1. cut sb sth 为某人切某物。如:
Cut me some pineapple.
给我切几片菠萝吧。
He cut me a slice of bread.
他为我切了一块面包。
注:该句型也可转换为:
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.
先把肉切成小块。
He cut the apple into halves.
他把它切成了两半。
注:若指分为两半,可说成 cut sth into halves 或 cut sth in half。
3. cut down 砍倒。如:
They cut down the big tree.
他们把这棵大树砍倒了。
削减,压缩,缩减。如:
Expenses ought to be cut down in every way.
应该在一切方面减少开支。
You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words.
你最好能把这篇文章压到两千字左右。
4. cut in 插入,插话。如:
Don’t cut in when others are talking.
别人说话时别插话。
He kept cutting in on our conversation.
我们谈话时他老是插话。
注:cut in on sth 有时可说成 cut into sth, 如上面第二句也可说成:
He kept cutting into our conversation.
插队,超车。如:
He cut in at the head of the line.
他在队伍的前面插队。
The car overtook me and then cut in on me.
那辆小车超了我的车,然后插在我前面。
5. cut off 切断,隔断,断绝。如:
We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.
我们在电话里谈话谈了一半就被切断了。
The flood cut the villagers off from the rest of the world.
洪水切断了村民们与外界的联系。