He had begun to put down firm Cambridge roots, and to cut a figure as one less subdued and more ready with wit and good humour.

他开始放下剑桥的严肃，不那么拘束了，还有了一点风趣和幽默。

No doubt he'd been looking forward to the wedding ever since it was announced, as an invaluable chance to cut a figure and do some good public relations work.

毫无疑问，打从婚礼的消息宣布之日起，他就期望这一天的到来，认为这是崭露头角和增大社会关系的极宝贵的机会。

He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.

他穿着白色晚礼服显得十分出众。

A new properties page shows the qualifiers for all activities, making it easier to find and set quality of service qualifiers, as shown in Figure 8. Cut, copy and paste functions have also been added.

一个新的属性页显示了所有活动的限定符，使得查找和设置服务质量限定符变得更加容易，如图8所示。还添加了剪切、复制和粘贴功能。

I think you cut a pitiable figure.

我认为你在自损形象。