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剪報;雜志剪輯資料
A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
例句
...a stack of old photographs and newspaper cuttings...
一堆舊照片和剪報
Here are the press cuttings and reviews.
這是些新聞剪輯和評論。
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(從植物上剪下的)插枝，插條
A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it.
例句
Take cuttings from it in July or August.
7月或8月時從它上邊剪一些插枝。
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(在山中開鑿的供鐵路或道路通過的)狹窄通道，路塹
A cutting is a narrow valley cut through a hill so that a railway line or road can pass through.
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ADJ-GRADED
尖刻的;挖苦人的
A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings.
例句
People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful.
人們說話尖酸刻薄是為了使自己感覺高高在上或是有權有勢。