8.Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat.
然后他把鞋上端的皮子割下来，就像割下一块香喷喷的肉。
▲cut off
(1) 分离，隔离
①When the city was cut off, every one knew that the total defeat was certain.当城市被包围时，大家都知道失败已成定局。
(2)中断
② they cut off our food supply.他们中断了我们的食物供应。
③The telephone operator cut us off.电话接线员把我们的线路切断了。
【思维拓展】
cut across 取捷径；走近路 cut in 插嘴
cut back 剪枝；修剪；减少；缩小；削减 cut out 剪除；切掉；割掉
cut down 砍倒；砍伤；砍死 cut up 切碎
[实战演练]
He was in hospital for six months, He felt as if he was _________from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through
