A taste of English humour(Period 1 Reading)
cut off v.1)to remove sth.from sth.larger by cutting切掉,剪下;to block or get in the way of sth.阻止,切斷;2)to stop the supply of sth.to sb.中斷,中止;3)to interrupt sb.who is speaking on the telephone by breaking the connection中斷,中止;4)to prevent sb./sth.from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place隔絕,隔離
e.g.he had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
they cut off the enemy’s retreat(撤退).
our water supply has been cut off.
we were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
she was in nansha islands for six months.she felt as if she were cut off from the outside world.
【拓展歸納】
cut across 取捷徑;抄近路 cut out 剪除；切掉；割掉
cut in 插嘴 cut down 看到；砍傷；砍死
cut back 修剪;減少;削減 cut up 切碎
9.he was in such a hurry that he bumped into/knocked into/came across an old lady.
knock into v.to meet unexpected撞上,偶遇
e.g.i knocked into an old friend of mine in the street the other day.
he knocked into a lady standing there.
【拓展歸納】
knock down 撞倒 knock off 將……撞下
knock against 撞擊 knock over 撞翻
knock at/on 敲（門/窗） knock out of 從……中敲出