[ often passive ] to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place :
The army was cut off from its base.
She feels very cut off living in the country.
He cut himself off from all human contact.
[ often passive ] to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place :
The army was cut off from its base.
She feels very cut off living in the country.
He cut himself off from all human contact.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005