1、cut sb sth 為某人切某物。如:
Cut me some pineapple. 給我切幾片菠蘿吧。
He cut me a slice of bread. 他為我切了一塊麪包。
注:該句型也可轉換為:
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. 先把肉切成小塊。
He cut the apple into halves. 他把它切成了兩半。
注:若指分為兩半,可説成 cut sth into halves 或 cut sth in half。
3、cut down
(1) 砍倒。如:
They cut down the big tree. 他們把這棵大樹砍倒了。
(2) 削減,壓縮,縮減。如:
Expenses ought to be cut down in every way. 應該在一切方面減少開支。
You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words. 你最好能把這篇文章壓到兩千字左右。
4、 cut in
(1) 插入,插話。如:
Don’t cut in when others are talking. 別人説話時別插話。
He kept cutting in on our conversation. 我們談話時他老是插話。
注:cut in on sth 有時可説成 cut into sth, 如上面第二句也可説成:
He kept cutting into our conversation.
(2) 插隊,超車。如:
He cut in at the head of the line. 他在隊伍的前面插隊。
The car overtook me and then cut in on me. 那輛小車超了我的車,然後插在我前面。
5、cut off 切斷,隔斷,斷絕。如:
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 我們在電話裏談話談了一半就被切斷了。
The flood cut the villagers off from the rest of the world. 洪水切斷了村民們與外界的聯繫。
6、cut out 剪成,戒掉。如:
I must cut out smoking. 我必須戒煙。
The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 風雨侵蝕出了一條深谷。
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