资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cut \Cut\, v. t.

   {To cut out}, to separate from the midst of a number; as, to
      cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
      train. Cut \Cut\, n.
   1. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) A slanting stroke causing the ball to
      spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the
      ball.

   2. (Cricket) A stroke on the off side between point and the
      wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.



   {Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
      place.

   {Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment;
      unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.''
      --Shak.

   {Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
      of memory; as, time out of mind.

   {Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
      in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]

   {Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or
      apprenticeship.

   {Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in
      confusion.

   {Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
      proper or becoming.

   {Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost
      more money than one has received.

   {Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being
      exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.

   {Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of
      consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.

   {Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.

   {Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
      inopportune.

   {Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
      unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n.

   {Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry.

   {Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.

   {Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
      agreeing temper; fretful.

   {Out of twist}, {winding}, or {wind}, not in warped
      condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
      surfaces.

   {Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.

   {Out of the way}.
      (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
      (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.

   {Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
      doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]

   {Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including
      the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
      measurements.

   {Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
      Western State or Territory. [U. S.]

   {To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under
      {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc.

   {To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.

   {Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).

[Colloq.]

      An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop
      whenever he can do so with impunity.        --Thomas
                                                  Hamilton.

   {To cut a caper}. See under {Caper}.

   {To cut the cards}, to divide a pack of cards into portions,
      in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change
      the cards to be dealt.

   {To cut a dash} or {a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.]
      

   {To cut down}.
      (a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
          ``Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia.''
          --Knolles.
      (b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] ``So great is
          his natural eloquence, that he cuts doun the finest
          orator.'' --Addison
      (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down
          expenses.
      (d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a
          sloop.

   {To cut the knot} or {the Gordian knot}, to dispose of a
      difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary
      action, rather than by skill or patience.

   {To cut lots}, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw
      lots.

   {To cut off}.
      (a) To sever; to separate.

                I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my
                brother's.                        --Shak.
      (b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to
          destroy. ``Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by
          martyrdom.'' --Addison.
      (c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut off
          (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam
          engine.
      (d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.
      (e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.

   {To cut out}.
      (a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a
          piece from a board.
      (b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a garment.
          `` A large forest cut out into walks.'' --Addison.
      (c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out
          work for another day. ``Every man had cut out a place
          for himself.'' --Addison.
      (d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to
          cut out a rival. [Colloq.]
      (e) To debar. ``I am cut out from anything but common
          acknowledgments.'' --Pope.
      (f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or
          from under the guns of an enemy.

   {To cut to pieces}.
      (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.
      (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.

   {To cut a play} (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out
      passages, to adapt it for the stage.

   {To cut rates} (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for
      transportation below the rates established between
      competing lines.

   {To cut short}, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a
      sudden termination. ``Achilles cut him short, and thus
      replied.'' --Dryden.

   {To cut stick}, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.
      [Slang]

   {To cut teeth}, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce
      through the gum and appear.

   {To have cut one's eyeteeth}, to be sharp and knowing.
      [Colloq.]

   {To cut one's wisdom teeth}, to come to years of discretion.
      

   {To cut under}, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor
      in trade.

   {To cut up}.
      (a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.
      (b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut
          up a book or its author by severe criticism. ``This
          doctrine cuts up all government by the roots.''
          --Locke.
      (c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the
          death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]
          --Thackeray.