Unit3 A taste of English humour
8. cut off
切斷（水電的供應）；中斷，打斷（談話）；隔離
the water supply has been cut off for several days in the city. 這個城市的水供應已經被切斷好幾天了。
they were cut off in the middle of their conversation on the phone. 他們在通電話時被中斷了。
when the city was cut off, everyone knew that the total defeat was certain. 當城市被包圍時，大家都知道失敗已成定局。
聯想拓展
cut down 砍倒；消減，降低
cut in 插嘴
cut across 取捷徑；走近路
cut up 切碎
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①he was in hospital for six months. he felt as if he
was from the outside world.
（•01•山東萊州檢測）
a. cut out b. cut off
c. cut up d. cut through
②with the electricity , all the machines stopped. （原創）
a. cut off b. cut down
c. was cut off d. was cut down
①解析：選b。考查短語辨析。cut out刪去；cut off隔離，常與from連用；cut up切碎；cut through抄近路。由句意可知，選b項。
②解析：選a。the electricity 與cut off之間呈被動關系，所以用“with+ sth.+ done”的結構。
9. pick out
挑出；選出；辨認出某人或某物
she was picked out from hundreds of applicants for the job.
她是從數百位申請人里挑選出來做這份工作的。
he picked out his sister from the crowd.
他從人群中認出了他的姐姐。
聯想拓展
pick at 小口地吃
pick on 選擇；（作為挨罵或受罰對象）挑中（某人）
pick up 撿起；改良；進步；增加；獲得；收聽
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①this picture was taken a long time ago. i wonder if you can my father. （•01•陜西寶雞檢測）
a. find out b. pick out