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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cut something off
▪ I. ˌcut sb/sthˈoff derived
1. to interrupt sb and stop them from speaking
•My explanation was cut off by loud protests.
2. often passive to stop the supply of sth to sb
• Our water supply has been cut off.
• They were cut off for not paying their phone bill.
Main entry: ↑cutderived
▪ II. ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived
often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place
• The army was cut off from its base.
• She feels very cut off living in the country.
•He cut himself off from all human contact.
Main entry: ↑cutderived
▪ III. ˌcut sthˈoff derived
1. (also ˌcut sth ˈoff sth)to remove sth from sth larger by cutting
•He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
• (figurative)The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record.
see also ↑cut-off
2. to block or get in the way of sth
• They cut off the enemy's retreat.
• The new factory cuts off our view of the hills.
Main entry: ↑cutderived
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