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

• 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。
• She cut short her talk in order to get home.
  为了要回家，她把谈话压缩了。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• You want it cut short?
  你想剪的短点儿吗？
• She had dark red hair, cut short.
  她有一头深红色的短发。
• 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。
• He cut short his tour and returned home.
  他中断旅行，回家了。
• 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。