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。
• 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。
• My trip was cut short, because of rain.
  我的旅行因雨而中断。
• Sorry, the line was cut short just now.
  对不起，刚才电话断了。
• Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to his illness.
  不幸的是，他的事业由于疾病而中断了。
• 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。
• Just then the sound of loud talking and laughter at the door cut short her speech.
  这时，门口一阵笑声和喧闹声打断了她的话。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。