1、cut sb sth 为某人切某物。如:

Cut me some pineapple. 给我切几片菠萝吧。

He cut me a slice of bread. 他为我切了一块面包。

注:该句型也可转换为:

Cut some pineapple for me.

He cut a slice of bread for me.

2、cut sth into sth 把某物切成某物。如:

First cut the meat into small pieces. 先把肉切成小块。

He cut the apple into halves. 他把它切成了两半。

注:若指分为两半,可说成 cut sth into halves 或 cut sth in half。

3、cut down

(1) 砍倒。如:

They cut down the big tree. 他们把这棵大树砍倒了。

(2) 削减,压缩,缩减。如:

Expenses ought to be cut down in every way. 应该在一切方面减少开支。

You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words. 你最好能把这篇文章压到两千字左右。

4、 cut in

(1) 插入,插话。如:

Don’t cut in when others are talking. 别人说话时别插话。

He kept cutting in on our conversation. 我们谈话时他老是插话。

注:cut in on sth 有时可说成 cut into sth, 如上面第二句也可说成:

He kept cutting into our conversation.

(2) 插队,超车。如:

He cut in at the head of the line. 他在队伍的前面插队。

The car overtook me and then cut in on me. 那辆小车超了我的车,然后插在我前面。

5、cut off 切断,隔断,断绝。如:

We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation. 我们在电话里谈话谈了一半就被切断了。

The flood cut the villagers off from the rest of the world. 洪水切断了村民们与外界的联系。

6、cut out 剪成,戒掉。如:

I must cut out smoking. 我必须戒烟。

The rain and wind have cut out a deep valley. 风雨侵蚀出了一条深谷。