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
- My speech was cut short
- Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
- make shorter as if by cutting off
- truncate a word
- Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
- interrupt before its natural or planned end
- We had to cut short our vacation
- cause to end earlier than intended
- The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
双语例句
- 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。 - Sorry, the line was cut short just now.
对不起,刚才电话断了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。