A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings.
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。
cuttings
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.
Take cuttings from it in July or August.
在7月或8月从它上面剪下插枝。
Take cuttings from suitable garden tomatoes in late summer.
夏末从合适的园栽西红柿剪下插枝。
A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.