cutting

n.

切断；切下；开凿；插条；剪报adj.挖苦的；刺骨的sp.动词cut的现在分词. 副词：cuttingly

cutting

Noun

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

the act of cutting something into parts;

"his cuts were skillful"
"his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

a piece cut off from the main part of something

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine;

"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

the pision of a deck of cards before dealing;

"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"
"the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;

"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

the act of diluting something;

"the cutting of whiskey with water"
"the thinning of paint with turpentine"

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends;

"the barber gave him a good cut"

Adjective

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;

"cutting remarks"
"edged satire"
"a stinging comment"

unpleasantly cold and damp;

"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;

"a cutting wind"
"keen winds"
"knifelike cold"
"piercing knifelike pains"
"piercing cold"
"piercing criticism"
"a stabbing pain"
"lancinating pain"

cutting例句

用作名词(n.)

He took a cutting from a rose.
他从玫瑰树上剪下一枝插条。

He saved many cuttings from newspaper.
他保存了很多剪报。

用作形容词(adj.)

Mark can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest tones.
马克能以最安静的声调说最枯燥最伤人感情的话。

cutting近义词

clipping biting scion keen slip acerbic cleavage splitting incisive severance disseverance rending cleaving slitting piercing stinging part bit particle piece slice freezing chilling bitter nipping sharp algid stabbing penetrating carving mordacious trenchant acid acrid mordant acerb pungent acrimonious malicious sharp-tongued caustic scathing stringent venomous acidulous malevolent severe sharpened hurtful unkind harsh virulent stern pointed critical cold icy engraving etching extract excerpt graft shoot sarcastic derisive scornful sardonic disdainful satirical nasty contemptuous ridiculing mocking sneering ironical double-edged ironic cynical mean insulting cut press cutting edged newspaper clipping knifelike film editing press clipping thinning revision lancinating abusive track bleak cutting off shave burning lancinate raw