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🇺🇸 /kˈʌt/

adj 编号: C04466 牛津3000 BNC #541 COCA #414

cut 的核心意思是“切、割”，也可表示切下或删减的结果；作形容词时常表示“被切过的”，并进一步用于“减少的”等意思。在影视、编辑、排队和运动等语境中，还可表示剪接、删去、插队或改变方向。

💡 记忆钩子

把 cut 想成“一刀造成分开或变化”：刀切开表面，便有了切口和切下的部分；引申后可以删减内容、切换画面、切断关系，甚至突然改变方向。

📝 学习建议

先掌握“切、割”和“删减”两个核心义，再学习影视、电脑编辑、体育等专门用法。
cut 作名词既可指切割这一动作，也可指切割后的切口、部分或删减内容，要结合上下文判断。
不要把所有含 cut 的表达都直译为“切”；影视中的“切换”、电脑中的“剪切”和排队中的“插队”都属于引申义。
形容词 cut 除了“被切过的”，还可表示“减少的”或“肌肉线条明显的”；表示醉酒的用法较少见。

📖 中文释义

adj

core 切过的

📖 表示东西已经被刀或其他工具切过，形成了分开的部分或切口；这正是“一刀造成分开或变化”的结果。

💡 常用“cut + 名词”作前置定语，也可用“be cut”描述状态。它通常是过去分词作形容词，不能把它误当成表示正在切的形式；表示正在进行时应使用相应的进行结构。

adjective error-misspelling participle

We used cut timber to repair the fence.

我们用切好的木材修理篱笆。
common 减少的

📖 表示数量、时间、费用等已经被削减，比原来更少。

💡 常见于“cut costs”“cut prices”或“cut by ten percent”等搭配。说明减少的对象时，直接把名词放在 cut 后；不要把它只理解为物理切割。

The cut budget left the library with fewer staff.

削减后的预算使图书馆不得不减少工作人员。
common 加工成形的

📖 表示材料已经被切削或雕刻成某种形状，不再是未经加工的原料。

💡 常用“cut + 名词”描述切割、雕刻或切片后的材料，也可与表示形状的词连用。它强调加工后的状态，而不是材料本身是否天然存在。

The jeweler displayed a beautifully cut stone.

珠宝商展示了一块切割得很漂亮的宝石。
rare 倒打球的

📖 在板球术语中，表示用水平挥动的球棒把球击向击球点后方。

💡 这是板球专门术语，只用于说明击球方式。普通英语中不要用它表示一般的切割或改变方向。
common 肌肉线条明显的

📖 在健身语境中，表示肌肉轮廓清楚、不同肌群的线条明显。

💡 常用于“get cut”或“look cut”等非正式健身表达。它强调外观上的肌肉分明，不等于单纯表示肌肉发达；正式健康或医学语境应改用更中性的描述。

After months of training, she looked seriously cut.

经过几个月的训练，她的肌肉线条变得非常明显。
common 已割礼的

📖 在医学或相关社会语境中，表示男性已接受包皮环切，或女性曾遭受女性生殖器切割。

💡 可用于“be cut”描述相关身体状态，但具体所指必须由上下文确定。这个用法涉及身体和文化议题，宜采用中性、尊重的表达，避免在不明语境中随意使用。

informal

The doctor asked whether the patient was cut before the examination.

医生在检查前询问患者是否接受过割礼。
rare 生气或受伤的

📖 在澳大利亚和新西兰俚语中，表示感到生气、难过或受到情感伤害。

💡 通常作表语，如“feel cut”或“be cut about something”。这是地区性俚语，正式或国际交流中不宜使用，以免被理解为身体被切伤。

Australia New-Zealand slang
rare 醉酒或药物中毒的

📖 在较旧的新西兰及英国俚语中，表示因酒精或毒品而处于醉酒或 intoxicated 状态。

💡 这是过时或地区性俚语，不能在普通正式英语中用来表示喝醉。现代语境应直接使用表示醉酒或受药物影响的中性表达。

New-Zealand slang

more cut comparative most cut superlative

intj

common 停止录制

📖 在拍电影、电视或录音时，用来要求停止当前录制或停止拍摄。它体现了“一刀造成变化”，即把正在进行的场景切断。

💡 通常单独使用并加感叹号，如现场喊出该指令。不要把它当作礼貌请求；若要在普通对话中请别人停下，应使用更完整的句子。

“Cut!” the director shouted when the actor missed his cue.

演员错过提示时，导演喊道：“停！”

noun

core 切割动作

📖 指用刀或其他工具切割的动作本身，也可泛指一次切割。

💡 常用“make a cut”表示完成一次切割，也可说“a cut with a knife”。要表示伤口或切口，通常需要结合具体上下文，不能把所有 cut 都理解成动作。

countable figuratively uncountable

He made a careful cut through the paper.

他小心地把纸切开了一道。
common 切口或切下部分

📖 指切割后留下的切口、断面或被切下来的部分，是“一刀造成分开或变化”的直接结果。

💡 常见于“a clean cut”“a deep cut”等搭配，形容切口的清晰程度或深浅。表示伤口时也很常见，但严重伤情应使用更明确的医疗描述。

countable figuratively uncountable

The knife left a clean cut in the cardboard.

这把刀在纸板上留下了整齐的切口。
common 影视剪辑

📖 在电影、电视或戏剧制作中，指把画面或场景删去、接合或从一个镜头切换到另一个镜头的处理。

💡 常见于“make a cut”“a quick cut”或“the final cut”等搭配。它既可指剪辑动作，也可指剪辑后的处理；不要与表示拍摄现场停止录制的感叹词用法混淆。

countable especially figuratively uncountable

The editor made a cut from the busy street to the quiet room.

剪辑师把画面从繁忙的街道切换到了安静的房间。

The final cut removed several unnecessary scenes.

最终剪辑删去了几个不必要的场景。
rare 带侮辱性的称呼

📖 在过时或特定俚语语境中，指用来侮辱同性恋者的称呼或相关辱骂性用语。

💡 这是带有冒犯性的历史俚语，现代交流中不应使用或模仿。遇到相关文本时，只需将其理解为针对性取向的侮辱性称呼。

countable figuratively slang uncountable
common 删节部分

📖 在网络文章或帖子中，指被折叠、隐藏或删减后需要点击展开的内容部分。

💡 常见于“under the cut”这一网络搭配，表示内容放在折叠线或展开区域之后。这个用法主要见于博客、论坛和社交媒体，不宜用于正式出版物的普通剪辑说明。

Internet countable figuratively uncountable

The author put the detailed explanation under the cut.

作者把详细解释放在了折叠内容下面。
rare 过时的分成或份额

📖 在过时用法中，指从某项交易、收入或成果中切分出来的一份。

💡 这是历史性用法，现代英语中通常用表示份额、分成或佣金的词来表达。阅读旧文本时可根据上下文理解为被切出的一部分。

countable figuratively obsolete uncountable
rare 毒品掺杂物

📖 在较旧的俚语中，指掺入毒品、用来稀释或增加分量的其他物质。

💡 通常出现在讨论非法毒品的俚语语境中，现代正式表达会明确说是掺杂物或稀释物。不要把它与普通的切割动作或影视剪辑混淆。

countable dated figuratively slang uncountable
rare 掺假的毒品

📖 在俚语中，指被其他物质掺杂、因而纯度降低的毒品。

💡 常见于“full of cut”这类非正式表达，属于毒品语境和俚语。它不是普通的“削减”或“切口”含义，正式说明应使用中性、具体的毒品检测或成分描述。

figuratively slang uncountable

cuts plural

verb

core 切入；割开

📖 用刀或其他锋利工具切入某物的表面，使其出现一道切口；这正是“一刀造成分开或变化”的基本意思。

💡 常用结构是 cut into something 或 cut something；接身体部位、肉、木材等具体对象。不要把它误解为一定要完全切断，强调的是刀具进入表面这一动作。

transitive

She cut into the loaf with a sharp knife.

她用一把锋利的刀切入面包。
rare 割伤；伤害某人

📖 俚语用法，表示伤害或攻击某人，带有威胁或敌意色彩。

slang transitive
common 割伤自己

📖 表示用刀等利器割伤自己的身体，常指反复的自残行为；这里的一刀不仅造成表面分开，也造成了身体上的伤口。

💡 常见结构是 cut oneself 或 cut；后者在谈论自残时可不带宾语。这个用法涉及健康和心理问题，正式表达中应明确说明是意外受伤还是自残。

intransitive transitive

He accidentally cut himself while opening the box.

他打开盒子时不小心割伤了自己。
rare 砍；劈向

📖 表示挥动刀、棍等工具向某物砍去或劈去，不一定真的砍中。

ambitransitive transitive
rare 容易切割

📖 表示某种材料适合被刀具切开，切割时阻力很小。

intransitive
core 剔除；删减

📖 把人或事物从团队、名单、计划等中移除，或减少其数量；像一刀把它从原来的整体中分开。

💡 常用结构是 cut somebody from a team/list 或 cut something from the budget；被动结构 be cut from 表示“被剔除”。不要只译成“切”，这里通常是资格、名额或资源上的删减。

transitive

Maya was cut from the team before the final match.

玛雅在决赛前被球队剔除了。

We had to cut two pages from the report.

我们不得不从报告中删去两页。
common 离开；走开

📖 俚语中表示离开某处，或结束当前活动后先走；可以理解为把自己从现场“切出去”。

💡 常见说法是 I gotta cut 或 I’m going to cut，语气随意，适合朋友间告别。正式场合应改用 leave 或 go。

intransitive slang transitive

I’ve got to cut, but I’ll call you tonight.

我得先走了，但今晚会给你打电话。
common 故意不理；冷落

📖 在社交场合故意不理睬某人，把对方排除在自己的互动之外。

💡 常用结构是 cut somebody；它通常指有意冷落，而不是单纯没看见。这个用法较口语化，也常带有明显的社交排斥意味。

transitive

He cut me at the party and would not even say hello.

他在聚会上故意冷落我，甚至不跟我打招呼。
common 切换画面

📖 影视中表示镜头突然从一个场景转到另一个场景，就像画面被一刀切开并换了位置。

💡 常见结构是 the camera cuts to a scene/person；cut to 也可用于剧本中的场景转换提示。它描述的是剪辑或镜头变化，不是实际切割。

intransitive

The film cuts to a quiet street outside the hospital.

电影画面切换到医院外一条安静的街道。
common 剪辑影片

📖 从原始拍摄素材中挑选镜头并组合成影片。

💡 常用结构是 cut a film/video；cut together 常强调把素材剪接成完整作品。不要把这里的 cut 仅理解为删除，也包括选择和安排镜头。

transitive

She cut the documentary from hours of interview footage.

她用数小时的采访素材剪辑成了这部纪录片。
common 剪切文本或图片

📖 在电脑中把选中的文字、图片等从原位置移除并暂存，之后可以粘贴到别处；这相当于把内容从一个位置“切开”。

💡 常用操作顺序是 select, cut, and paste；cut 后的内容通常要用 paste 放到新位置。它不同于 copy，后者会保留原位置的内容。

transitive

Select the address, cut it, and paste it into the form.

选中地址，把它剪切下来，再粘贴到表格中。
common 插队

📖 没有按顺序排队，插入队伍中不该进入的位置。

💡 常见结构是 cut in front of somebody 或 cut into the line/queue；cut in 也可表示插话或插入。谈排队时不要漏掉表示位置的介词短语。

intransitive

Someone tried to cut in front of us at the ticket office.

有人在售票处试图插到我们前面。
common 穿过；横贯

📖 某条道路、河流等穿过一个区域，把它从中间或接近中间分开。

💡 常见结构是 cut through a place；through 强调穿过整个区域或障碍物。它通常描述路线，不表示道路真的把土地切成两半。

intransitive

The railway cuts through the center of the town.

铁路穿过小镇的中心。
rare 使球侧旋

📖 板球中用手指沿球的一侧下滑，使投出的球产生侧向旋转。

transitive
rare 削击球

📖 板球中用球棒的削切动作把投来的球击向越位一侧。

transitive
common 突然改变方向

📖 移动时突然转向，像被一刀切开后改走另一条路线。

💡 常见结构是 cut to the left/right 或 cut across；常用于运动员、车辆和奔跑的人。后面通常接方向或路径，不要把它和慢慢转弯混为一谈。

intransitive

The runner cut sharply to the right to avoid the defender.

跑步者突然向右转，以避开防守队员。
common 切牌

📖 把一副纸牌分成两叠，再按规则重新合在一起，常用于洗牌或发牌前。

💡 常见结构是 cut the cards 或 cut the deck；在牌类游戏中也可单独说 cut。具体动作和顺序取决于游戏规则。

intransitive transitive

Please cut the deck before I deal the cards.

我发牌前请先切一下牌。
common 签发；敲定

📖 俚语中表示开出支票、拟定协议或把交易正式确定下来。

💡 常见结构是 cut a check 或 cut a deal，语气偏口语或商业口语。正式写作中可分别用 issue a check、make a deal 或 finalize an agreement。

slang transitive

The company cut us a check for the repair work.

公司给我们开了一张维修费支票。
rare 掺稀；掺 adulterant

📖 俚语中指在酒精饮料或毒品等物质中加入其他成分，使其被稀释或掺杂。

slang transitive
rare 呈现某种姿态

📖 表示某人表现出带有某种特征的样子或姿态。

transitive
common 停止；制止

📖 让某种声音、活动或行为停止，相当于把它从进行状态中切断。

💡 常见结构是 cut the noise、cut the music 或 cut it out；cut it out 是口语中的“别这样了、停下”。直接用 cut 作命令时语气可能很强。

transitive

The teacher told the students to cut the noise.

老师叫学生们别吵了。
common 放弃；戒除

📖 主动与某人、某事或某种习惯断绝关系，不再继续。

💡 常见结构是 cut something out 或 cut somebody off；前者常指戒掉某事，后者还可指切断联系或供给。具体介词很重要，不能把所有“放弃”都只写成 cut。

transitive

She decided to cut sugar out of her diet.

她决定从饮食中戒掉糖。
common 使球偏向一侧

📖 球类运动中用特定击球动作使球改变原来的直线方向，偏向一侧飞行。

💡 这是体育语境中的及物用法，通常接 ball 或具体球类动作的对象。普通日常语境中，cut 更常表示切割或删减。

He cut the ball wide of the goal.

他把球斜着打向球门外侧。
rare 减脂

📖 健美训练中通过减少体脂、尽量保留肌肉来降低体重或改善体形。
rare 跳复杂舞步

📖 表演一种夸张、复杂或引人注目的舞蹈动作。
rare 赶快走；奔跑

📖 俚语中表示赶快跑开或匆忙前往某处。

intransitive slang

cuts present,singular,third-person cutting participle,present cut past cutted nonstandard,past cut participle,past cutted nonstandard,participle,past cutten archaic,participle,past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 70 组

with parts removed

同义词集: cut shortened

the drastically cut film

近似: abridged

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

同义词集: geld cut

the vet gelded the young horse

an unexcused absence from class

同义词集: cut

he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class

上位: absence

grow through the gums

同义词集: cut

The new tooth is cutting

上位: grow

have grow through the gums

同义词集: cut

The baby cut a tooth

上位: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce

cut and assemble the components of;

同义词集: edit cut edit out

edit film

cut recording tape

上位: alter, change, modify

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

同义词集: dilute thin thin out reduce cut

cut bourbon

上位: weaken

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

同义词集: abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce

The manuscript must be shortened

反义: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate 上位: decrease, lessen, minify 下位: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, concentrate, condense, digest, expurgate, shorten

cease, stop;

同义词集: cut cut off

cut the noise

We had to cut short the conversation

上位: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt 参见: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt

the act of reducing the amount or number

同义词集: cut

the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget

上位: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

同义词集: cut cutting cutting off

the barber gave him a good cut

上位: shortening 下位: clip, clipping, haircut, shearing, snip, trim, trimming

the act of cutting something into parts;

同义词集: cut cutting

his cuts were skillful

his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess

上位: division 下位: dissection, severance, severing, slicing, undercut

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

同义词集: cut cutting

his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels

上位: opening 下位: gash, incision, nick, notch, section, slash, snick, surgical incision

cut down on; make a reduction in;

同义词集: reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down

reduce your daily fat intake

The employer wants to cut back health benefits

上位: decrease, lessen, minify 下位: detract, inflate, knock off, quench, shave, shorten, slash, spill, subtract, take away, thin

have a reducing effect

同义词集: cut

This cuts into my earnings

上位: decrease, lessen, minify

dissolve by breaking down the fat of

同义词集: cut

soap cuts grease

上位: break up, dissolve, resolve

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

同义词集: cut prune rationalize rationalise

We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

上位: do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of 参见: bring down, curb, curtail, cut back, cut down, reduce, restrict, trim, trim back, trim down

the division of a deck of cards before dealing;

同义词集: cut cutting

he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal

the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual

上位: division

shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

同义词集: cut

cut my hair

上位: shorten 下位: crop, french, shave, trim

(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

同义词集: cut undercut

cuts do not bother a good tennis player

上位: shot, stroke

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

同义词集: baseball swing swing cut

he took a vicious cut at the ball

上位: shot, stroke

separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; ; ;

同义词集: cut

the cut surface was mottled

cut tobacco

blood from his cut forehead

bandages on her cut wrists

反义: uncut 近似: chopped, cut off, perforate, perforated, pierced, punctured, severed, shredded, sliced, split

(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

同义词集: cut

the cut pages of the book

反义: uncut

fashioned or shaped by cutting; ;

同义词集: cut

a well-cut suit

cut diamonds

cut velvet

反义: rough, uncut 近似: slashed

mixed with water;

同义词集: cut thinned weakened

sold cut whiskey

a cup of thinned soup

近似: dilute, diluted

(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

同义词集: cut slashed

the slashed prices attracted buyers

近似: decreased, reduced

refuse to acknowledge

同义词集: ignore disregard snub cut

She cut him dead at the meeting

上位: do by, handle, treat

make out and issue; ;

同义词集: write out issue make out cut

write out a check

cut a ticket

Please make the check out to me

上位: write 下位: check

a refusal to recognize someone you know

同义词集: snub cut cold shoulder

the snub was clearly intentional

上位: rebuff, slight

penetrate injuriously

同义词集: cut

The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead

上位: penetrate, perforate

fell by sawing; hew

同义词集: cut

The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia

上位: cut down, drop, fell, strike down

reap or harvest

同义词集: cut

cut grain

上位: glean, harvest, reap

hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

同义词集: cut

cut a Ping-Pong ball

上位: hit

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; ;

同义词集: switch off cut turn off turn out

Turn off the stereo, please

cut the engine

turn out the lights

上位: flip, switch, throw 下位: kill

separate with or as if with an instrument

同义词集: cut

Cut the rope

上位: disunite, divide, part, separate 下位: bob, bore, break off, carve, chamfer, chase, chatter, chip, chip at, chop, chop up, clip, cradle, cube, cut down, cut off, cut up, dice, discerp, dissect, dock, drill, drop, fell, furrow, gash, hack, hob, jag, knap, lop, manicure, mow, nick, nip, nip off, pare, pink, plane, rebate, rip, saber, sabre, saw, scissor, sever, shave, shear, slash, slice, slice up, slit, snick, snip, snip off, strike down, tail, tap, tomahawk, trench, trim, undercut, whittle 参见: break off, carve, chip, cut into, cut off, cut up, delve, dig, knap, turn over

divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult;

同义词集: cut

Wayne cut

She cut the deck for a long time

上位: mix, ruffle, shuffle

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

同义词集: mown cut

the smell of newly mown hay

反义: uncut, unmown

make an incision or separation

同义词集: cut

cut along the dotted line

allow incision or separation

同义词集: cut

This bread cuts easily

上位: be

function as a cutting instrument

同义词集: cut

This knife cuts well

上位: function, go, operate, run, work

style and tailor in a certain fashion

同义词集: cut tailor

cut a dress

上位: design 下位: gore

perform or carry out

同义词集: cut

cut a caper

上位: do, execute, perform

form or shape by cutting or incising

同义词集: cut

cut paper dolls

上位: create, make

form by probing, penetrating, or digging; ;

同义词集: cut

cut a hole

cut trenches

The sweat cut little rivulets into her face

上位: create, make 下位: blast

create by duplicating data;

同义词集: cut burn

cut a disk

burn a CD

上位: create, make, produce

record a performance on (a medium)

同义词集: cut

cut a record

上位: record, tape

make a recording of;

同义词集: cut

cut the songs

She cut all of her major titles again

上位: record, tape

stop filming

同义词集: cut

cut a movie scene

上位: stop

make an abrupt change of image or sound

同义词集: cut

cut from one scene to another

上位: change, shift, switch

pass through or across

同义词集: cut

The boat cut the water

上位: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through, transit

pass directly and often in haste

同义词集: cut

We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner

上位: pass

turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

同义词集: swerve sheer curve trend veer slue slew cut

The car cut to the left at the intersection

The motorbike veered to the right

上位: turn 下位: yaw

move (one's fist)

同义词集: cut

his opponent cut upward toward his chin

上位: move

give the appearance or impression of

同义词集: cut

cut a nice figure

上位: appear, look, seem

(of a male animal) having the testicles removed

同义词集: cut emasculated gelded

a cut horse

近似: castrated, unsexed

discharge from a group

同义词集: cut

The coach cut two players from the team

上位: discharge, free

made neat and tidy by trimming

同义词集: trimmed cut

his neatly trimmed hair

反义: uncut, untrimmed 近似: clipped

be able to manage or manage successfully;

同义词集: hack cut

I can't hack it anymore

she could not cut the long days in the office

上位: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage

intentionally fail to attend

同义词集: cut skip

cut class

上位: miss

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

同义词集: cut gash

a canal made by erosion or excavation

同义词集: cut

上位: canal

the style in which a garment is cut

同义词集: cut

a dress of traditional cut

上位: fashion

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;

同义词集: deletion excision cut

an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors

both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

上位: editing, redaction

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;

同义词集: cut track

he played the first cut on the cd

the title track of the album

上位: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

同义词集: cut

the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt

上位: transition

a remark capable of wounding mentally

同义词集: stinger cut

the unkindest cut of all

上位: abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification

a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

同义词集: cut cut of meat

上位: meat 下位: brisket, chop, joint, leg, loin, neck, rack, rib, roast, saddle, shank, shin, shin bone, shoulder, side, side of meat, steak, tenderloin, undercut

a share of the profits

同义词集: cut

everyone got a cut of the earnings

上位: part, percentage, portion, share 下位: rake-off, vigorish

a wound made by cutting

同义词集: cut gash slash slice

he put a bandage over the cut

上位: lesion, wound

a step on some scale

同义词集: cut

he is a cut above the rest

上位: gradation, step

🌳 词源

该词来自中古英语，源自古诺尔斯语及更早的日耳曼语词根，核心本义与“切割”有关；更早的词源关系尚不确定。

From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, from Proto-Germanic *kutjaną, *kuttaną (“to cut”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *kwetwą (“meat, flesh”) (compare Old Norse kvett (“meat”)). Sometimes instead compared to French couteau, itself from Latin culter (“knife”). Cf. Scots kut, kit (“to cut”)); also akin to Middle Swedish kotta (“to cut or carve with a knife”) (compare dialectal Swedish kåta, kuta (“to cut or chip with a knife”), Swedish kuta, kytti (“a knife”)), Norwegian Bokmål kutte (“to cut”), Norwegian Nynorsk kutte (“to cut”), Icelandic kuta (“to cut with a knife”), Old Norse kuti (“small knife”), Norwegian kyttel, kytel, kjutul (“pointed slip of wood used to strip bark”). Displaced native Middle English snithen (from Old English snīþan; compare German schneiden), which still survives in some dialects as snithe or snead. See snide. Adjective sense of "drunk" (now rare and now usually used in the originally jocular derivative form of half-cut) dates from the 17th century, from cut in the leg, to have cut your leg, euphemism for being very drunk.

🔄 变式

cuts plural cutted past cutten archaic cutting present more cut compar most cut superl

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