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]