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cut
/kʌt/
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- past
- cut
- third person
- cuts
- past participle
- cut
- present participle
- cutting
1 · verb
To divide material or remove part of it with a cutting tool.
用剪刀等把材料分开或去掉一部分。
This sense concerns cutting material; the past form remains cut.
Cut the paper along this line.
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沿着这条线剪纸。
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剪 — To divide material or remove part of it with a cutting tool.