Word · Frequency #541
cut
/kʌt/
noun
伤口；切口；划痕
a wound or opening made by something sharp
- 1.
The act of cutting.
切割的动作。
- 2.
a share of the profits
利润的一份
- 3.
The result of cutting.
切割的结果。
- 4.
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
(电影)从一个镜头到下一个镜头的直接切换
- 5.
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
由侵蚀或挖掘形成的类似犁沟的沟壑
切；割；切开；分成；份额；切换；转场；沟壑；沟槽；切割的动作。
In use
The agent demanded a large cut of the deal.
After expenses, each partner received a cut of the profits.
She negotiated a 10% cut of the royalties.
everyone got a cut of the earnings
the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
Connections
Collocations
- a cut of the profits
- 利润分成
- They each took a cut of the profits.他们每人分得一份利润。
- take a cut
- 抽取一份
- The agent takes a 10% cut from the deal.中介从交易中抽取10%的提成。
- jump cut
- 跳切镜头
- The film uses a jump cut to show the passage of time.这部电影使用跳切来显示时间的流逝。
- match cut
- 匹配剪辑
- A match cut creates a smooth visual transition.匹配剪辑创造出平滑的视觉过渡。
- drainage cut
- 排水沟
- They dug a drainage cut to prevent flooding.他们挖了一条排水沟以防洪水。
- deep cut
- 深沟
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象剪刀剪开利润、影片和土地，记住‘cut’的三种名词义。
Context & Register
作为名词时，cut 有三个主要义项：利润分成（常用于商业）、镜头切换（电影专业术语）、沟渠（地理/农业）。语域混合，具体取决于上下文。
Grammar Note
常与of连用表示利润份额等
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words (but, hut, nut, rut, shut, strut) rhyme with cut. However, 'put' /pʊt/ looks similar but sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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