cut short

The chairman had to cut short the proceedings.

席只得提早结束程。

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.

人家叫他说话简短, 是他就长话短说了。

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

自从我把发剪短以来, 它好梳理多了。

Peter cut him short rudely.

彼得粗鲁地打断他的话。

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岁的发被剪短，双手反绑，坐在死囚押送车里，路过画家窗前赶赴断台。