cut short 详细解释

cut short

v.中断, 缩短, 简化

1. 缩短

He had to cut his trip short.

他只得缩短自己的旅程。

2. 打断

He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.

他大声鼓掌, 打断了讨论。

Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.

对不起, 打断你一下。

词义辨析

同义参见:

lessen  stem  shorten  

英英释义

动词 cut short:

interrupt before its natural or planned end

同义词：break short, break off

cause to end earlier than intended

make shorter as if by cutting off

同义词：truncate

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

同义词：clip, curtail

补充

cut shortcut short1.突然停止Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him.他不耐烦地打断了我的话。The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.主席一生病, 会议就中断了。

例句

1. I will cut a long story short.我就长话短说吧。 2. I cut him short in the middle of his explanation.他正在解释中，我打断了他的话。 3. We had to cut our vacation short.我们只好提前结束了假期。 4. The speech was cut short. [=the speech was interrupted and not finished]演讲被中断了。

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