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

• If her marriage had not cut short her college education she would have become a teacher.
  要不是她因为结婚而中断了学业，本来她会成为一名教师的。
• He cut short his tour and returned home.
  他中断旅行，回家了。
• "look!" he said suddenly as if he'd decided to cut short the cat and mouse game.
  “瞧！”他突然说到，似乎他已决定结束这场欲擒故纵的把戏。
• 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。
• Jackson cut short his trip to Africa
  杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。
• 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。
• 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。
• He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.
  为了处理这些危机他缩短了他的休假。
• Sorry, the line was cut short just now.
  对不起，刚才电话断了。
• 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。