I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.

【cut】我在镇上看见了伊恩，他却没理睬我。

He had spent the time in working about the premises, sweeping leaves from the garden paths, cutting dead stalks from the flower beds, and nailing up creepers which had been displaced by the autumn winds.

他一直在为整理这幢老房子而忙活着，清扫花园小径上的树叶，修剪花坛中的枯枝，把秋风刮下来的爬藤钉起来。