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词汇 cut across
释义
Idiom
cut acrosscut across (something)
to include many different groups.
The appeal of these coffee places cuts across all social levels.

Phr V
cut across
cuts, cutting, cut
cut across sth
to go from one side of an area to the other instead of going round it, in order to get somewhere quickly
If we cut across this field it'll save time.
if a problem or subject cuts across different groups of people, all of those groups are affected by it or interested in it
Support for environmental issues cuts across traditional party lines.Sport has a way of cutting across social or racial differences.
phrasecut across1. cut across sth to go across an area of land instead of going round the edge of it, because it is the shortest way: It only takes ten minutes to get to the village if you cut across the field. The train takes the shortest route and cuts across the desert. SIMILAR TO: cut through2. cut across sth if a problem or subject cuts across different groups of people, it affects or concerns all of them, or they all have the same opinion about it in spite of their differences: The drug problem cuts across all social classes. There were a lot of redundancies, which cut across every level of the company.sth cuts across party lines (=people from different political parties have the same opinion) The abortion issue cuts across party lines in the US.3. cut across sth BrE to be very different from another idea, method etc: This idea was common in Ancient Roman times, but it cuts across the Christian view. His methods cut across the established ways of doing things and were seen as revolutionary. SIMILAR TO: go against

cut across (something)

1. To move across an area, often as a shortcut. I'm sick of all these kids cutting across my yard in order to get to the school down the street. We'll get there quicker if we cut across the park.
2. To break through a particular barrier. Because that senator's views really seem to cut across party lines, I think he'll be able to appeal to the most people as our presidential candidate.

cut across something

 
1. . and cut across Lit. to travel across a particular area; to take a shortcut across a particular area. Please don't cut across the neighbor's yard anymore.
2. Fig. to reach beyond something; to embrace a wide variety; to slice across a figurative boundary or barrier. His teaching cut across all human cultures and races. This rule cuts across all social barriers.

cut across

Go beyond, transcend, as in The new regulations cut across class lines. This figurative use of cut across, which literally means "run through" or "intersect," dates from the 1920s.

cut across

v.
1. To travel across some region, rather than around it: We can get to the house faster if we just cut across the front lawn.
2. To affect or concern a number of different groups of persons or things: The issue of health care cuts across all social classes.
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