cry out for（及物，不可分）紧急需要
A number of problems are crying out for solution.许多问题迫切需要解决。
The earthquake-stricken area is crying out for immediate support.地震灾区急需援助。
The house cries out for repairing.这房子急需修理。
This situation cries out for immediate action.这种情况需要立即采取措施。
cry over（及物，不可分）为…感到后悔
The girl cried over her getting mixed up with the hoodlums.这女孩后悔自己不该同流氓厮混。
I have nothing to cry over.我问心无愧。
curl up1（不及物）蜷缩
"I like to get a good book and curl up to read it."she said.“我喜欢拿一本好书蜷缩着身子看。”她说。
A hedgehog curls up into a ball when attacked.刺猬一受到攻击就蜷缩成一团。
He likes to sleep curling up.他喜欢蜷缩着睡觉。
Shrimp slice curls up when fried.虾片一炸就卷起来了。
curl up2（及物，可分）使蜷缩
Fearing cold he curled himself up in bed.他怕冷，在床上蜷缩着身子。
Henry likes to curl up his legs with his head on his arms in a sofa after lunch in winter.冬天亨利喜欢午饭后在沙发上蜷缩着腿，把头枕在胳臂上。
cut across（及物，不可分）抄近道穿过
The distance will be shorter if we cut across the football field.如果我们走捷径穿过足球场，距离就会近些。
You can cut across the mountains instead of taking the highway.你可以抄近道翻山过来而不是走公路。
cut at（及物，不可分）（用刀斧等）猛击［砍、刺］
The thief cut at the young lady with a knife and snatched the bag out of her hand.窃贼用匕首猛刺那位年轻女子，从她手中抢走了提包。
He cut at firewood with an axe.他用斧子猛砍柴。
The boy cut at the barking dog with a brick.那男孩拿砖头猛砍那条狂叫的狗。
cut back（及物，可分）减少，缩减
The king tried to cut back the powers of his ministers.国王企图削减他几位大臣的权限。
Owing to depression，the boss has decided to cut the employees'wages back.由于不景气，老板已决定减雇员的工资。
cut down（及物，可分）缩减
James is a diabetic；the doctor told him to cut down his consumption of carbohydrates.詹姆斯是糖尿病患者，医生叫他少吃含糖食物。
He won't cut the rent of our house down.他不肯减收我们的房租。
cut in1（不及物）打断别人的话
While I was telling the story my wife cut in with the advice that some of it was not suitable for the children.我讲故事时，妻子插话说那故事的某些部分讲给孩子们听不合适。
Why do you cut in when I am talking to a guest？我正在同一位客人谈话时你为什么要插话？
Excuse my cutting in.I must go now.对不起，我插句话，我得走了。
The conversation was very pleasant until our talkative neighbour cut in.很愉快的谈话被我们那多嘴的邻居来打岔给破坏了。
cut in2（不及物）超车
Good drivers do not cut in.好司机不超车。
To cut in habitually while driving is hard to avoid a crash.驾车时经常超车难免发生撞车事故。
cut off（及物，可分）切断（电话）
The telephone company sometimes accidentally cut off a call.电话公司有时偶尔使通话中断。
I was speaking to my mother on the telephone，but the operator cut us off.我正在跟我妈妈打电话，可是被话务员切断了。
I think we've been cut off.Will you dial that number again，please？我想我们的通话被切断了，请你再拨那个号码好吗？
cut out1（及物，可分）剪裁（衣服）
He cut out a shirt for me.他给我裁剪了一件衬衣。
Please cut two suits out from this piece of material.请用这块料子裁两套衣服。
cut out2（及物，可分）删去
You had better cut out the offending parts of the article.你最好把文章中刺耳的语句删掉。
When the editor modified a writer's novel，he cut some unnecessary details out.编辑在修改一位作家的小说时，把一些不必要的细节删去了。
cut out for（及物，不可分）有做…的天资（用被动语态）
Some students seem to have been cut out for art.有些学生好像天生就是搞艺术的料。
I'm not cut out for that sort of work.我不适合于做那种工作。
You have a good voice and you are cut out for a singer.你天生一副好嗓子，你适于当歌唱家。
cut up（及物，可分）把…切成小块，切碎
The recipe said to cut up the turnip first.根据食谱要先把萝卜切碎。
She cut up the pork for making meatballs.她把猪肉切碎做肉丸子。
Dane cut the beef up.戴恩把牛肉切成了小块。
He cut the mutton up for dumplings.他把羊肉切碎准备包饺子。
