cut and run

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.
  2. To hurry away; to escape. broadly
    — “I just say it’s curious, that’s all. Here’s a young man who ought to cut and run, but he doesn’t cut and run. He stays here, and gives us every facility for comparing footmarks.”
  3. To abandon a position as quickly as possible.
    — They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run.

词形变化

cuts and runs present,singular,third-person cutting and running participle,present cut and ran past cut and run participle,past
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