cutting
noun /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
- (also press cutting)(both British English)(also clipping, press clipping North American English, British English)an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep
剪报;杂志剪辑资料 - newspaper/press cuttings
剪报
Topics TV, radio and newsc1- She had kept all the press cuttings about the murder.
她保存了所有关于那宗谋杀案的剪报。 - a cutting from ‘The Guardian’
《卫报》的剪报
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- newspaper
- press
- cutting from
- newspaper/press cuttings
- a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant
插枝,插条(从植物上截取的一段供扦插的枝条) - Take geranium cuttings in late summer.
夏末取天竺葵插条。
Topics Plants and treesc1- After about four weeks you will be able to see whether the cuttings have taken.
大约4周以后,你就能看到插条是否扎根了。 - Take cuttings from mature plants in the spring.
春天时从成熟的植物上取插条。 - These plants are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings.
这些植物很容易用插叶繁殖。 - You can see whether the cuttings have taken.
你能看到插条是否生根了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- leaf
- root
- stem
- …
- take
- root
- take
- from a/the cutting
- cutting from
- Take geranium cuttings in late summer.
- (British English) a narrow open passage that is dug through high ground for a road, railway or canal
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2(为修道路、铁路或运河从高地开凿出来的)路堑,河道 see also cost-cutting