to play first, etc. ( ^ > ftl$, tt)$: [v]

Let’s cut for dealer. RgdftWA^&'i£$:J$^<IEo [alsoVN]

► GEOMETRY /Eft# 21 [VN] (of a line -&£%) to cross

another line ( ft %—- H ^ : The line cuts the

circle at two points.

► A TOOTH 22 [VN] ~ a tooth to have a new tooth

beginning to appear through the gum ft ( ffft ): When did she cut her first tooth? MfE A —

lift?

► A DISC, ETC. 23 [VN] - a disc, etc. to make a

recording of music on a record, CD, etc. M $!] ( .Pi

) ; ftjft ( ) : The Beatles cut their first

disc in 1962. &AXAIAX 1962 7 ftd

flil+0

► DRUG fliafq 24 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to mix an illegal drug

such as heroin with another substance fE ( )

IT»!71 Most idioms containing cut are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example cut your losses is at loss. cut

^ , #P cut your losses

ft ia| H loss X o cut and 'run (BrE, informal) to make a quick or sudden escape M ft X; fiii® (not) 'cut it (informal) to (not) be as good as is expected or needed ( ft ) ; ( X )

UP A : He won’t cut it as a professional singer, ft ^ X & PJ X ft ffc ft 7jC ft o «a:i=VJ .cut a’cross sth 1 to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate |£ Rfa , ft, iIftft(ft/^WX|W] ) : Opinion on this issue cuts across traditional political boundaries. Ad/ft&ft|nllS#J#&@®7ft£A#J 2 (also .cut through sth) to go across sth in order to make your route shorter $j?jXi£ : I usually cut across the park on my way home. M (U

cut sth—a'way (from sth) to remove sth from sth by cutting AO 1^; SJft; MX: They cut away all the

dead branches from the tree. ftdfti&^WXlfttt&ftliP

fcWTo *

, cut sth—' back 1 (also cut back (on sth)) to reduce sth WL'P\ fiJM; £fik: If we don’t sell more we’ll have to cut back production. 0 to

cut back on spending ftiJ^ftH — related noun cutback

0 note at cut 2 to make a bush, etc. smaller by cutting branches off M ; ^M H77l prune : to cut back a rose bush

.cut sb—down (formal) to kill sb ftjft ( HA ) : He was cut down by an assassin’s bullet. ft#

tr_c cut sth*-* down to make sth fall down by cutting it at the base ( gftySnPft ) ifcjiij: to cut down a tree cut sth—'down (to ... ) | ,cut 'down (on sth) to reduce the size, amount or number of sth mm, 4if/h l.Jfcsh ) : we need to cut the

article down to 1000 words. M ff1 j# ■& X M £fc £lt I'J

1 000 ft ₀ o The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. IS X ft ft **1 ffi „ 0 I won’t have a cigarette, thanks—I’m trying to cut down (= smoke fewer), ilfilt,

»ft^*ftft*So

.cut in 1 if a motor or an engine cuts in, it starts working ( Emergency generators

cut in. XAJIB 7 ₀ 2 (NAmE) = push in at push

.cut in (on sb/sth) 1 to interrupt sb when they are speaking ( ftijlr ) ; SCI butt in: She kept

cutting in on our conversation.

0 [+ speech] ‘Forget it!’ she cut in. “^7^HE! ” ftfejgi^t ilo 2 (of a vehicle or its driver X$jf&S5ft#) to move suddenly in front of another vehicle, leaving little space between the two vehicles Mftlfrit cut sb 'in (on sth) (informal) to give sb a share of the profit in a business or an activity it ( HA )

.cut sb—off 1 [often passive] to interrupt sb who is speaking on the telephone by breaking the connection ft®T ( ) : We were cut off in the middle of our

conversation. M d it AT M— ft sfc ^ 7 „ 2 to refuse to let sb receive any of your property after you die ill ft PfCl disinherit: He cut his son off without a penny. ftTnfti!ift7JLft.cut sb/sth-'off

to interrupt sb and stop them from speaking fj Iff

( HAftPhltH-WiS ) : My explanation was cut off by loud protests. . 2 [often

passive] to stop the supply of sth to sb it, ftlfr ( X in) : Our water supply has been cut off. Mill 7jc 7 „ 0 They were cut off for not paying their phone bill. ftd ^ WWiflT o .cut sth—'off 1 (also ,cut sth oiFf sth) to remove sth from sth larger by cutting fJ] 1^; iRl w; ; M W: He had his finger cut off in an

accident at work, fill £ - X ^ M ®r 7 4¹ ta ₀ 0 (figurative) The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record.

# tttftJfASHtl&T — see also cut-off 2 to block or get in the way of sth PELS#; Pi.; ftJ§: They cut off the enemy’s retreat, fife fH ty $fr 7 Sc A (ft ii 1$ ₀ 6 The new factory cuts off our view of the hiUs. fr^tfftXr’f^fiT Ife .cut sb/sth ’off (from sb/sth) [often passive] to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place ff] m-Thearmywas cut off from its base. IP A^PPA-^SftfeAA 0 She

feels very cut off living in the country.

|A M o 0 He cut himself off from all human contact.

.cut out if a motor or an engine cuts out, it suddenly stops working (

► related noun cut-out(2) ,cut sb—‘out (of sth) to

not allow sb to be involved in sth A#4j; fEH

A W1^ ft ••• : Don’t cut your parents out of your

lives, m JE (£ W1^ f£ W) X fg Z „ o Furious, his mother cut him out of her will (= refused to let him receive any of her property after she died). jtfe#H~~ Z~E, fifeff fait/X cut sth- out 1 to

make sth by cutting MM: She cut the dress out of some old material. IB 0

(figurative) He’s cut out a niche for himself (- found a suitable job) in journalism. fife]£frl^l?-lfeS!]T—S S (!Kj X fk o — related noun cut-out(I) 2 (informal) used to tell sb to stop doing or saying sth annoying ( itA#lH#^i#1$ AftJ^ ) ft P, : I’m sick of you

two arguing—just cut it out! {(Mil

T i Xfe P ⁿB ! 3 to leave sth out of a piece of writing, etc. PJ A H771 omit : / would cut out the bit

about working as a waitress. $c *! 1J W W A ffe A M M W IPgXfk^Mo 4 to block sth, especially light PfLj^ ( X ) : Tall trees cut out the sunlight. ft TPBAo .cut sth—'out (of sth) 1 to remove sth from sth larger by cutting, usually with scissors ( 11#^ M 7J ■) MT: I cut this article out of the newspaper, ^SX^fXTiA^A^o 2 to stop doing, using or eating sth ^iht ( JiScfth], ) : I’ve been advised to cut

sugar out of my diet. W A^ffefAftMo be .cut 'out for sth | be .cut out to be sth (informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth ^ A ft

fg; Ji • • ■ : He’s not cut out for teaching, ftfe A iiX

o 0 He’s not cut out to be a teacher. ftfeXJi:

.cut through sth 1 = cut across sth 2 (also .cut sth through sth) to make a path or passage through sth by cutting ) : They used a machete to

cut through the bush. ftfedJi A5fcX ft M Aft ft If# 7

► ^ j& o O The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire.

.cut up (NAmE, informal) to behave in a noisy and silly way #} ; $ Pj? & H ifb tH # IB .cut sb—'up (informal)

1 to injure sb badly by cutting or hitting them ( A Jr fife ) fijft, fT ft: He was very badly cut up in the fight. ftfeftii^ft^ftftfffSfio 2 [usually passive] to upset sb emotionally ft ft As ft B ft; ft at : She was pretty cut up about them leaving, ft 0M ft ftfe ft A* M T. .cut sb/sth—'up (BrE) to suddenly drive in front of another vehicle in a dangerous way ( faP&itfe )

.cut sth—'up to divide sth into small pieces with a knife, etc. ; MW\ He cut up the meat on his plate. ftft&X±*EI«j£A&o

m noun

► WOUND ft Til 1 a wound caused by sth sharp ft P ; A*J R : cuts and bruises on the face )j&± Gfjft P fP^ft o Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm. l^ifiLHftX W±^^WftPft«4o