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cut-lass /'kAtlas/
noun a short sword with a
curved blade that was used as a weapon by sailors and pirates in the past ( 10 W
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cutlery
prong / tine
wB1/ ~ ^ W
soup spoon muck
dessertspoon knife fork teaspoon
steak knife X BE Hr A
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chopsticks IfiX cheese knife AS§X
cut-lery /'kAtlari/ noun [U] 1 (Br£) (A//\mf flat-ware,
sil-ver-ware) knives,
forks and spoons, used for eating and serving food ( J], XfHJIfe ) 2
{NAmE) knives, etc. that are
sharp JJMt
cut-let /'kAtlat/ noun 1 a thick slice of meat, especially lamb or pork (= meat from a pig),
that is cooked and served with the bone still attached J# |^J it; ( AtaXiS 2
(in compounds frnj&'SL'nTM) finely chopped pieces of meat, fish,
vegetables, etc. that are pressed together into a flat piece, covered with breadcrumbs and cooked ( [£h
nut cutlets 'cut-off noun, adj.
m noun 1 a point or limit when
you stop sth |£ it A; # Pi: The government
announced a cut-off in overseas aid.
SEffto
0 Is there a cut-off point
between childhood and adulthood? Jr ^ ?
2
cut-offs
[pi.]
cut-off trousers/pants ff Aa Dl if :
wearing frayed cut-offs
m adj. [only before noun] (of
trousers/pants #$ X) made shorter by cutting off part of the legs cut-off jeans
'cut-out
noun 1 a
shape cut out of paper, wood, etc.
( MM. A# )
ffTlft®#: a cardboard cut-out
MUM ®If T(ft HI® 2 a piece of safety equipment that stops
an electric current from flowing through sth ( ffe #5t (ft ) A cut-out stops the
kettle boiling
dry. -
cut- price adj. [only before noun] (especially BrB) (NAmE usually , cut-'rate) 1 sold at a reduced
price MfNB IM;
il iff W : cut-price goods/fares M # # ifn / M 2 selling goods at a
reduced price {B fj M tfo (ft : a cut-price store/supermarket ifffW£ / ®TfJ cut-ter /'kAta(r)/ noun 1 (usually in compounds
il # J&H'n is]) a person or thing that cuts -bit!]I; filial; fO g!j X A ; If ic X ^ : a pastry cutter ffy
ff] J] 2
cutters
[pi.]
(usually in compounds if
ii) a
tool for cutting iUfiJX^.-: a pair of wire-cutters —fEifx] 3 a small fast
ship /MAII 4 a ship’s boat, used for travelling between the ship and land ( fr5£X A/laf/^ i&tislftj ) Xig,
'cut-throat adj. [usually before noun] (of an activity
in which people compete with each other in aggressive and unfair ways the
cut-throat world of politics X##^l£?S(fti!&l?- cut-throat ‘razor noun a razor (= a tool used for shaving) with
a long sharp blade Ujfr-fcffifflMT} (
$J] ) — compare safety razor cut-ting /'kAtirj/ noun, adj.
m noun 1
(also
‘press
cutting) (both
BrE) (also clip-ping,
'press clipping NAmE, BrE) an article or a story
that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep ff jft;
A
If ft : newspaper/press cuttings ff fg. 2
a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant .J®
) 3 {BrE) a
narrow open passage that is
dug through high ground for a road, railway/railroad or canal ( AHlHl##,
m adj. [usually before noun] 1 unkind and likely to
hurt sb’s feelings A ^'J (ft; ^!]?®$J; ISf AW PiTTl biting a cutting remark Sf 2 (of winds M.) cold in a
sharp and unpleasant way 'MM Eft;
$ij # (ft biting 'cutting
board noun (NAmE) = chopping board , cutting 'edge noun [sing.] 1 the ~ (of sth) the newest, most
advanced stage in the development of sth ( &LX
)M.k, &mwr, mm-,
workingat
the cutting edge of computer technology /Eif jlfjlBfXEft M fu^XfB 2 an aspect of sth that gives it
an advantage frMfr ffi; We’re relying on him
to give the team
a cutting edge.
'cutting grass noun = grasscutter 'cutting room noun a room in which the different parts of a
film/movie are cut and put into order ( I/X
wfims, mm
cuttle-fish /’kAtlfiJ/
noun {pi. cuttle-fish) a sea creature with
ten arms and a wide flat shell inside its body, that produces a black substance
like ink when it is attacked 4M; —picture
c> octopus
cutup /'kAtAp/
noun {NAmE, informal) a person who behaves
in a silly way in order to attract attention and make people laugh ( SI
MA
CV
/,si: 'vi:/ {BrE) {NAmE resume) noun a written record of
your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying
for a job (abbreviation for ‘curriculum vitae’) ®J3j, fa) frj ( A curriculum
vitae ) : Send a full CV with your job application. [?t A
cwm /kum/
noun = corrie
cwt. abbr. {pi. cwt.) (in
writing) hundredweight ( X A
cwtch /kutj/
verb [V, VN] (WelshE) to be held close in
sb’s arms in a loving way; to hold sb in this way ( M #0 jfH:
Cwtch
up to your mam! A ffe j& #3| $3/! ► cwtch noun
-cy,
-acy suffix (in nouns $3J$Xts]) 1 the state or quality
of Mfj ••• ) : infancy o accuracy
ftfiltt 2 the status
or position of ■■■ ( iktR
fit) i chaplaincy IHfv
cyan /'saian/
noun [U] {technical Ain) a greenish-blue
colour, used in printing M%k&, Wfe )
cy-an-ide /'saianaid/
noun [u] a highly
poisonous chemical mm {ig'jsx^ts,)
cyber- /'saiba(r)/
combining form (in nouns and adjectives
W fri ^ M 0)M) connected with
electronic communication networks, especially the Internet if %
mtm : cybernetics m\
cy-ber-cafe /‘saibakaefei;
NAmE 'saibar-/ noun a cafe
with computers on which customers can use the Internet, send emails,
etc. popB cy-ber-naut
/'saibanort;
NAmE 'saibarnort/ noun {computing if) 1 a person who wears
special devices in order to experience virtual
reality (
mmn
2
a person who uses the Internet Wlt&fr
NS;