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