cut short

美 [kʌt ʃɔːrt]英 [kʌt ʃɔːt]
  • 缩短;打断;缩减
cut shortcut short

verb

1
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
Synonym: clip curtail
2
make shorter as if by cutting off
truncate a word
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
Synonym: truncate
3
interrupt before its natural or planned end
We had to cut short our vacation
Synonym: break short break off
4
cause to end earlier than intended
The spontaneous applause cut the singer short

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  1. His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer .

    他的事业随着他死于癌症而中断。

  2. Her hair was cut short at the nape of her neck .

    她脖子后面的头发剪得很短。

  3. She had dark red hair , cut short .

    她有一头深红色的短发。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa

    杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. " look !" he said suddenly as if he 'd decided to cut short the cat and mouse game .

    “瞧!”他突然说到,似乎他已决定结束这场欲擒故纵的把戏。

  10. Perhaps one explanation for her mistakes is that she cut short her Suriname trip after getting sick , and completed the book at home in Amsterdam .

    或许有一点能解释她的错误,她生病后缩短了苏里南之行,并在阿姆斯特丹的家中完成了这本书。

  11. On the other hand , the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process .

    另一方面,电视或电话可能会缩短思维过程。

  12. He was told to speak briefly ; accordingly he cut short his remarks .

    人家叫他说话简短,于是他就长话短说了。

  13. Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him .

    他不耐烦地打断了我的话。

  14. She cut short her talk in order to get home .

    为了要回家,她把谈话压缩了。

  15. Sometimes , poor people even get cut short .

    有时穷人甚至缺钱花。

  16. a life cut short in its creative prime by cancer .

    因为癌症,一个生命短暂消失在了他最具有创造力的年纪.

  17. 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。

  18. Brief and to the point ; effectively cut short .

    简要、中肯;有力、简洁。

  19. What are they gonna do ? Cut short my young life ?

    我都怎么大把年纪了他们又能把我怎么样?

  20. And we had to cut short our time in the city for financial reasons .

    出于经济原因,我们不得不缩短了在上海的行程。

  21. 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。

  22. The war had cut short his education .

    战争迫使他中止了学业。

  23. Sorry , the line was cut short just now .

    对不起,刚才电话断了。

  24. 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。

  25. He cut short a South American trip to fly there .

    此前他缩短了南美之行,提前回国飞赴灾区。

  26. I think it is too often cut short in case students get bored .

    我认为,这个阶段,往往一遇到学生感到厌倦就予于缩短,实在不该。

  27. With his ears cut short and his tail cut long .

    它的耳朵剪得短短的,尾巴修得长长的。

  28. This workpiece doesn 't need to be cut short .

    这个工件不需要切短。

  29. Last month the Centre Bank cut short term interest rate by half a point .

    上个月美国中央银行就降低了短期投资利率大概0.5%。

  30. I may have to cut short my visit if Peter rings .

    要是彼得打电话来,或许我不得不缩短访问时间。