cut into . interrupt something （such as conversation）打断；插嘴

She didn't cut into the conversation but waited till they had finished speaking．她并没有打断他们的谈话而是一直等到他们谈完为止。

It is impolite of you to cut into the discussion in this way．你这样打断别人的讨论是不礼貌的。

cut into . reduce；use part of（sth．such as money，time）unwillingly from减少；很不乐意地从…用去一部分（如钱、时间）

“But that would cut into cut into our profit，”he said．他说：“那样会减少我们的利润。”

No doubt the extra work to be assigned you will cut into your spare time．毫无疑问，安排给你的额外工作将会减少你的业余时间。

This plan of yours cuts into our schedule rather badly．你们的这个计划在我们的日程表里占去很多时间。

I shall have to cut into my savings to pay for the holiday．我将不得不从我的储蓄里拿出一部分钱来作为假期里的开支。

cut off . disconnect（the supply of water or electricity）；interrupt；turn off切断（水、电）；中断；关掉

Their water supply was cut off．他们的水源被切断了。

All communications are cut off．一切交通都被切断了。

The telephone operator cut us off before we had finished our conversation．我们还没有谈完，电话就被总机接线员切断了。

The chairman will cut a speaker off if he talks too long．如果发言人讲得太长，主席会打断他的发言。

The motor was cut off as soon as something seemed to be wrong with it ．一旦发现发动机似乎有点毛病，就立即把它关掉。

cut off . remove by cutting the ends 切下来；剪下来

They cut off the heads of their captives．他们把俘虏的头砍了下来。

The rope is two feet longer than we needed，so we cut off the extra length．绳子比我们需要的长两英尺，因此我们把多余的给剪下来了。

cut off . isolate；make lonely 孤立

The enemy soldiers were cut off from their headquarters．敌军同总部的联系被切断，成了孤军。

The flood cut the villagers from the rest of the world．洪水切断了村民们与外界的联系。

cut off . disinherit 剥夺继承权

He has cut his son off without a penny．他取消了儿子的继承权，一便士也不给。

cut out . remove by cutting 剪下；剪裁

She cut out the photograph from the paper．她从报纸上把照片剪了下来。

The affected tissue was cut out from his leg．他腿部有病的组织被切除了。

cut out . miss out；omit 删除

You'd better cut out that sentence．你最好把那个句子删掉。

Let's cut out the unimportant details．我们把不重要的细节删掉吧。

cut out . refrain from；stop doing something 戒掉；停止

He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking．他已经决定戒掉烟酒。

cut out . out rival；replace 胜过；取代；把…排挤掉

The new supermarket will cut all the small shops out．这家新超级市场将会把这些小店全都挤垮。

He has managed to cut out his rival and marry the girl．他终于挤掉了竞争者而娶了那个姑娘。

cut out . stop operating suddenly and unexpectedly 出乎预料地突然停止运转

As our engine suddenly cut out in the way we had to walk．因为发动机在半路上突然出了毛病，我们只好下车步行。

cut out . shape something by cutting 裁剪

The tailor cut out my coat very well．裁缝把我的上衣裁得很好。

cut out for . cut out to be . be naturally well suited for；have talent for；fit for 天生地适合做；有…的天才

I doubt whether John is cut out for a doctor．我怀疑约翰是否适合当医生。

I think she's cut out to be a nurse．我认为她适合当护士。

I'm sure he'd make a good journalist；he seems to be cut out for the job．我相信他会成为一个出色的新闻记者，他似乎有这方面的天才。

cut short . stop or interrupt suddenly 突然停止

Their conversation was cut short by the telephone ringing．他们的谈话被电话铃声打断了。

He was about to go on talking when his mother cut him short．他正要继续讲下去，他妈妈打断了他。

cut short . make shorter 停止；缩短

We'll have to cut our visit short，as we want to get back before dark．我们必须缩短访问时间，因为天黑前还得赶回去。

His life was cut short by cancer．癌症过早地结束了他的生命。

If you anything more to say，please cut it short as your time is nearly up．如果你还有什么要说的话，请简短一些，因为你的时间已经快到了。

I'll cut a long story short．我就长话短说吧。

cut up . cut into small pieces 切碎

Please cut the apple up into equal pieces．请把苹果切成大小相同的块。

The cook was cutting up the meat for making dumpling．厨师正在切肉包饺子。

The tailor cut up a large piece of cloth to make one shirt for me and two for my son．裁缝把一大块布裁开给我做一件衬衣，给我儿子做两件。

cut up . wound 受伤

Her face was badly cut up in the car crash．她的面部在车祸中严重受伤。

cut up . cause suffering to hurt the feeling of；upset 使痛心；使难过

She was very cut up about her father's death．她父亲的去世使她悲痛万分。

The boy was badly cut up when his girlfriend gave him back his ring．当女朋友还给他戒指时，这男孩非常伤心。

There is no need to be so cut up at not succeeding this time．不必因这次没成功就这样难过。

This news has cut him up．这消息使他心烦意乱。

cut up . attack；criticize 攻击；批评

His book was severely cut up by the critics．他的书遭到评论家的严厉批评。

cut up . behave in a comic，boisterous or unruly manner 行为滑稽；吵吵闹闹；不守规矩

The boys cut up when the old folks were away．大人一走开，孩子们就开始胡闹起来。

at the party they cut up and broke the chairs．他们在晚会上胡闹并把椅子弄坏了。

cut up . destroy or severely damage 严重破坏；毁坏；受伤

The machine guns cut up the enemy like knives．机关枪象刀子一样切入敌军心脏摧毁了敌军。