cut short
collocation突然中断；打断
The manager cut him short mid-sentence.
经理在他话说到一半时打断了他。
突然；简短地；唐突地
shorter — comparative of short
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突然；简短地；唐突地
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
She stopped short when she heard someone call her name.
听到有人叫她的名字时，她猛地停住了。
突然地,简短地,简洁地。
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
出其不意地。
Unawares.
未达到目标或要求。
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
距离击球手较远,因此弹跳比正常高；与全球相反。
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
This month's sales fell short of our original goal.
这个月的销售额没有达到我们最初的目标。
The rain cut the outdoor concert short, but everyone enjoyed it.
雨让户外音乐会提早结束，不过大家都很喜欢。
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突然中断；打断
The manager cut him short mid-sentence.
经理在他话说到一半时打断了他。
未达到；不够
The results fell short of our expectations.
结果未达到我们的预期。
突然停下
She stopped short when she saw the dog.
她看到狗时突然停住了。
低估；卖空
Don't sell yourself short.
别低估自己。
不足；快用完
We are running short of time.
我们时间快不够了。
未达标；不足
His performance came short of the required standard.
他的表现未达到要求的标准。
简而言之，总之
In short, we need more time to finish the project.
简而言之，我们需要更多时间来完成这个项目。
突然中断；提前结束
The meeting was cut short by the fire alarm.
会议因火警而提前结束了。
未达到；不足
The team's performance fell short of expectations.
团队的表现未达到预期。
因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。
A famous Bible verse (Romans 3:23) where 'short' is an adverb in the phrasal verb 'fall short,' meaning to fail to reach a standard or goal.
这句著名的圣经经文（罗马书3:23）中，'short' 用作副词，构成短语动词 'fall short'，意为未能达到标准或目标。
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把 short 想成“说话短促”：副词 short 表示说话简短、突然停住，或没达到标准。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常表达（常用于 cut short、stop short 等搭配）、金融交易（常用 sell short）、板球解说（常用 bowl short） 该副词的意义随搭配变化，语域也因此不统一：固定搭配多用于日常或书面表达，sell short 属金融术语，bowl short 属板球专业用语。建议结合具体搭配理解，不宜一概而论。
通常用于动词之后构成固定搭配
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