
cut stone
28. to shape by grinding
cut a diamond
29. engrave
30. to shear or hollow out
cut a groove
31. to sing, play, or act for the recording of
cut an album cut a commercial
32. to sing or play (a song, a track, etc.) for a studio recording
33. to type on a stencil
34. edit sense 1b
cut a motion picture
35. stop, cease
cut the nonsense
36. to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)
They cut her dead at the party.
37. to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)
38. to stop (a motor) by opening a switch
39. to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)
40. to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)
… on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival.
— Donald Culross Peattie
41. to give the appearance or impression of
cut a fine figure
42. to be able to manage or handle —usually used in negative constructions
can't cut that kind of work anymore
43. to yield or accord to another give
cut me some slack
44. to fill out and sign (a check)
45. to function as or as if as an edged tool
This knife cuts well.
46. to undergo incision or severance
The cheese cuts easily.
47. to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting
The tailor is busy cutting.
48. to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon
49. to wound feelings or sensibilities
remarks that cut
50. to cause constriction or chafing
a coat that cuts at the armpits
51. to be of effect, influence, or significance
an analysis that cuts deep
52. to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet
53. to draw a card from the pack
54. to divide spoils split
55. to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1) from a straight course
cut across the yard
56. to move swiftly
a yacht cutting through the water
57. to describe an oblique or diagonal line
58. to change sharply in direction swerve
The driver cut across three lanes of traffic.
59. to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television
The film cuts from the ballroom to the garden.
60. to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap
The story cuts to 1917.
61. to stop photographing motion pictures
The director yelled "Cut!"
62. to advance by skipping or bypassing another
cut to the front of the line
63. to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body
middle school students reporting they knew of several classmates who cut
64. to negotiate an agreement
The band cut a deal with the recording company.
65. to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications
66. to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way
67. to be of importance —usually used in negative constructions
His opinion cuts no ice with me.
68. to cut the mustard
69. to free from control or restraint
cut us loose from the contract
70. to act without restraint
enjoyed cutting loose at nightclubs
71. to learn, do, or perform as a beginning or at the start of one's career
an actress who cut her teeth on television
72. to achieve the standard of performance necessary for success
She tried to join the soccer team, but she couldn't cut the mustard.
73. to get to the point
She urged him to skip the details and cut to the chase.
74. a product of cutting: such as
75. an opening made with an edged instrument
76. a wound made by something sharp gash
77. a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by natural action
78. a surface or outline left by cutting
79. a passage cut as a roadway
80. a grade or step especially in a social scale
a cut above the ordinary
81. a subset of a set such that when it is subtracted from the set the remainder is not connected
82. a pictorial illustration
83. track sense 2e(3)
84. the act or an instance of cutting: such as
85. a gesture or expression that hurts the feelings
made an unkind cut
86. a straight passage or course
87. a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool
88. a lash with or as if with a whip
89. the act of reducing or removing a part
a cut in pay
90. an act or turn of cutting cards also the result of cutting
91. the elimination of part of a large field from further participation, consideration, or competition (as in a golf tournament) —often used with miss or make to denote respectively being or not being among those eliminated
played well and made the cut
92. something that is cut or cut off: such as
93. a length of cloth varying from 40 to 100 yards (36.6 to 91.4 meters)
94. the yield of products cut especially during one harvest
95. a segment or section of a meat carcass or a part of one
96. a group of animals selected from a herd
97. share
took his cut of the profits
98. a voluntary absence from a class
99. a stroke that cuts a ball also the spin imparted by such a stroke
100. a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball
101. an exchange of captures in checkers
102. a result of editing: such as
103. an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television
104. an edited version of a film
105. the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made
clothes of the latest cut
106. pattern, type
107. haircut
108. appearance, style
109. marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature
cut abs
110. to use a sharp tool (such as a knife) to open or divide (something, such as paper or wood)
111. to make a hole or wound in (a person's skin)
112. to make (a hole) in something by using a sharp tool
113. an opening or hole made with a sharp tool (such as a knife)
114. a wound on a person's body that is made by something sharp
115. an act of making something smaller in amount
116. to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool cleave
cut a finger
117. to undergo shaping or penetrating with an edged tool
Cheese cuts easily.
118. to divide into two or more parts
cut a deck of cards Would you cut the cake?
119. to shorten or remove with scissors, a knife, or clippers
120. to go by a short or direct path or course
We cut across the lawn.
121. to destroy the connection of
Soldiers cut electricity to the enemy.
122. to intentionally not attend
He developed a habit of cutting class.
123. to move quickly or suddenly
The driver cut across two lanes of traffic.
124. to make less
cut costs
125. to experience the growth of through the gum
The baby is cutting teeth.
126. to stop or cause to stop
Cut the motor. Cut that whispering.
127. to cause painful feelings
That remark really cut.
128. to shape by carving or grinding
cut a gem
129. to use less or do less of
I cut back on watching TV.
130. to reduce the size or amount of
You'll have to cut back on your vacation plans.
131. to knock down and wound or kill
132. to reduce the size or amount of
The new route cuts down on travel time.
133. to use less or do less of
I'm cutting down on sweets.
134. interrupt sense 1
135. to reduce the amount of
The increase in supply costs cut into their profit.
136. isolate
The flood cut us off from the rest of the city.
137. discontinue
His father threatened to cut off his allowance.
138. to stop or interrupt while speaking
She always cuts me off while I'm talking.
139. to form by removing with scissors, a knife, or a saw
140. to assign through necessity
You've got your work cut out for you.
141. to put an end to
Cut out that nonsense!
142. something (as a gash or wound) produced by a sharp object
143. reduction sense 1
He took a cut in pay.
144. something resulting from shortening, division, or removal
a cut of beef
145. share entry 1 sense 1
They took their cut of the winnings.
146. a sharp stroke or blow
147. the way in which a thing is styled, formed, or made
the cut of the pants
148. something done or said that hurts someone's feelings
149. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument
150. to cut or operate on in surgery: as
151. to subject (a domestic animal) to castration
152. to perform lithotomy on
153. to experience the emergence of (a tooth) through the gum
154. to subject to trimming or paring
cut one's nails
155. to function as or in the manner of an edged tool
a knife that cuts well
156. to cut in surgery operate
157. a product of cutting: as
158. a wound made by something sharp
159. a stroke or blow with the edge of a sharp implement (as a knife)
meet the requirements符合要求;满足条件
pass muster符合要求;合格
The young man was not able to cut the mustard and he had to leave the army after only one year.
那个年轻人没有能达到标準,所以仅仅来军队一年就必须离开。
gash(Gash)人名;(英)加什
incise切;切割;雕刻
rip(Rip)人名;(塞)里普
shear切变
slash猛砍;严厉批评
slice薄片;部分;菜刀,火铲
slit使有狭缝;撕裂;使成长条;瞇起眼睛