cutsthoff
—phrasal verbwithcutverbuk/kʌt/us/kʌt/present participlecutting|past tense and past participlecut
(REMOVE)
A2
toremoveapartof something to make itsmallerorshorter, using asharptoolsuch as aknife
(用锋利的刀具等)去除,切除,剪去
Remember tocutoff thefatbefore youfrythesteak.煎牛排时记得先把肥肉去掉。
- Theycutoff all theoverhangingbranches.
- He had hishandcutoff in anindustrialaccident.
- Hecutoff hishairforcharity.
- Icutthepeeloff theorange.
- We had tocutoff the bed'slegsto get it through thedoor.
(STOP)
B2
tostopprovidingsomething such aselectricity,supplies, etc.
中断,切断(电力、物资供应等)
If thisbillis notpaidwithin fivedays,yourgassupplywill becutoff.要是5日内不付清账单,将停止对你的煤气供应。
Theaimwas tocutoff the enemy'sescaperoute/supplies.目的是阻断敌人的逃跑路线/物资供应。