cutting

Word family  noun cut cutting cutter adjective cutting verb cut undercut

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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cut·ting1 /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ noun [countable]  1. HBPa stem or leaf that is cut from a plant and put in soil or water to grow into a new plant 〔用来插种的〕插枝，插条2  British EnglishTCN an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine 剪报；剪下来的材料 SYN clippingpress/newspaper cuttings Margot sent him some press cuttings about the wedding. 玛戈给他寄了一些有关这场婚礼的剪报。3. British EnglishTT a passage that has been dug through high ground for a railway, road etc 〔在高地开凿出来的〕通道 SYN American English cut

Examples from the Corpus

cutting• One is by the leaf bud cutting taken in May and June and stuck in a greenhouse.• Then she saw that the last cutting was new to her.• The Forestry Commission has opened a plant centre selling cuttings from its rare flora.• Take cuttings of violas, taking material from healthy, non-flowering basal shoots.• Tax cutting may also have passed its peak.• Railway lines channel wildlife into the city centre along their cuttings and embankments.• Could it be that with these cuttings he is working to modify the image of the family I present?press/newspaper cuttings• Be sure to cut out and keep all press cuttings.• This will include newspaper cuttings and the references referred to above, although taking care not to breach copyright laws.• There are special collections of country information, newspaper cuttings, market research reports and theses.• Prints of every size showing every kind of combat from medieval jousting to the latest newspaper cuttings of the Zulu War.• Then she remembered Kev's little bundle of newspaper cuttings, and she turned to Bri with a kiss.• Equally intriguing are the missives from my brother, the newspaper cuttings that arrive every three weeks or so.• It should contain law reports, books on personal injury, journals, box files of the newspaper cuttings and videos.cutting2 adjective  UNKINDunkind and intended to upset someone 尖刻的，伤人感情的 a cutting remark 尖刻的话

Examples from the Corpus

cutting• Moulded, splinter-proof cutting blocks, called Barboards, are also available.• But the cutting edge doesn't come cheap.• The firm then experimented by making one side of the cutting knives with serrated edges, leaving the other smooth-edged.• At the meeting Mark made some cutting remarks about Sally, who wasn't there to defend herself.• Emily always managed to say something cutting whenever we met at a party.

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cut‧ting¹ /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ noun [countable]1. a stem or leaf that is cut from a plant and put in soil or water to grow into a new plant
2. British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine
   SYN  clipping
    press/newspaper cuttings
    Margot sent him some press cuttings about the wedding.
3. British English a passage that has been dug through high ground for a railway, road etc
   SYN  cut American English
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject: Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine. | an interesting newspaper article
   ▪ story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting: a front-page story | I read a newspaper story about the crash. | The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
   ▪ piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine: I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine. | The piece was first published in the Observer.
   ▪ feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages: They had a special feature on Croatia. | The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
   ▪ review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it: The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use). | Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
   ▪ column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine: He has a weekly column in the TImes. | She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
   ▪ editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news: Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
   ▪ cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine: His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.

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cutting² adjectiveunkind and intended to upset someone:
    a cutting remark