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单词 cutout
释义

cutout

[ kuht-out ]
/ ˈkʌtˌaʊt /
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noun

something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material.
a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air ahead of the muffler.
an act or instance of cutting out.
Slang. a trusted intermediary between two espionage agents or agencies.
Electricity. a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current.

Origin of cutout

First recorded in 1790–1800; noun use of verb phrase cut out

Words nearby cutout

cut-offs, cut off with a shilling, cut of one's jib, cut one's losses, cut one's teeth on, cutout, cut out of whole cloth, cutover, cut-pile, cut plug, cut-price
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British Dictionary definitions for cutout

cut out

verb (adverb)

noun cutout

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cutout

cut out

1

Excise, remove as if by cutting; also, form or shape as if by cutting or carving. For example, Young children love cutting out pictures from magazines, or The first step is cutting out the dress pattern. The first usage dates from about 1400, the second from the mid-1500s.

2

Oust, replace, or supplant someone, as in He cut out all her other boyfriends. [Mid-1600s]

3

Also, cut out for. Suited or fitted by nature, as in Dean's not cut out for lexicography. [Mid-1600s]

4

Also, cut out for. Assigned beforehand, prepared, predetermined, as in We have our work cut out for us. [Early 1600s]

5

Deprive, as in He cut her out of his will. [Early 1800s]

6

Stop, cease, as in He cut out the motor, or Cut out that noise! [c. 1900] Also see cut it out.

7

Leave, especially in a hurry; also, run away. For example, I'm cutting out right now, or At the first hint of a police raid they cut out. [Slang; first half of 1800s] Also see cut and run; cut the comedy.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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