问题
选择题
The chairman asked me to __________ the report, because he didn’t want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A. cut off
B.cut away
C.cut out
D.cut down
答案
答案:D
题目分析:考查动词短语辨析。句意: * * 要我把报告缩短,因为他在这次会议上不想讲太久。cut out v. 切掉,裁剪出,取代,停止;cut off v. 切断,断绝,剥夺继承权;cut up v. 切碎,抨击,歼灭,使丧气;cut down裁短;减少;把…砍倒[割掉];<非正>驳倒。如:If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
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