cut short

英 [kʌt ʃɔːt] 美 [kʌt ʃɔːrt]

• 中断；缩短；简化

英英释义

Verb:

1. interrupt before its natural or planned end;

   "We had to cut short our vacation"
   

2. cause to end earlier than intended;

   "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
   

3. make shorter as if by cutting off;

   "truncate a word"
   "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
   

4. 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"
   

词汇搭配

• to cut a long story short 简而言之
• cut it short 说得简短些

近反义词

【近义词】

• lessen 减少
• stem 柄
• shorten 弄短
• break off 突然住口
• clip 夹住
• truncate 切去一端
• curtail 缩减
• break short 中断