喜樂美語
  1. 1v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (remove by cutting)剪下 / 切下 / 切除

    To take something out by cutting around it with scissors or a knife.

    「cut out」的核心畫面就像「沿著邊把東西剪下來、拿出去」。cut 是「剪、切」，out 是「往外拿、移走」，合起來就是「把它從原本的地方剪下來、拿出去」。可以是從紙上剪下一張圖片，也可以是醫生把壞掉的部分切除。這個「沿邊剪→拿出去」的動作，就是整個 cut out 大家族的源頭。

    示範例句 · Example

    Billy cut out a photo from the magazine to put on his wall.

    中文翻譯比利從雜誌上剪下一張照片，要貼在他的牆上。

    常見搭配

    • cut out a picture

      把圖片剪下來

      to remove a picture by cutting around it

      He cut out a picture of a dinosaur for his project.

    • cut something out of a magazine

      從雜誌裡剪下某物

      to remove something from a magazine by cutting it

      She cut a recipe out of a magazine.

    意思相近

    cutremovetake outsnip out

    意思相反

    leave inkeeppaste in

  2. 2v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (block light/sound)擋掉 / 隔絕（光、聲音等）

    To stop light, sound, or air from reaching a place.

    這次 cut out「拿走、切斷」的是光線或聲音：把它們擋在外面、不讓它們進來。想像窗簾把陽光「切斷」在外，或太陽眼鏡把刺眼的光「擋掉」——out 還是「移走、阻擋在外」的感覺。cut out the light/sound 就是把光或聲音擋在外面。

    常見搭配

    • cut out the light

      擋掉光線

      to stop light from reaching a place

      Close the blinds to cut out the light.

    意思相近

    blockblock outkeep outshut out

    意思相反

    let inallowlet through

  3. 3v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (shape from material)剪出（形狀）

    To make a shape by cutting it from paper, cloth, or a similar material.

    這個 cut out 和「剪下」很像，但重點在「剪出一個形狀」。out 一樣是「把它從整張紙或整塊布裡弄出來」，所以小朋友剪愛心、剪星星、剪紙娃娃，全部都用 cut out。畫面就是：拿著剪刀，沿著形狀的邊把它從紙上剪下來、拿在手上。

    常見搭配

    • cut out a shape

      剪出一個形狀

      to make a shape by cutting it from paper or cloth

      We cut out shapes for the art class.

    • cut out paper dolls

      剪紙娃娃

      to make paper dolls by cutting them out

      She loves to cut out paper dolls on rainy days.

    意思相近

    cutsnip outtrim out

  4. 4v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (eliminate a problem)杜絕 / 消除

    To stop something bad from happening, so that it no longer exists.

    從「剪下、拿出去」延伸出來：把不想要的東西「整個拿掉、讓它消失」。這裡的 out 一樣是「移走」的意思，只是這次移走的對象換成某種壞事或問題。所以 cut out fraud（杜絕詐騙）就是把詐騙這件事整個「切掉、清出去」，讓它不再發生。

    常見搭配

    • cut out waste

      杜絕浪費

      to stop waste from happening

      The school wants to cut out food waste.

    意思相近

    stopremoveget rid ofeliminate

    意思相反

    allowkeeplet happen

  5. 5v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (give up something for health)戒掉 / 不再吃（做）

    To stop eating or doing something, especially because it may be bad for your health.

    想像把某樣食物「從你的飲食裡拿出去、不再碰」——這就是 cut out。out 還是「移走、拿掉」，這次拿掉的是糖果、汽水或某個壞習慣。cut out sugar 就是「把糖從生活裡切掉、不再吃」，常常是為了健康。和 cut down（減少）不同，cut out 是「完全不要」。

    常見搭配

    • cut out sugar

      戒糖

      to stop eating sugar, usually for health

      She cut out sugar and lost some weight.

    • cut out junk food

      戒掉垃圾食物

      to stop eating unhealthy snack food

      Try to cut out junk food before the big race.

    意思相近

    stopgive upquitcut

    意思相反

    keep eatingstarttake up

  6. 6v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (delete text)刪掉（文字段落）

    To take a part out of something written, often because it is not nice or not needed.

    回到「剪下、拿出去」的本意，只是這次剪的是文章裡的一段話。out 一樣是「移走」，把某句不好或多餘的話從文章裡刪掉、拿出去。想像編輯拿著筆，把不要的句子整段劃掉、移除，就是 cut out 在寫作上的用法。

    常見搭配

    • cut out a sentence

      刪掉一個句子

      to delete a sentence from a piece of writing

      I had to cut out a sentence to fit the word limit.

    意思相近

    deleteremovetake outcut

    意思相反

    addkeep inleave in

  7. 7v/ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/cut out (engine suddenly stops)（引擎、機器）突然熄火 / 停止運轉

    If an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working.

    當引擎或機器 cut out，意思是它「突然停了、不動了」。把 out 想成「動力被切斷、停掉」——好像電源被剪斷一樣。這個用法不需要受詞，主詞通常是 engine（引擎）、motor（馬達）或機器本身：The engine cut out.（引擎突然熄火了。）

    常見搭配

    • the engine cuts out

      引擎突然熄火

      an engine suddenly stops working

      The engine cut out twice on the way home.

    意思相反

    startkeep runningstay on

原始詞典資料13 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cut outverb

  • 1

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.

    • Cut out the letters and paste them on the poster.
  • 2

    informalTo refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).

    • He had to cut out smoking in order to be prepared for the marathon.
    • She kept clicking her heels. He told her to cut it out.
  • 3

    To remove; to omit.

    • If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits.
    • Help me find a sharper knife I need to cut you out my life
  • 4

    To oust; to replace.

    • […] cut him out in the affections of his lady-love!
  • 5

    To separate (an animal) from the herd.

    • There was little fear that the navigator of the captured Osprey, the man who had lived in Chile and "cut out" cattle on the Carrum Plains, would prove lacking in knowledge of riding, seamanship, or Spanish customs.
  • 6

    To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.

    • It was around then that the engine suddenly cut out.
    • Can you say that again? You keep cutting out.
  • 7

    To leave suddenly.

    • He must have cut out of the party.
    • 'True. I told you to take it home with you. It's still there?' 'Yes, sir.... But I could cut out and be back under the hour—time to do these letters for the post.'
  • 8

    To arrange or prepare.

    • He has his work cut out for him.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To intercept.

    • As lax as the visitors' defence was, Blackpool's backline was solid. In the first half the Seasiders cut out final balls to Meireles, one of Liverpool's best players, on two occasions and after the break the brilliant Craig Cathcart got enough on his headed clearance to prevent Torres from planting into the net at the far post.
  • 10

    nauticaltransportTo take a ship out of a harbor etc. by getting between her and the shore.

  • 11

    slangTo serve time in prison as an alternative to paying fines.

  • 12

    To spend (money).

    • After the flicks, Les and I cut out what was left of the cone money on a milkshake.

cut outadj

  • 1

    Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.

    • I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.
    • We've got our work cut out for us.

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