cut short
縮短,截短;突然打斷,阻止
cut short
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut
short our vacation" [syn: break short, break off]
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" [syn:
truncate]
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" [syn: clip, curtail]