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cutting

🇬🇧 UK/'kʌtiŋ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSA2

Definitions

n.

A piece cut from a plant for propagation; a clipping from a newspaper or other text

插枝;剪报;切下的部分

adj.

Sharp and piercing; (of remarks) hurtful and sarcastic

锋利的;(言语)尖刻的,伤人的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cutcut, kill, fall
+
tingsuffix
=cutting

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She took a cutting from the plant to propagate a new one.

  • 2.

    The cutting from the newspaper was pasted into her scrapbook.

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