cut out   (TTS發音)

1. remove by cutting 剪下；剪裁

    She cut out the photograph from the paper. 她從報紙上把照片剪了下來。

    The affected tissue was cut out from his leg. 他腿部有病的組織被切除了。

2. miss out；omit 刪除

    You'd better cut out that sentence. 你最好把那個句子刪掉。

    Let's cut out the unimportant details. 我們把不重要的細節刪掉吧。

3. refrain from；stop doing sth. 戒掉；停止

    He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking. 他已經決定戒掉煙酒。

4. outrival；replace 勝過；取代；把…排擠掉

    The new supermarket will cut all the small shops out. 這家新超級市場將會把這些小店全都擠垮。

    He has managed to cut out his rival and marry the girl. 他終于擠掉了競爭者而娶了那個姑娘。

5. stop operating suddenly and unexpectedly 出乎預料地突然停止運轉

    As our engine suddenly cut out in the way we had to walk. 因為發動機在半路上突然出了毛病，我們只好下車步行。

6. shape sth. by cutting 裁剪

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