cut something short idiom
C2 提早结束（正在进行的事情）
to have to stop doing something before it is finished
Their conversation was cut short by the arrival of more guests. 因为由更多的客人到来，他们的交谈被中止了。
We had to cut short our holiday because Richard was ill. 我们不得不缩短了假期，因为理查德病了。
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