新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cutting

英  [ˈkʌtɪŋ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1尖刻的

    A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings.

    双语例句

    例:

    People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful.

    人们说尖刻的话来使自己感觉优越或强势。

    NOUN. 名词
  • cuttings

    1[C 可数名词] 插枝

    A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Take cuttings from it in July or August.

    在7月或8月从它上面剪下插枝。

    例:

    Take cuttings from suitable garden tomatoes in late summer.

    夏末从合适的园栽西红柿剪下插枝。

    2[C 可数名词] 剪报

    A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.