make the cut

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词形变化

made the cut makes the cut 三单 makes the cut making the cut making the cut 现在分词 made the cut 过去式 made the cut 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.

    习语 非正式

    Out of a pool of 20 applicants, only three made the cut.

词源

From the sport of golf, in which players are said to make the cut when they match or exceed a certain score, thus avoiding elimination during the final two rounds of a four-round tournament.

来源：wiktionary