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
- 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。 - She had dark red hair, cut short.
她有一头深红色的短发。 - When he left he cut short the father's nervous thanks gruffly.
临走时,他很粗鲁地打断了那父亲的紧张的道谢的话。 - 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。 - The mayor cut short his meeting when he knew these people's survival.
市长知道了这些人生还消息后中断了他的会议。 - Jackson cut short his trip to Africa
杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。 - 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。 - 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。 - For the first time in my adult life, I contemplated getting my hair cut short.
在我成年的生活的第一次,我深思熟虑地打算将头发剪短。 - 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。