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a cut above

/kuht/US // kʌt //UK // (kʌt) //

略胜一筹,高人一等,高人一筹

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laceration撕裂伤,裂伤,割伤,撕裂wound伤口,外伤,创伤,伤saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支quota配额,定额,定量,定数shave刮胡子,剃须,刮痧,脱毛slice一片,切片,一片片的,一片片rip撕裂,裂缝,撕开,撕毁slash斜线,斜杠,斜线式,斜杠杠的carve雕刻,雕饰,雕琢,刻curtail缩减,削减,缩短,缩水divide分裂,分化,分隔,划分trim修剪,修饰,修整,修剪的chip芯片,筹码,晶片,碎片snip剪切,剪辑,剪贴,剪下slit裂缝,狭缝,切口,缝隙rent租金,租用,租,租借passage通过,通道,经过,通过率

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cut, cut·ting.

    • : to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
    • : to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope.
    • : to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off: to cut a slice from a loaf of bread.
    • : to hew or saw down; fell: to cut timber.
    • : to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench.
    • : to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: to cut hair.
    • : to mow; reap; harvest: to cut grain.
    • : to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting a part or parts: to cut a speech.
    • : to repeatedly inflict injury on by deliberately cutting the skin, as to cope with negative emotions: Some teenagers cut themselves in response to emotional pain.
    • : to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail: to cut prices.
    • : to dilute; make less thick: to cut wine.
    • : to dissolve: That detergent cuts grease effectively.
    • : to intersect; cross: One line cuts another at right angles.
    • : Informal. to cease; discontinue: Cut the kidding.Let's cut out the pretense.
    • : to stop; halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine: The pilot cut the engines and glided in for a landing. Cut off the hot water.
    • : to dilute or adulterate by mixing it with other substances.
    • : to grow through the gum: The baby is cutting his teeth.
    • : to type, write, or draw on for mimeographing.
    • : to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment.
    • : Glassmaking. to produce a pattern by grinding and polishing.
    • : to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously: Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed.
    • : to strike sharply, as with a whip.
    • : to absent oneself from: allowed to cut three classes per semester.
    • : Movies, Television. to stop.to edit.
    • : Computers. to remove from a file to store in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere.Compare copy, paste.
    • : to wound the feelings of severely.
    • : Cards. to divide at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top.to take from a deck.
    • : to record a selection on; make a recording of.
    • : to castrate; geld.
    • : Sports. to hit with either the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin.
    • : Cricket. to strike and send off in front of the batsman, and parallel to the wicket.
    • : Slang. to be a nonplaying dealer, manager, or supervisor of in return for a percentage of the money bet or sometimes for a fee.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cut, cut·ting.

    • : to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision: The scissors cut well.
    • : to admit of being cut: Butter cuts easily.
    • : to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin.
    • : to pass, go, or come, especially in the most direct way: to cut across an empty lot.
    • : Movies, Television. to shift suddenly from one shot to another: Cut to the barroom interior.to stop the action of a scene: used as a command by a director.
    • : to make a sudden or sharp turn in direction; change direction suddenly; swerve: We cut to the left to avoid hitting the cyclist.
    • : to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip.
    • : to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep.
    • : to grow through the gums.
    • : Computers. to remove selected text, images, etc., from a file for storage in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere.Compare copy, paste.
    • : Cards. to cut the cards.
    • : Informal. to leave hastily: to cut for the hills.
    • : interfere. to separate a specific animal from a herd of cattle.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: cut flowers.
    • : fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, or the like: cut diamonds.
    • : reduced by or as if by cutting: cut whiskey; cut prices.
    • : Botany. incised; cleft.
    • : castrated; gelded.
    • : Slang. drunk.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
    • : the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel.
    • : a piece cut off: a cut of a pie.
    • : Informal. a share, especially of earnings or profits: His agent's cut is 20 percent.
    • : a haircut, often with a styling.
    • : a reduction in price, salary, etc.
    • : the manner or fashion in which anything is cut: the cut of a dress.
    • : style; manner; kind: We need a man of his cut in this firm.
    • : a passage or course straight across or through: a cut through the woods.
    • : an excision or omission of a part.
    • : a part or quantity of text deleted or omitted.
    • : a quantity cut, especially of lumber.
    • : a refusal to recognize an acquaintance.
    • : an act, speech, etc., that wounds the feelings.
    • : an engraved plate or block of wood used for printing.
    • : a printed picture or illustration.
    • : an absence, as from a school class, at which attendance is required.
    • : Butchering. part of an animal usually cut as one piece.
    • : Cards. a cutting of the cards.
    • : Sports. the act of cutting a ball.the spin imparted.
    • : Fencing. a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip.
    • : one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots.
    • : Movies, Television. the instantaneous or gradual transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film.an edited version of a film.Compare rough cut, final cut. an act or instance of editing a film.
    • : an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape.
    • : any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum.
  1. 1
    • : cut across, to precede or go beyond considerations of; transcend: The new tax program cuts across party lines.
    • : cut down, Also cut down on. to lessen; decrease: to cut down on between-meal snacks.to strike and cause to fall: The first force to attempt an advance was swiftly cut down.to destroy, kill, or disable: The hurricane cut down everything in its path.to remodel, remake, or reduce in size, as a garment: She had her old coat cut down to fit her daughter.
    • : cut in, to move or thrust oneself, a vehicle, etc., abruptly between others: A speeding car cut in and nearly caused an accident.to interpose; interrupt: to cut in with a remark.Informal.to interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them.to blend into flour by means of a knife.
    • : cut off, to intercept.to interrupt.to stop suddenly; discontinue.to halt the operation of; turn off.to shut off or shut out.to disinherit.to sever; separate.
    • : cut out, to omit; delete; excise.to oust and replace a rival; supplant.to part an animal from a herd.to plan; arrange: He has his work cut out for him.to move out of one's lane of traffic.Also cut on out. Slang.to leave suddenly.Informal.to refrain from; stop: to cut out smoking. to stop running.
    • : cut up, to cut into pieces or sections.to lacerate; wound.to distress mentally; injure.Informal.to play pranks; misbehave: They were scolded for cutting up in church.

Phrases

  • cut above
  • cut across
  • cut a deal
  • cut adrift
  • cut a long story short
  • cut and dried
  • cut and paste
  • cut and run
  • cut a wide swath
  • cut back
  • cut both ways
  • cut capers
  • cut class
  • cut corners
  • cut dead
  • cut down
  • cute as a button
  • cut ice
  • cut in
  • cut into
  • cut it
  • cut it fine
  • cut it out
  • cut loose
  • cut no ice
  • cut off
  • cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  • cut off with a shilling
  • cut of one's jib
  • cut one's losses
  • cut one's teeth on
  • cut out
  • cut out of whole cloth
  • cut short
  • cut someone dead
  • cut someone's throat
  • cut teeth
  • cut the comedy
  • cut the ground from under
  • cut the mustard
  • cut to the bone
  • cut to the chase
  • cut to the quick
  • cut up
  • (cut) down to size
  • fish or cut bait
  • have one's work cut out
  • like a chicken with its head cut off
  • make (cut) a long story short
  • unkindest cut
  • you could cut it with a knife

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insuperior
Synonyms
admirable令人钦佩,令人敬佩,令人钦佩的,令人敬佩的exceptional异常,特殊,特殊的,卓越的first-rate一流的,一级棒的,一级棒,一流good很好,不错,好,好的high-caliber高口径,大口径,高水准的,高水准preferable可取的,可取,好的,较好的remarkable显著的,显著,杰出的,杰出superhuman超人,超人类,超人的,超凡above以上,以上是,上述,以上为capital资本,首府choice选择,选择权,选择题,抉择dandy纨绔子弟,纨裤子弟exclusive独家,独占,专属,独占的expert专家,专家介绍,专家们fine罚款,精细,精细的,细致major主要,主要的,重大,主要内容over在,超过,超过了,在过去premium保费,保险费,溢价,地价primary初级,初级的,主要的,首要的senior高级,高级职员,长者,高层deluxe豪华,豪华型,豪华的,豪华版distinguished杰出的,卓越的,杰出,出类拔萃的exceeding超过,超越,超过了,超过的famous著名的,著名,知名,知名的finer更精细的,更精细,更细的,更细first-class一流的,第一类,头等舱,一等奖first-string第一串,第一行,一串,一线five-star五星级,五星,五星级的,五个星good quality质量好,良好的质量,质量良好,良好的品质grander更大的,更大,更高的,更大的规模high-class高级的,高级,高级别的,高档more advanced更先进的,更先进,更高级,更高级的more skillful更加娴熟,更为娴熟,更加熟练,更熟练noteworthy值得注意的是,值得注意的,值得一提的是,值得注意of higher rank更高等级的,上级领导,更高等级,更高等级的人overlying覆盖的,覆盖,覆盖着,覆盖着的paramount至高无上,最重要的,至高无上的,最重要的是predominant占主导地位的,占主导地位,占优势的,占优势preferred首选,优先选择,优先考虑,首选的prevailing盛行的,盛行于世的,盛行,盛行于世superincumbent超级现任者,超级现任,超级现任的,超强的执政能力surpassing超群的,超越,超越的,卓越的unrivalled无与伦比的,无与伦比,独步天下,举世无双

Examples

  • For example, the Postal Service routinely mothballs sorting machines to cut out excess capacity, USPS officials have said.

  • The president, for his part, has described many of those critical as “disgruntled former employees” who were not cut out for his administration.

  • Tech’s coveted internships were some of the first roles to be cut as offices closed and businesses shuttered in response to the coronavirus.

  • A new app promises to use cutting-edge science and technology to tell you if you’re right.

  • The company, which employs about 2,800 people, plans to make a one-time payment of $20,000 to those who decide to leave San Francisco, New York, or Seattle, according to Bloomberg—though it also plans to cut their base salaries by as much as 10%.

  • In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?

  • My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.

  • Crew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.

  • In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.

  • Supported by Washington, the domestic quota was cut from 90 days to 30.

  • If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.

  • At the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.

  • It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!

  • My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.

  • Levison's relations think he will cut up well at his death; Levison's relations are right.

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