| 词组 | cut out |
| 释义 | cut out 1. cut out sth • cut sth out to remove something by cutting round it with scissors or a knife: ▪ Slice the avocado in half and cut out the stone. + of ▪ I cut the job advertisement out of the newspaper and kept it carefully. 2. cut out sth • cut sth out to cut a piece of paper, cloth etc so that it is in a particular shape: ▪ The children were busy cutting out circles and squares. cut-out n C a shape that has been cut out from card: ▪ a life-size cardboard cut-out of Tony Blair 3. cut out sth • cut sth out to stop eating drinking, smoking etc something, especially in order to improve your health or lose weight: ▪ I wish I'd cut out cigarettes years ago. ▪ You really ought to cut out alcohol, or at least drink less. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give up 4. cut it out!/cut that out! spoken informal used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you: ▪ "Cut it out!" Brady yelled as the other guys took his clothes and began throwing them around the room. ■ SIMILAR TO: stop it!, knock it off spoken informal 5. not be cut out for sth/ to do sth if someone is not cut out for a job or an activity, they do not have the qualities that you need to do it: ▪ After the first two months, Jim realized that he wasn't cut out to be a policeman. ▪ I don't really enjoy being at home with the children - I just wasn't cut out for it! 6. cut out sth • cut sth out to remove part of a book, film, speech etc, for example because it might offend people: ▪ The editors of the book asked me to cut out several paragraphs. + of ▪ A number of scenes had been cut out of the original movie. 7. cut sb out to stop someone from taking part in something, or from having a share of something: + of ▪ In a sudden temper, Joss cut me out of the deal. cut sb out of your will (=stop someone from receiving any of your money or property when you die) ▪ We'd had our disagreements, but it was still a shock when my father cut me out of his will. 8. cut out sth/sb • cut sth/sb out to make part of a process unnecessary by making the process simpler and more direct: ▪ A new station is due to open at the airport, cutting out the need for a long bus or taxi journey to catch a flight. cut out the middleman (=deal directly with people or companies yourself, so that you do not have to pay more money to someone else to do it) ▪ All out goods come straight from the factory, so we can cut out the middleman and keep our prices down. 9. cut out sth • cut sth out to prevent light or sound from coming into a place, or to prevent a view from being seen: ▪ Very thick curtains will cut out the sound as well as the light. ▪ The new houses will completely cut out our view. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑block out, ↑shut out 10. cut out if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working: ▪ Then the engine cut out altogether, and we were stuck in the middle of the lake. cut-out n C BrE a part of a machine that stops the machine working if there is a problem: ▪ The motor has an automatic cut-out device for if it starts to overheat. 11. cut out AmE to leave suddenly: ▪ Bob cut out right after the movie, but the rest of us had coffee and talked for a while. |
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