老外说 cut me dead,不是要「砍死我」,这误会闹大了!

  英语口语·吉米老师说

  cut me dead 是什么意思,难道是把某人砍掉吗?虽然这个单词有不好的意思,但是也不至于那么残忍呢,快来看吉米老师怎么说的。

  英语·实用口语

  大家一看到dead或许会想到生死之间的事情,但是cut someone dead和死没有关系,也不是把“某人的头砍下来”哦。

  cut (someone) dead

  我们有时候不是会这样说话吗:“你是死了吗?为什么不理我?”cut someone dead就有这样的意思,表示故意忽略某人,对某人视而不见,假装没看见某人。

  When I saw her on the street yesterday, she cut me dead.

  我昨天在街上看到她了,但她假装没看见我。

  I was hoping to reconcile with Mandy today, but when I approached, she just cut me dead.

  我本来希望今天能和曼迪和解,但当我接近她时,她却视而不见。

  

  

  cut 的相关短语

  cut这个词就像get一样,有数不清的短语搭配,下面吉米老师挑选了一些值得一记的短语,你会发现cut不止有切割,减少降低的意思,它可别有洞天呢!

  cut off one's nose to spite one's face

  鼻子没了,脸也毁了,这种损人又不利己的事可以表达为cut off one's nose to spite one's face损人又害己。

  You can refuse to talk to her if you like, but you're just cutting off your nose to spite your face.

  如果你愿意,你可以拒绝和她说话,但你这样做是自取其辱。

  cut both ways

  像cut off one's nose to spite one's face这样涉及两方利益关系的,还有一个类似的短语cut both ways意为有利也有弊,是福也是祸。

  He knows that his extreme competitiveness cuts both ways.

  他知道自己过于争强好胜的个性是一把双刃剑。

  

  cut a figure

  cut a figure有着漂亮,潇洒,英勇的身材,让人印象深刻,可以用cut afigure表达,意为帅气;俊美;英武。

  He cut a fine figure in his officer's uniform.

  他穿军官服的样子真帅。

  cut a dash

  英式旧时表达人风度翩翩也可以用cut a dash表示,只是它侧重穿上服装后的帅气,引人注目。

  He really cuts a dash in his new suit.

  穿上新西服,他真的很帅。

  

  cut it close

  cut it close是美国用来表达差点输掉,差点错过的意思,英式英语中也可以用cut it fine表示,都有几乎要失败了,几乎要输了的意思。

  They ended up winning the game, but they really cut it close at the end.

  他们虽然最终赢了比赛,但在最后时刻差点输了。

  It's cutting it a bit fine to get to the station at 9:45 when the train leaves at 9:50!

  火车9:50发车,9:45才赶到火车站,这可真是有点悬!

  

  cut from the same cloth

  cut from the same cloth从同一种布料裁剪出来的,说明两样东西一模一样,非常相像。

  Our mothers were cut from the same cloth.

  我们的母亲们像是从一个模子里做出来的。

  The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.

  这个国家的新总统与其前任极其相似。

  

  

  拓展

  cut someone dead是指故意忽略某人,视而不见,接下来再学习几个关于忽略的词汇吧!

  ?lose sight of忽略, 未意识到, 忘记:

  We should not lose sight of the fact that the issues involved are moral ones.

  我们不应忽略这一事实, 所涉及的问题是道义上的问题。

  ?ignore不顾,不理(指佯装未听见或看见)

  She tried to ignore him but he wouldn't leave her alone.

  她尽力不理睬他,可他就是不想让她清静。

  ?overlook忽视;未注意到,不理会

  The detective overlooked an important clue.

  侦探忽视了一条重要线索。

  ?neglect疏忽,忽视

  The building has been neglected for years.

  这幢楼已多年无人看管了。

  ?disregard忽略,不重视

  Please disregard what I said before.

  请别在意我以前说的话。

  

  不经历风雨

  怎能见彩虹

  

  今天的知识是不是很容易就学会了呢?别忘了在评论区提交作业哦。

  ◆◆今日作业◆◆

  这些短语和句子你都理解对了吗?最后留给同学们一个作业:

  I said "Good morning" but he just cut me ( ).

  A、death

  B、died

  C、dead

  你做对了吗?同学们可以在右下角留言区写下你的答案哦, 老师会亲自点评~