cutting

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it. 插枝
Take cuttings from it in July or August. 在7月或8月从它上面剪下插枝。
Take cuttings from suitable garden tomatoes in late summer. 夏末从合适的园栽西红柿剪下插枝。
2. ADJ A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings. 尖刻的
People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful. 人们说尖刻的话来帮自己感觉优越或强势。
3. N-COUNT A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine. 剪报[英国英语]
...notice boards crowded with newspaper cuttings. …贴满了剪报的布告栏。
4. N-COUNT A cutting is a narrow valley which has been cut through a hill so that a road or railway line can pass through. (山中开出的) 峡窄通道[美国英语]