Meaning
“Cut off”是一个常用的英语表达，具有多种含义和用法。首先，它可以表示物理上的“切断”或“割断”，例如“切断电源”或“切断绳子”。其次，它也可以用来描述中断某个过程或联系，比如“电话被切断了”或“他的话被突然打断了”。此外，“Cut off”还可以用来形容被孤立或与外界隔绝，比如“被社会孤立”。
在日常对话中，“Cut off”也常用于描述突然停止某人的讲话或行动。例如，在会议中，如果某人正在发言，但时间到了，主持人可能会说：“对不起，我得打断你，我们时间到了。”这种情况下，使用“Cut off”表示礼貌地中止。
总之，“Cut off”是一个灵活且多功能的短语动词，根据上下文可以有不同的意义。理解其具体用法有助于更好地掌握英语交流中的细微差别。
Today's Sentences
01
Did the call cut off again?
Situation
Hello?
Are you still there, or did the call cut off again?
您好？
您还在吗，还是又断线了？
您还在吗，还是又断线了？
Sorry.
My signal disappears every time I walk into a certain part of the house.
抱歉。
每次我走进房子的某个地方，信号就会消失。
每次我走进房子的某个地方，信号就会消失。
Should I call you back when you have better connection?
当你的网络连接更好时，我可以再给你打电话吗？
Let me call you back once I get into a better area.
等我到信号更好的地方，再给你打电话。
02
They cut off the supply for maintenance.
Situation
Did the water just get cut off?
I was in the middle of rinsing my hair!
水刚刚被切断了吗？
我正在冲洗头发呢！
我正在冲洗头发呢！
Yeah, the city said they’d cut off the supply for maintenance.
是的，城市方面说他们会因为维护而切断供应。
A warning would’ve been nice.
给个警告就好了。
I sent you a text!
I should have reminded you with a call.
我发给你了一条信息！
我本应该打电话提醒你的。
我本应该打电话提醒你的。
Writer's Note
"Cut off" is a transitive. intransitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb.
“Cut off” 是一个及物动词、不及物动词、不可分和可分的短语动词。
- Transitive - These phrasal verbs need a direct object to complete their meaning.
Structure: "Verb + Object + Particle"
Example 1: The company cut the power off during the outage.
Example 2: Please cut off the music, it’s too loud.
Example 3: The coach cut the player off mid-sentence. - Intransitive - These phrasal verbs do not take a direct object.
Structure: "Subject + Verb + Particle"
Example 1: The call cut off right when she started talking.
Example 2: The video feed cut off during the meeting.
Example 3: The engine suddenly cut off at the stoplight. - Inseparable - The verb and particle cannot be separated; the object must always follow the particle.
Structure: "Verb + Particle + Object"
Example 1: His parents cut off his allowance after the argument.
Example 2: The driver cut off the cyclist without looking.
Example 3: She cut off her friends when she moved abroad. - Separable - The direct object can be placed either after the particle or between the verb and the particle.
Structure: "Verb + Object + Particle"
Example 1: The nurse cut the bandage off gently.
Example 2: The had to cut the old branches off to save the tree.
Example 3: The storm cut the internet off for the whole neighborhood.
及物动词 - 这些短语动词需要一个直接宾语来完成它们的意义。
结构：“Verb + Object + Particle”
例子 1：公司在停电期间把电源切断了。
例子 2：请关掉音乐，声音太大了。
例子 3：教练在话说到一半时打断了球员。
结构：“Verb + Object + Particle”
例子 1：公司在停电期间把电源切断了。
例子 2：请关掉音乐，声音太大了。
例子 3：教练在话说到一半时打断了球员。
不及物动词 - 这些短语动词不需要直接宾语。
结构: “主语 + 动词 + 小品词”
例子 1: The call cut off right when she started talking.
例子 2: The video feed cut off during the meeting.
例子 3: The engine suddenly cut off at the stoplight.
结构: “主语 + 动词 + 小品词”
例子 1: The call cut off right when she started talking.
例子 2: The video feed cut off during the meeting.
例子 3: The engine suddenly cut off at the stoplight.
不可分离 - 动词和小品词不能分开；宾语必须始终跟在小品词后面。
结构：“Verb + Particle + Object”
例子 1：他的父母在争吵后切断了他的零用钱。
例子 2：司机没有看就切断了骑自行车者的路。
例子 3：当她搬到国外时，她与朋友断绝了联系。
结构：“Verb + Particle + Object”
例子 1：他的父母在争吵后切断了他的零用钱。
例子 2：司机没有看就切断了骑自行车者的路。
例子 3：当她搬到国外时，她与朋友断绝了联系。
可分离 - 直接宾语可以放在小品词之后或动词与小品词之间。
结构: "Verb + Object + Particle"
例子 1: 护士轻轻地把绷带cut掉off。
例子 2: 为了拯救树木，必须把旧树枝cut掉off。
例子 3: 暴风雨导致整个社区的互联网cut断off。
结构: "Verb + Object + Particle"
例子 1: 护士轻轻地把绷带cut掉off。
例子 2: 为了拯救树木，必须把旧树枝cut掉off。
例子 3: 暴风雨导致整个社区的互联网cut断off。
Related Words: Block, disconnect, discontinue, interrupt, isolate, remove, sever, stop, suspend, terminate
相关词汇: Block, disconnect, discontinue, interrupt, isolate, remove, sever, stop, suspend, terminate
