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short EARLYHFC:t, $FC:rtadv-er, -est before the arranged or expected time or place早的,提前的We had to cut short our holiday (= finish it early) because Richard was ill.因为理查德病了,我们不得不缩短假期。Although we still have a lot to discuss in this meeting, I'm going to have to stop you short there (= stop the discussion) because we only have this room until midday.尽管我们还有许多事情需要在这次会议上讨论,但我不得不提前终止诸位发言,因为我们只能在中午前使用这个房间。
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