cutting

cut·ting

C0828600 (kŭt′ĭng)adj.1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing: a cutting tool.2. Sharply penetrating; piercing: a cutting wind.3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others: "He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).n.1. A part cut off from a main body.2. A part, such as a stem, leaf, or root, removed from a plant to propagate a new plant, as through rooting or grafting.3. An excavation made through high ground in a construction project.4. The editing of film or recording tape.5. Chiefly British A clipping, as from a newspaper.6. Self-injury in which cuts are made in the skin.

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cut′ting·ly adv.

cutting

(ˈkʌtɪŋ) n1. a piece cut off from the main part of something2. (Horticulture) horticulture a. a method of vegetative propagation in which a part of a plant, such as a stem or leaf, is induced to form its own rootsb. a part separated for this purpose3. (Journalism & Publishing) Also called (esp US and Canadian): clipping an article, photograph, etc, cut from a newspaper or other publication4. (Film) the editing process by which a film is cut and made5. (Civil Engineering) an excavation in a piece of high land for a road, railway, etc, enabling it to remain at approximately the same level6. informal Irish sharp-wittedness: there is no cutting in him. 7. (modifier) designed for or adapted to cutting; edged; sharp: a cutting tool. adj8. keen; piercing: a cutting wind. 9. tending to hurt the feelings: a cutting remark. ˈcuttingly adv

cut•ting

(ˈkʌt ɪŋ)

n. 1. the act of one that cuts. 2. something cut, cut off, or cut out. 3. a piece, as a root, stem, or leaf, cut from a plant for propagation. 4. something made by cutting, as a recording. 5. a clipping from a newspaper, magazine, etc. adj. 6. designed or used for cutting. 7. penetrating or dividing by or as if by a cut. 8. piercing, as a wind. 9. sarcastic. [1350–1400] cut′ting•ly, adv.

Cutting

 of cobblers: cobblers or shoemakers collectively—Lipton, 1970.

cutting

A method of propagating a plant vegetatively by cutting off a leaf, shoot, root or bud, and encouraging the development of new roots.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cutting - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a filmfilm editingcreating by removal - the act of creating by removing something
	2.	cutting - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or graftingslipquickset - cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard"stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	3.	cutting - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"cutsevering, severance - the act of severingdivision - the act or process of dividingdissection - cutting so as to separate into piecesscission - the act of dividing by cutting or splittingslicing - the act of cutting into slicesundercut - a cut made underneath to remove material
	4.	cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of somethingpart, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"pruning - something that has been pruned off of a plant
	5.	cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cuttingexcerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
	6.	cutting - removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shapecarvingcreating by removal - the act of creating by removing somethingpetroglyph - a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)truncation - the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
	7.	cutting - the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"cutdivision - the act or process of dividingcard game, cards - a game played with playing cards
	8.	cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"cutopening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"snick, nick, notch - a small cutgash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrumentsurgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
	9.	cutting - the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"thinningdilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
	10.	cutting - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"cutting off, cutshortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"snip, clipping, clip - the act of clipping or snippinghaircut - the act of cutting the hairclipping, trimming, trim - cutting down to the desired size or shapeshearing - removing by cutting off or clipping
Adj.	1.	cutting - (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"stinging, edgedunkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
	2.	cutting - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"bleak, rawcold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	cutting - painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, knifelike, keensharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

cutting

noun1. clipping, extract, excerpt, piece Here are the press cuttings and reviews.adjective1. hurtful, wounding, severe, acid, bitter, malicious, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, pointed People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior to others.
hurtful kind, mild, flattering, consoling2. piercing, biting, sharp, keen, bitter, raw, chilling, stinging, penetrating, numbing a cutting wind
piercing pleasant, soothing, balmy

cutting

adjectiveSo sharp as to cause mental pain:acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

Translations

切片剪报尖刻的开挖的堑沟插条

cut

(kat) – present participle ˈcutting: past tense past participle cut – verb1. to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge. He cut the paper with a pair of scissors. 切，割，剪 切，割，剪 2. to separate or divide by cutting. She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces. 切開 切开3. to make by cutting. She cut a hole in the cloth. 剪開 剪开4. to shorten by cutting; to trim. to cut hair; I'll cut the grass. 剪短 剪短5. to reduce. They cut my wages by ten per cent. 削減 削减6. to remove. They cut several passages from the film. 剪輯 剪辑7. to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of). I cut my hand on a piece of glass. 割破 割破8. to divide (a pack of cards). 切牌 切牌9. to stop. When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!' (電影拍攝時)停拍 （电影拍摄时）停拍 10. to take a short route or way. He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway. 抄近路 抄近路11. to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure). An axis cuts a circle in two places. 剖切(直線或幾何圖形) 相交，相切 12. to stay away from (a class, lecture etc). He cut school and went to the cinema. 曠課 旷课13. (also cut dead) to ignore completely. She cut me dead in the High Street. 完全不理會 假装没看见 noun1. the result of an act of cutting. a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices. 傷口，切斷，削減 伤口，切断，削减 2. the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc. the cut of the jacket. 裁剪 裁剪3. a piece of meat cut from an animal. a cut of beef. 切下的肉塊 切下的肉块ˈcutter noun1. a person or thing that cuts. a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter. 切割者，切割機具 切割者，用于切割的器械 2. a type of small sailing ship. 小艇 小汽艇ˈcutting noun1. a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant. 插條，插枝 插条，插枝 2. an article cut out from a newspaper etc. She collects cuttings about the Royal Family. 剪報 剪报3. a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built. 山丘上開挖的濠溝，路基 （筑路时排除障碍物的）开挖的堑沟，路堑 adjective insulting or offending. a cutting remark. 尖刻的 尖刻的cut glass glass with ornamental patterns cut on the surface, used for drinking glasses etc. 雕花玻璃杯 雕花玻璃杯ˈcut-price cheaper than normal. cut-price goods; a cut-price store. 減價的 减价的ˈcut-throat noun a murderer. 兇手，謀殺者 凶手，谋杀者 adjective fierce; ruthless. cut-throat business competition. 無情的 无情的a cut above (obviously) better than. He's a cut above the average engineer. 優於，好於 优于，好于 cut and dried fixed and definite. cut-and-dried opinions. 已成定局的 已成定局的cut back to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun ˈcutback) 削減 削减cut both ways to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc. That argument cuts both ways! (議論)對雙方都起作用，兩面都說得通 （议论）对双方都起作用，两面都说得通 cut a dash to have a smart or striking appearance. He cuts a dash in his purple suit. 惹人注目 大出风头cut down1. to cause to fall by cutting. He has cut down the apple tree. 砍倒 砍倒2. to reduce (an amount taken etc). I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down. 削減 削减cut in to interrupt. She cut in with a remark. 插嘴 插嘴cut it fine to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done. 扣得很緊，幾乎不留餘地 扣得很紧，几乎不留余地 cut no ice to have no effect. This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me. 起不起作用，沒有影響 不起作用，无效 cut off1. to interrupt or break a telephone connection. I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call. 中斷或切斷電話線路 电话线路被切断2. to separate. They were cut off from the rest of the army. 隔離 使隔绝3. to stop or prevent delivery of. They've cut off our supplies of coal. 中止，中斷 中止，中断 cut one's losses to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable. 無利可圖便及時收手 趁早收手（赶紧脱手免受损失），認賠出場 cut one's teeth to grow one's first teeth. The baby's cutting his first tooth. 長出第一顆乳牙 长出牙齿，初试牛刀 cut out1. to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device. The engines cut out (noun ˈcut-out). 停止工作 停止工作2. to stop. I've cut out smoking. 戒除，改掉 戒除，放弃 cut short1. to make shorter than intended. He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis. 縮短 缩短2. to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them. I tried to apologize but he cut me short. 打斷某人的談話 打断某人的谈话

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