cut

切る

刃物やはさみなどの鋭い道具で、物を分けたり短くしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into pieces or make it shorter using a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• Please cut the bread.
• She cut her hair yesterday.
• Can you cut this paper into strips?

使い方： cut something into something (She cut the apple into small pieces.); cut something with something (He cut the string with scissors.)

類義語： slice, chop, trim

よく使う表現： cut something up, cut into pieces, cut your hair

切る、切り傷をつける

鋭いもので皮膚を傷つけること。

やさしい英語で： To injure skin with something sharp.

• I cut my finger.
• He cut himself while shaving.
• Be careful: that glass could cut you.

使い方： cut yourself on something (I cut myself on a piece of broken glass.)

よく使う表現： cut your finger, cut yourself, cut someone’s hand

止める、遮断する

供給や接続を断ったり、動いている機械を止めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To stop something such as a supply, connection, or working machine.

• They cut the electricity.
• The pilot cut the engine after landing.
• Someone has cut our water supply.

類義語： shut off, stop, disconnect

反対語： restore

よく使う表現： cut the power, cut the engine, cut the supply

切り取る、カットする

文字や画像を元の場所から除き、別の場所へ貼るため一時保存すること。

やさしい英語で： To remove text or an image on a computer and temporarily save it so you can put it elsewhere.

• Cut the text and paste it below.
• I cut the picture from the document.
• Did you cut that paragraph or copy it?

使い方： cut something from something (Cut the paragraph from this document and paste it into the email.)

よく使う表現： cut and paste, cut the text, cut something from

編集する、カットする

場面を選び、削り、並べ替えて映画を編集すること。短くする場合も多い。

やさしい英語で： To change a film by choosing, removing, or rearranging scenes, often to make it shorter.

• They cut several scenes from the film.
• The director cut the movie to ninety minutes.
• Who cut the final version?

使い方： cut something from something (The editor cut the opening scene from the film.); cut something by an amount (They cut the film by fifteen minutes.)

類義語： edit, shorten

よく使う表現： cut a film, cut a scene, cut from something

切り替わる、切り替える

映画や放送の映像が、突然別の場面や視点に切り替わること。

やさしい英語で： If a film or broadcast does this, its picture changes suddenly to a different scene or view.

• The camera cuts to her face.
• The news cut back to the studio.
• The film suddenly cuts from winter to summer.

使い方： cut to something (The film cuts to a crowded street.); cut from something to something (The broadcast cut from the stadium to the studio.)

類義語： switch

よく使う表現： cut to something, cut back to, cut away from

切られた

刃物などで分けられたり、切り開かれたり、形を整えられたりした。

やさしい英語で： Separated, opened, or shaped with a knife or another sharp tool.

• Put the cut flowers in water.
• The cut wood was stacked beside the door.
• She swept the cut hair off the floor.

反対語： uncut

よく使う表現： cut flowers, freshly cut grass, cut hair

減らされた

量や値段、強さが小さくされた。

やさしい英語で： Made smaller in amount, price, or strength.

• The shop offered cut prices today.
• They had to work with a cut budget.
• Cut rates attracted more customers last month.

類義語： reduced, lowered

反対語： increased

よく使う表現： cut prices, cut rates, cut budget