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

• My bangs were cut short, but the rest of my hair was long.
  我剪短了刘海，但其他地方的头发还是很长。
• 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。
• My trip was cut short, because of rain.
  我的旅行因雨而中断。
• We had to cut short our holiday because Richard was ill.
  因为理查德病了，我们不得不缩短假期。
• She had dark red hair, cut short.
  她有一头深红色的短发。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For the first time in my adult life, I contemplated getting my hair cut short.
  在我成年的生活的第一次，我深思熟虑地打算将头发剪短。
• 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。