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。
• Sorry, the line was cut short just now.
  对不起，刚才电话断了。
• 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。
• Our holiday had to be cut short because the weather was so bad.
  由于天气十分恶劣，我们不得不缩短了假期。
• I would like a change, maybe have my hair cut short.
  我想作一番改变，或许把头发剪短。
• He cut short his work, put down the cylinder in his hand.
  他突然停止了工作，放下了手里的圆筒。
• She cut short her talk in order to get home.
  为了要回家，她把谈话压缩了。
• The fashion show was cut short because the theatre was on fire.
  因为剧院失火，时装表演被迫中断了。
• My trip was cut short, because of rain.
  我的旅行因雨而中断。
• 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。