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单词 cut and shut
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Definition of cut and shut in English:

cut and shut

noun ˌkʌt (ə)n(d) ˈʃʌt
British informal
  • A car produced by welding together the front section of one damaged or stolen car and the back section of another; the practice of producing cars in this manner. Hence: a model of vehicle manufactured to a design that uses elements of the body shape of two or more existing models, or that elongates or shortens an existing body shape. Also (in extended use): a hybrid; something which incorporates elements of others of its type, especially clumsily or obviously.

adjective ˌkʌt (ə)n(d) ˈʃʌt
British informal
  • Designating or relating to a cut and shut; involving the practice of cut and shut.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Drive. From cut + and + shut.

 
 

Definition of cut and shut in US English:

cut and shut

nounˌkʌt (ə)n(d) ˈʃʌt
British informal
  • A car produced by welding together the front section of one damaged or stolen car and the back section of another; the practice of producing cars in this manner. Hence: a model of vehicle manufactured to a design that uses elements of the body shape of two or more existing models, or that elongates or shortens an existing body shape. Also (in extended use): a hybrid; something which incorporates elements of others of its type, especially clumsily or obviously.

adjectiveˌkʌt (ə)n(d) ˈʃʌt
British informal
  • Designating or relating to a cut and shut; involving the practice of cut and shut.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Drive. From cut + and + shut.

 
 
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