cut short

美 [kʌt ʃɔːrt] 英 [kʌt ʃɔːt]

cut short

Verb

interrupt before its natural or planned end;

"We had to cut short our vacation"

cause to end earlier than intended;

"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

make shorter as if by cutting off;

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

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"

cut short近义词

lessen stem shorten break off clip truncate curtail break short