剪裁jiǎncái 1.缝制衣服时把衣料按照一定尺寸剪断裁开。{cut out (a garment); tailor} 2.〈比喻fig.〉做文章时对材料的取舍安排{cut out unwanted material (from a piece of writing); prune}: 把情节复杂的小说改编成电影是需要很好地加以～的。{Adapting a novel with a complicated plot to a film calls for a good deal of pruning.}