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

• 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。
• I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me.
  我知道这种可怕的病毒会让我的生命提前结束，但丹尼尔会在我死后继续活下去。
• 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。
• 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。
• She cut short her talk in order to get home.
  为了要回家，她把谈话压缩了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。