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。
• Sorry, the line was cut short just now.
  对不起，刚才电话断了。
• She cut short her talk in order to get home.
  为了要回家，她把谈话压缩了。
• 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。
• Jackson cut short his trip to Africa
  杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。
• 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。
• 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。
• You want it cut short?
  你想剪的短点儿吗？
• 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。
• 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。