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单词 cut in
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cut in

phrasal verb with cut uk/kʌt/us/kʌt/verb present participle cutting, past tense and past participle cut

(TALK)

to interrupt what someone is saying by saying something yourself:

I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in (on us/our conversation).

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Interrupting & preventing from speaking

  • barge
  • buttonhole
  • chime
  • chip
  • chip in
  • cut the crap! idiom
  • heckle
  • horn in
  • interject
  • interpose
  • interrupt
  • interruption
  • mike check
  • put a sock in it! idiom
  • shut
  • shut your mouth/face idiom
  • slap sb down
  • speak
  • speak when you're spoken to! idiom
  • strike

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(DRIVE)

to make a sudden sideways movement in order to position your car in front of another car, not leaving a safe distance between the two vehicles:

Did you see that white car cut in (on us/in front of us)?
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles

  • aquaplaning
  • back sth up
  • boxed in
  • bump start
  • bus driver
  • car seat
  • carve
  • corner
  • dip
  • driver
  • driving
  • foot
  • manoeuvring
  • motor
  • motorist
  • mph
  • pull away
  • running costs
  • scorch
  • turning circle

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(START)

If a machine cuts in, it starts, usually automatically:

If the computer starts to overheat, the fan cuts in.

(DANCE)

old-fashioned to interrupt two people who are dancing in order to dance with one of them:

She was dancing with Jack, when Tom suddenly cut in.

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Replacing and exchanging

  • alternate
  • alternatively
  • bargain sth away
  • change over
  • change places idiom
  • name
  • part exchange
  • pinch-hit
  • pre-empt
  • proxy
  • rep
  • represent
  • reserve
  • shoe
  • sit
  • substitution
  • succeed
  • succession
  • supersede
  • supplant

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