| 释义 |
ˈshort-cut, v.
Also shortcut and as two words.
[f. short cut n.1]
1. trans.
a. To overtake by taking a short cut.
b. To traverse by a short cut.
1915J. London Let. 26 Jan. (1966) 443 If I could short-cut men to such success, I'd quit writing for a living. a1951H. G. Lamond in Austral. Short Stories (1951) 211 But he short-cut her on one circle. 1960Times 19 Sept. 3/5 An attempt to short-cut the way to success.
2. intr. To take a short-cut. Also const. it.
1925M. Arlen May Fair 210 You'll go short-cutting alone... I've heard enough tales about Carmion Wood to last me a life-time. 1933J. Steinbeck Red Pony in N. Amer. Rev. Nov. 425/1 They crossed a stubble-field to shortcut to the barn. 1960E. Bowen Time in Rome v. 137 He rushed up..the Janiculum hill, short-cutting from level to level. 1970K. Giles Death in Church i. 11 He knows London... He's short-cutting it towards the South Bank all right. 1977S. Wales Echo 18 Jan., ‘This way,’ says Dai Dogs. ‘We'll short cut.’ The short cut is through Abertridwr's dead pit.
So ˈshort-cutting ppl. a.
1901Kipling Kim xiii. 330 Though low-lying clouds might be a hindrance to a short-cutting stranger, they made no earthly difference to a thoughtful man. |