cut short

英 [kʌt ʃɔːt]

美 [kʌt ʃɔːrt]

缩短；打断；缩减

英英释义

verb

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
  1. My speech was cut short
  2. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
  Synonym:clipcurtail
• make shorter as if by cutting off
  1. truncate a word
  2. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
  Synonym:truncate
• interrupt before its natural or planned end
  1. We had to cut short our vacation
  Synonym:break shortbreak off
• cause to end earlier than intended
  1. The spontaneous applause cut the singer short

双语例句

• Because of lack of funds, we had to cut short our vacation.
  由于缺乏基金，我们必须缩短休假。
• Just then the sound of loud talking and laughter at the door cut short her speech.
  这时，门口一阵笑声和喧闹声打断了她的话。
• Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.
  她淡红色的头发剪得短短的，梳得很整齐。
• He had his hair cut short.
  他让人把头发剪短了一些。
• He cut short his tour and returned home.
  他中断旅行，回家了。
• His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack
  他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。
• I cut short his false friendliness and turned to Marcia.
  我打断了他的虚情假意，转身面向马西娅。
• When he left he cut short the father's nervous thanks gruffly.
  临走时，他很粗鲁地打断了那父亲的紧张的道谢的话。
• During a phone call with her husband she had heard a commotion, before the call was cut short.
  在和丈夫电话中，她听见了骚动随后电话就被挂断。
• John's presentation at the conference was cut short by the president owing to the time limit.
  约翰在大会上的发言由于时间限制被主席打断了。