| 单词 | cut short |
| 释义 | cut short (once / 1536 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY cut short: cuts short, cutting short USAGE EXAMPLESHis professional career was cut short by a spinal-cord injury. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Her coaching and her life were cut short by early onset dementia. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) But Salaam’s career was cut short by injuries. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 v make shorter as if by cutting off 2Syn|Hyper truncate shorten make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1v cause to end earlier than intended Hyper disrupt, interrupt interfere in someone else's activity 2v interrupt before its natural or planned end We had to cut short our vacation Syn|Hypo|Hyper break off, break short hang up interrupt a telephone conversation break, interrupt terminate 3v terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent My speech was cut short Syn|Hyper clip, curtail shorten make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration |
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