How do you use "Make the cut" in a sentence?

Only the top candidates will make the cut. His design didn't make the cut. She made the cut for the national team.

Make the cut

Q: What does "Make the cut" mean?

To meet the required standard or qualify. To be good enough to be selected or included. From golf—making the cut to continue in a tournament.

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含义: To meet the required standard or qualify.

达到要求的标准或入选。

Cumplir el estándar requerido o clasificarse.

求められる基準を満たす、選ばれる。

요구 기준을 충족하다, 선발되다.

To be good enough to be selected or included. From golf—making the cut to continue in a tournament.

足够优秀而被选中或入围。源自高尔夫球赛中晋级的分数线。

Ser lo suficientemente bueno para ser seleccionado o incluido. Viene del golf, de pasar el corte para continuar en un torneo.

選抜されるほど十分に優れていること。ゴルフでトーナメントを続けるためのカットラインを通過することに由来。

선택되거나 포함될 만큼 충분히 좋다. 골프에서 토너먼트 계속 참가를 위한 컷 통과에서 유래한 표현.

字面意思: Pass the cutoff point in a competition

例句

Only the top candidates will make the cut.
只有最优秀的候选人才能入选
Solo los mejores candidatos pasarán el corte
トップの候補者だけが選ばれる
최고의 후보자들만 선발될 것이다.
His design didn't make the cut.
他的设计没有入选
Su diseño no pasó el corte
彼のデザインは選ばれなかった
그의 디자인은 선발되지 못했다.
She made the cut for the national team.
她入选了国家队
Pasó el corte para la selección nacional
彼女は代表チームに選ばれた
그녀는 국가대표팀에 선발되었다.

发音

/meɪk ðə kʌt/

用法指南

语境: selection, qualification, meeting standards

语气: evaluative, decisive

✓ 正确说法

Made the cut.
入选了
Paso el corte
選ばれた
뽑혔어
Didn't make the cut.
没有入选
No paso el corte
選ばれなかった
탈락했어
Will it make the cut?
能达标吗？
Pasara el corte?
基準をクリアできるかな？
기준을 통과할 수 있을까?

✗ 错误说法

Qualify
Qualify（太正式）
Qualify（demasiado formal）
Qualify（堅すぎる）
Qualify (너무 딱딱함)
Meet the standard
Meet the standard（太书面）
Meet the standard（menos idiomático）
Meet the standard（フォーマルすぎる）
Meet the standard (너무 격식적임)

常见错误

Very common in competitive contexts
From golf but now general

起源与历史

From golf—qualifying for later rounds of a tournament.

词源: Golf terminology

最早记录: Mid-20th century

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Reality TV shows; Sports; Job interviews

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.

变体

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