cut short

The chairman had to cut short the proceedings.

会议主席只得提早结束议程。

Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him.

他不耐烦地打断了我的话。

Our conversation was cut short by the arrival of the teacher.

老师来了，我们的谈话中断了。

He was told to speak briefly; accordingly he cut short his remarks.

人家叫他说话简, 于是他就长话说了。

My hair is much more manageable since I had it cut short.

自从我把头发剪以来, 它好梳理多了。

The artist sketched the queen, by then aged 37, as she passed by his window in a tumbrel, hair cut short and hands tied behind her back, ready for the guillotine.

画中时年37岁的王后头发被剪，双手反绑，坐在送车里，路过画家窗前赶赴断头台。