| 单词 | cut something short |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) His sporting career was cut short by injury. Synonyms bring to an end stop check Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. halt Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday. dock postpone terminate Her next remark abruptly terminated the conversation. break off abort The take-off was aborted. pull the plug on truncateleave unfinished (idiom) They had to cut short their holiday. Synonyms curtail NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region. The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather. stop He slowed the car almost to a stop. reduce Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. halt Air traffic has been brought to a halt. dock It is an offence for an unqualified person to dock a dog's tail. terminate This train will terminate at Taunton. abbreviate He abbreviated his first name to Alec. Additional synonymsin the sense of abbreviate Definition to cut short He abbreviated his first name to Alec. Synonyms shorten, reduce, contract, trim, cut, clip, abstract, digest, prune, summarize, compress, curtail, condense, truncate, epitomize, abridge, précisin the sense of abort Definition to end a plan or process before completion The take-off was aborted. Synonyms stop, end, finish, check, arrest, halt, cease, bring or come to a halt or a standstill, axe (informal), pull up, terminate, call off, break off, cut short, pack in (British, informal), discontinue, desistin the sense of check Definition to slow the growth or progress of Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. Synonyms stop, control, limit, arrest, delay, halt, curb, bar, restrain, inhibit, rein, thwart, hinder, repress, obstruct, retard, impede, bridle, stem the flow of, nip in the bud, put a spoke in someone's wheel Nearby words of |
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