People often cut bread directly on a table cloth rather than on a plate.

人们通常直接在桌布上切面包，而不是在盘子上。

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He cut up the meat on his plate.

他在盘子上把肉切成小块。

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In order to cut down food waste, the government has started the "Clean Plate Campaign".

为了减少食物浪费，政府发起了“光盘行动”。

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Advocates believe the digital license plates could actually cut license plate construction costs and bring money to the state via ad sales.

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The old-school breakfast joint sprang up in Route 66's heyday, and waitresses still deliver thick-cut French toast and plate-defying omelettes - along with free doughnut holes and Milk Duds - near the fabled road's starting point.

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The solution: They cut a groove in the sole plate of his shoe and inserted a flexible pad, better to keep his feet on the ground.

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