cut off

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool. 切掉
Mrs. Johnson cut off a generous piece of the meat. 約翰遜太太切下一大塊肉。
He threatened to cut my hair off. 他威脇要剪掉我的頭發。
2. PHRASAL VERB To cut someone or something off means to separate them from things that they are normally connected with. 隔離
One of the goals of the campaign is to cut off the elite Republican Guard from its supplies. 那場戰役的目標之一就是切斷精銳的共和國衛隊的供給。
3. cut offADJ 隔絕的
Without a car we still felt very cut off. 沒有車我們還是覺得與外界隔絕了。
4. PHRASAL VERB To cut off a supply of something means to stop providing it or stop it from being provided. 切斷 (供給)
The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital. 叛亂者已經切斷了首都的電力。
5. PHRASAL VERB If you get cut off when you are on the telephone, the line is suddenly disconnected and you can no longer speak to the other person. 中斷
When you do get through, you've got to speak quickly before you get cut off. 電話一接通，你得在通話中斷前快點兒說。
6. →see also cutoff