裁[cái] 基本解释:
新英汉大词典:
- 裁[cái]
- 动词- (用刀、剪等把片状物分成若干部分; 剪裁; 割裂) cut (paper, cloth, etc.) into parts:
We cut paper and cloth with scissors.我们用剪刀裁纸和布。
Two suits can be cut out of this piece of material.这块料子可以裁两套衣服。
- (把不用的或多余的去掉; 削减; 消除) reduce; cut down [back]; dismiss:reduce [cut down] the staff裁减人员
- (衡量; 判断) judge; discern; decide:consider and decide裁夺
- 名词- (安排取舍,多用于文学艺术) mental planning:
adopt an original approach; try to be different别出心裁
- (控制; 抑止) check; sanction:economic sanction经济制裁
- (样式; 形态) form:types or forms of literature;体裁
person's figure身裁
- 量词- (整张纸分成的相等的若干份; 开) division of standard size printing paper:
octavo八裁
以上内容来源于:《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法:
The company is being forced to reduce staff and I fear I'm a likely candidate (for redundancy).
The number of employees is being whittled down in order to reduce costs.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
裁的其他解释: