| 单词 | to cut in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cut in to cut in 1. transitive. To carve or engrave in intaglio. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > engrave in intaglio [verb (transitive)] entaila1552 intaglio1847 to cut in1883 1883 Act 36 & 37 Vict. c. 85 §3 Her official number..shall be cut in on her mainbeam. 2. Whaling. To cut up (a whale) so as to remove the blubber. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > cutting up whale or seal > cut up whale or seal [verb (transitive)] > cut up whale or seal flench1814 to cut in1839 scarf1851 spade1887 1839 T. Beale Nat. Hist. Sperm Whale 185 As soon as possible after the whale has been killed, it is brought alongside the ship to be cut in, by means of instruments which are called ‘spades’. 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 208 The next proceeding of the whaler is to ‘cut in’, or remove the blubber. 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 210 From three to five hours are required to ‘cut in’ an ordinary school whale. 3. intransitive. To penetrate or enter sharply or abruptly; esp. so as to make a way for oneself or occupy a position between others. In later use also, to drive a motor-vehicle between two others which are passing each other in opposite directions; more recently, to drive a motor vehicle, cycle, etc., past another and move sharply in front of the overtaken vehicle. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > abruptly chop1535 to cut in1612 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive horse-drawn vehicle > in specific manner to cut in1820 tittup1852 spank1860 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > cut between vehicles to cut in1925 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > cut in front of a vehicle to cut in1954 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. 3 Neptune cutting in, a cantle forth doth take. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 117 A huge arme of the Sea, which cutting in betweene the Land by the West, watreth Cornwall on the right hand, and Wales on the left. 1799 J. Stuart in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 114 The enemy having cut in between them and Seedasere. 1820 H. Luttrell in Kaleidoscope 25 July 29/2 Amid the din Of drunken coachmen cutting in. 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry iii After much ‘cutting in’, and shaving of wheels and lashing of horses. 1925 Don'ts for Motorists 100 How to avoid accidents... Don't ‘cut in’. 1926 Weekly Disp. 5 Sept. 1/1 He is supposed to have been reported for cutting in at the second and eleventh tees. 1931 Highway Code 10 Your reluctance to stop dead may tempt you to ‘cut in’ by threading your way between other vehicles. This is a frequent source of accidents. 1954 Highway Code 8 Never cut in, that is, do not pull in sharply in front of a moving vehicle which you have just overtaken. 1955 R. Bannister First Four Minutes 21 I was unguarded against the man outside me who was cutting in. 4. To interpose or interrupt abruptly in conversation or the like; to strike in. So cut into for cut in to. spec. To have one's name added to a lady's dancing programme; also (originally U.S.), to supersede a partner during a dance. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > interpose in a conversation to cut in1830 chime in1838 to chip in1869 to tune in1912 society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > take part in ball [verb (intransitive)] > add name to dance programme to cut in1830 society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > take part in ball [verb (intransitive)] > interrupt and supersede partner to cut in1919 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. v. viii. 187 When Mr. Van Haarlem had finished his compliments, then Mr. Breugle cut in. 1857 G. A. Lawrence Guy Livingstone vi. 47 Keeping all her after-supper waltzes for him religiously, though half the men in town were trying to cut in. 1859 F. W. Farrar Julian Home vi. 73 ‘I say, Home,’ cut in Kennedy hastily, ‘shall I go?’ 1890 R. F. D. Palgrave O. Cromwell xiii. 288 The Royalists had only to wait, ready to cut in when the Levellers had done the work. c1890 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw (ed. 3) 74 It will save you cutting into my talk. 1896 G. Ade Artie x. 91 He did n't want no one else to cut in. 1904 W. H. Smith Promoters xxv. 348 That telephone is ‘cut in’ and I have a number of friends..who are listening through it. 1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Sept. 169 All the men want to cut in when she dances. 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. ii. 74 The dance began... Boys cut in on Isabelle every few feet. 1921 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean viii. 135 Excuse me, but may I cut in? Miss Crozier wants to see you right away. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 1027/2 Two-way radio-telephony enabling two communicators..to ‘cut in’ or interrupt each other. 5. Cards. To join in a game (of whist) by taking the place of a player cutting out (to cut out 16 at Phrasal verbs). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > play whist [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics finesse1742 to cut in1760 to cut out1771 to save one's pomp1788 to have the call1863 peter1887 cross-ruff1958 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal II. i. ii. 10 When the rubber was finished, my mistress was asked to cut in. 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 542 Instead of cutting in to a party of whist, they play the rubbers by rotation. ?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle 6 Players cutting in take the chairs of players cutting out. 6. To receive a share (of profits, booty, etc.); also transitive (originally U.S.), to give (a person) a share; frequently with on. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)] scot?c1225 deal1297 partc1300 to take partc1384 departc1440 skair1462 impart1471 participate1531 communicate1541 to part stakes (also shares)1553 boot1554 partake1561 intercommune1601 copart1637 to go sharers1644 to run shares1644 intervene1646 go1653 to go a share1655 to share and share alike (formerly also like)1656 to go shares1658 to go share and share alikea1661 to go snips (or snip)1671 to go snacks (or snack)1693 to club one's shares1814 to cut in1890 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > divide into shares > give a person a share participate1531 to cut in1924 1890 R. D. Blackmore Kit & Kitty III. xiv. 192 The brothers..smiled a sour smile, as much as to say,—‘You don't cut in for any of it.’ 1924 R. Lardner How to write Short Stories (1926) 335 They'll cut you in on the big money. 1930 I. Goldberg Tin Pan Alley 210 For plugging certain numbers these leaders collect—‘cut in’—on payments and royalties. 1950 G. Greene Third Man xiv. 122 Were you going to cut me in on the spoils? 7. transitive. To connect (an electric circuit, etc.). Also intransitive of a motor. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > connect [verb (transitive)] switch1881 to loop in1893 to cut in1910 to switch in1957 1910 [see to cut out 18 at Phrasal verbs]. 8. transitive. To insert (a scene) into a film sequence. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > editing > edit [verb (transitive)] re-edit1785 cut1913 edit1913 to cut in1928 cheat1929 cross-cut1933 intercut1953 1928 Film Weekly 29 Oct. 17/3 These shots I cut in with other and varied material. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! iv. 262 A picture of the mother crying was ‘cut in’ with a picture of a dripping kitchen tap. 1947 D. Lean in O. Blakeston Working for Films 29 Now where would you cut in the close-up of the banana-skin? 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio ii. 43 Special [sound] effects are cut in as required. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vii. 128 We may wish to edit music..to cut in a retake. < as lemmas |
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