uncut

/'ʌn'kʌt/

Thân thiện

The director insisted on releasing the uncut version of the film.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Complete, not shortened or edited: Refers to something, especially a film, book, or play, that is presented in its original, full-length version without any parts removed.
   • Not cut or severed: Describes something that has not been cut, sliced, or divided.
   • Not shaped or finished by cutting: Used for materials like gemstones that are in their natural, rough state.
   • Not mown or trimmed: Describes grass, vegetation, or hair that has not been cut down or neatened.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The director released the uncut version of the film, which was 30 minutes longer.
  • He was relieved to find the rope was still uncut.
  • The jeweler showed me an uncut diamond, explaining its potential value.
  • The field was beautiful with its tall, uncut grass swaying in the wind.

Advanced Usage

• "Uncut pages": In bookbinding, this refers to the folded edges of pages in a book that have not been slit open, meaning the book is in a pristine, unread state.
  • The rare first edition was valuable because it still had uncut pages.

Variants and Related Words

• Unedited (adj): Not altered or corrected; in its original form.
  • The interview was published in its unedited form.
• Unabridged (adj): (Of a text) not shortened; complete.
  • I listened to the unabridged audiobook.
• Unshorn (adj): Not cut or trimmed (often used for wool or hair).
  • The sheep's unshorn fleece was very thick.

Synonyms

• Intact: Not damaged or impaired in any way; complete.
• Whole: In one piece; undivided.
• Untrimmed: Not made neat by cutting away irregular parts.

Antonyms

• Cut: Having been divided or severed.
• Edited: Having been modified or shortened.
• Trimmed: Made neat by cutting.
• Abridged: Shortened.

Related Phrases

• The uncut version: A common phrase used for media, emphasizing that no content has been removed.
  • Fans waited for the uncut version of the documentary to be released.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. complete
   • the full-length play
2. not cut
   • glad to get out of the house with my throat uncut- Tobias Smollett
3. not cut
4. (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge
   • a book with its leaves still uncut
5. not shaped by cutting or trimming
   • an uncut diamond
   • rough gemstones
6. (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine
   • uncut grass
   • an unmown lawn
7. not trimmed
   • shaggy untrimmed locks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• full-length
• rough
• unmown
• untrimmed