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 had his hair cut short.
  他让人把头发剪短了一些。
• We had to cut short our holiday because Richard was ill.
  因为理查德病了，我们不得不缩短假期。
• 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。
• Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.
  她淡红色的头发剪得短短的，梳得很整齐。
• My trip was cut short, because of rain.
  我的旅行因雨而中断。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fashion show was cut short because the theatre was on fire.
  因为剧院失火，时装表演被迫中断了。
• 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。