| 单词 | cutting |
| 释义 | cutting (kʌtɪŋ ) Word forms: cuttings 1. countable noun A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine. [British] ...a stack of old photographs and newspaper cuttings. Here are the press cuttings and reviews. Synonyms: clipping, extract, excerpt, piece 2. countable noun A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it. Take cuttings from it in July or August. [+ from] 3. countable noun A cutting is a narrow valley cut through a hill so that a railway line or road can pass through. [British] regional note: in AM, use cut 4. adjective A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings. People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful. Synonyms: hurtful, wounding, severe, acid Idioms: a cutting edge the ability to be more successful than your opponents We need a cutting edge and hopefully this product can provide it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers at the cutting edge or on the cutting edge involved in the most important, exciting, or advanced developments of a particular subject or activity Telluride has always prided itself on being on the cutting edge of computer technology. These were the men and women doing the cutting-edge research. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cutting machine Inside this movable hub, a digital computer system and precision cutting machine work together to produce each timber or steel section as it's needed. Times, Sunday Times In 1872, he started a tea factory with his latest invention of the tea leaves cutting machine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1946, the first machine (an automatic carton cutting machine) was constructed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And then, the spiral cutting machine cut into sheet film by 45angle with the original machine direction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pelts were stretched over a bar in a cutting machine, and the skin was sliced off in thin shreds, with the fleece coming away entirely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company has invested 8.5 million in the latest laser cutting, hydraulic presses and plasma-welding technology. Times, Sunday Times The copper-brazed radiator grille requires two days to make, with a combination of hand craftsmanship and laser cutting. The Sun More recently, the manual method of cutting has been replaced by the laser cutting technology, laser plotters first, and then by laser bridges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A carbon dioxide laser cutting and welding system was also included. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high-power laser most commonly through optics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Block by abandoned block, they moved across the city, planting cuttings, or lobbing in balloons stuffed with peat moss and wildflower seeds. Times, Sunday Times In the past, farmers would plant cuttings taken from a neighbour's best tree, but they often arrived riddled with disease. Times, Sunday Times The room, which was also used for the sit-down wedding breakfast, was decorated with a botanical theme, including plant cuttings in display bottles. Times, Sunday Times Recycle vegetable peelings, tea bags, coffee granules, plant cuttings, grass and newspaper, and show how nature recycles these materials into delicious crumbly compost. Times, Sunday Times Plant cuttings about 6cm apart. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 切片, 插枝, 尖锐的 Japanese: 切り抜き, 挿し穂挿し木用の, 痛烈な |
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