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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - My trip was cut short, because of rain.
我的旅行因雨而中断。 - 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。 - You want it cut short?
你想剪的短点儿吗? - 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。 - He had his hair cut short.
他让人把头发剪短了一些。 - 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。