cut across

1. 徑直穿過
   In order not to be late, she cut across the fields.

   為了不遲到，她抄近路穿過田野。

2. 遮斷
   These buildings cut across our view.

   這幾幢建築物擋住了我們的視線。

cut back

1. 急忙返回
   He cut back into the wood and hid there till darkness came.

   他急忙返回樹林，在那兒一直躲到天黑。

2. 削減
   They are cutting back further on public spending.

   他們正進行削減政府開支。

cut down

1. 削減
   He tried to cut down on smoking but failed.

   他試圖少抽菸，但沒成功。

2. 縮短
   Cut down the article so as to make it fit the space available on the paper.

   把文章縮短一些，這樣就能排進報紙有限的版面中。

cut in

1. 插話
   Don't try to cut in while others are talking.

   別人談話時不要插嘴。

2. 超車
   Drivers who habitually cut in are bound to cause accidents sooner or later.

   習慣於超車的駕駛員遲早要出車禍。

cut off

1. 切除
   He had a finger cut off by a machine while working.

   他在工作時被機器切掉了一個手指。

2. 切斷；中斷
   I was cut off on my line to London.

   我打長途電話到倫敦時，電話線被切斷了。

3. 使死亡
   He was cut off in his prime.

   他在壯年時過世。

cut out

1. 刪去
   Cut out all the vulgar expressions.

   刪去所有粗俗的用語。

2. 關掉
   Cut out the engine, will you?

   把發動機關掉好嗎？

3. 安排
   These are the tasks cut out for this week.

   這些是安排在這星期做的工作。

cut short

1. 縮短
   He had to cut his trip short.

   他只得縮短自己的旅程。

2. 打斷
   He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.

   他大聲鼓掌，打斷了討論。

   Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.

   對不起，打斷你一下。

cut through

1. 抄近路
   We came by cutting through the lanes.

   我們是穿過小巷抄近路來的。

2. 克服
   He was determined to cut through the difficulties.

   他下決心要克服困難。

cut up

1. 切開；切碎
   Cut up the carrots before you put them into the pot.

   把胡蘿蔔切碎後再放進鍋內。

2. 抨擊
   The article was severely cut up by some critics.

   那篇文章曾受到一些評論家嚴厲的抨擊。

• be cut out for (or to be)
  [usu. with neg.] informal have exactly the right qualities for a particular role.
• a cut above
  informal noticeably superior to.
• cut and dried
  (of a situation) completely settled. [C18: orig. used to distinguish the herbs of herbalists' shops from growing herbs.]
• cut and paste
  Computing  move (text) by cutting it from one part of the text and inserting it in another.
• cut and run
  informal speedily retreat from a difficult situation rather than deal with it. [orig. a naut. phr., meaning ‘cut the anchor cable because of an emergency and make sail immediately’.]
• cut and thrust
  a difficult or competitive atmosphere or environment:
  the cut and thrust of political debate.
  [orig. a fencing phr.]
• cut both ways
  (of a point) serve both sides of an argument.
  ▸(of an action or process) have both good and bad effects.
• cut corners
  do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
• cut a dash
  Brit. be stylish or impressive in one's dress or behaviour.
• cut someone dead
  completely ignore someone.
• cut from the same cloth
  of the same nature.
• cut in line
  N. Amer. jump the queue.
• cut it out
  informal stop it.
• cut the mustard
  informal reach the required standard.
• cut no ice
  informal have no influence or effect.
• cut a (or the) rug
  N. Amer. informal dance, especially in an energetic or accomplished way.
• cut one's teeth
  acquire initial experience of a sphere of activity.
• cut a tooth
  (of a baby) have a tooth appear through the gum.
• cut to the chase
  N. Amer. informal come to the point.
• cut up rough
  Brit. informal behave in an aggressive or awkward way.
• make (or miss) the cut
  Golf  reach (or fail to reach) a required score, thus avoiding (or ensuring) elimination from the last two rounds of a four-round tournament.