单词 | cut-in |
释义 | cut-inn.2 1. An act of cutting in: in senses of the verb (see to cut in at cut v. Phrasal verbs). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > cutting in cut-in1920 cutting-in1920 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > specific manoeuvres reversing1896 U-turn1915 cutting-in1925 doughnut1951 cut-in1958 U-ey1976 1883 Referee 17 June 7/4 (Farmer) I am anxious to have a cut in and get a big advertisement for nothing. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 21 June 9/2 Herminius himself, with all his weight, is likely to have a cut in for the same race. 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. ii. 65 The cut-in system at dances. 1931 I. L. Reeves Ol' Rum River 182 Others within the organization will think they are entitled to a cut-in should the brewery attempt at any time to make anything other than near-beer. 1939 Chatelaine May 35/3 When I see a ‘debbie’ who never dances more than halfway round the ballroom without a cut-in, I make this mental note:..she'll soon be among the ‘young marrieds’. 1953 Time 23 Feb. It was a world where..cut-ins (giving a performer a share of a song's profits)..were standing operating procedure. 1958 Listener 6 Nov. 731/1 He's still going to get to the petrol pump by a neat cut-in. 2. Cinematography. A ‘leader’ inserted into a film sequence. In full cut-in leader. Also, an interposed scene. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special effect > [noun] > interposed scene cut-in1913 insert1916 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming equipment > [noun] > film > part at beginning or end of reel cut-in1913 leader1917 1913 E. W. Sargent Technique Photoplay (ed. 2) ii. 15 All other leaders have been between scenes, but this is right in the middle, so it is known as a ‘cut-in leader’, because it is cut into the scene. 1913 E. W. Sargent Technique Photoplay (ed. 2) vii. 50 The quoted leader is handy, but it should not be used too much, and there is a growing tendency to use two and even three cut-in leaders in one scene. A straight leader and one cut-in is about the limit. A leader or a cut-in, but not both should suffice. 1921 A. C. Lescarboura Cinema Handbk. 21 Cut-in, anything inserted in a scene which breaks its continuity. 1953 K. Reisz Technique Film Editing ii. 190 The cut-in of the crowd..was necessary to indicate the passage of time while the horses file out of the paddock. 1961 G. Millerson Technique Television Production 302 The cut-in provides shock treatment. A cut-in to a field of thistles would be a dynamic introduction to a programme on ‘The Weed Menace’. 3. A device for starting an engine by completing the electric circuit. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters fire syringe1822 starting handle1836 magneto1882 self-starter1884 plug1886 gas starter1898 ignition plug1900 sparking plug1902 spark plug1903 dual ignition1909 impulse coupling1916 impulse starter1916 kick-starter1916 mag1918 cut-in1921 cartridge starter1922 recoil starter1931 glow plug1947 ignition1961 1921 Motor Electr. Man. viii. 109 In some switch-boxes the automatic cut-in and cut-out for the charging circuit is fitted. 1924 A. W. Judge Mod. Motor Cars III. 74 A more common form of cut-in is that depending upon electro~magnetic action. 1924 A. W. Judge Mod. Motor Cars III. 76 There are many other forms of electrical, thermostatic, and mechanical ‘cut-out’ and ‘cut-in’ devices for the battery-dynamo and battery-ignition circuits. 1929 Motor Electr. Man. (ed. 4) 119 A cut-out (which is also a cut-in) is an essential control device between the dynamo and the battery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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