cut out and discard; abandon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cut out and discard; to abandon; to jettison
formalOften used in formal or technical contexts like writing, editing, planning, or development to describe the deliberate removal and discarding of unnecessary parts.
Biān编
jí辑
jiàn建
yì议
zuò作
zhě者
bǎ把
zhè这
duàn段
rǒng冗
cháng长
de的
miáo描
xiě写
gē割
qì弃
diào掉
。
The editor suggested the author cut out and discard this lengthy description.
Wèi为
le了
tí提
shēng升
xiào效
lǜ率
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
gē割
qì弃
yī一
xiē些
cì次
yào要
gōng功
néng能
。
To improve efficiency, we had to abandon some secondary functions.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
dǎo导
yǎn演
zuì最
zhōng终
gē割
qì弃
le了
yǔ与
zhǔ主
xiàn线
wú无
guān关
de的
zhī支
xiàn线
qíng情
jié节
。
The film director ultimately cut out and discarded the subplots that were unrelated to the main story.
Yǔ与
zhǔ主
tí题
wú无
guān关
de的
qíng情
jié节
，
jiù就
yīng应
gē割
qì弃
。
Plotlines unrelated to the theme should be cut out and discarded.