cut in 插嘴;打断
cut off 切断;阻断;隔绝
cut out 裁剪;删掉
cut up 切碎
①He cut down the tree and cut it up for firewood.
他把树砍倒,又把它劈成烧火用的小柴块。
②Because of the terrible earthquake, the electricity of the city has been cut off.
由于可怕的地震,城镇里的供电被中断了。
③Don't try to cut in while others are talking.
别人谈话时不要插嘴。
be caught in 突然遭遇(风暴等)
(教材P32)"To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience," he said.
他说:"被困在沙尘暴中的经历真是太可怕了。"
(1)be caught in=be trapped in=be stuck in
遭遇......
(2)catch sb.doing sth. 发现/撞见某人正做某事
be catch sb.doing sth. 被撞见做某事
①Tom was caught cheating in the final exam.
汤姆在期末考试中作弊被抓了。
②Caught(catch) in a heavy snow, he didn't get there in time.
因为被困在了大雪中,他没有及时赶到这儿。
③I caught the boy stealing(steal) fruit from our orchard.
我撞见那个男孩在偷我们果园里的水果。
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be caught in的主语往往是被困住的人或物,作状语或定语时,要用过去分词形式caught。有类似用法的短语还有:be lost in埋头于,be addicted to沉迷于等。