The prime minister had to cut short a trip to Africa to take charge at home.(首相不得不縮短在非洲的訪問日程，早點趕回來處理家務事。)

In the course of my life he broke my strength; he cut short my days.(他使我的力量，中道衰弱，使我的年日短少。)

New England's long and snowy winters might be cut short to as little as two weeks.(新英格蘭漫長而多雪的冬季將會縮短至兩個星期。)

We've already had to cut short two rehearsals and we've got a concert in 6 weeks.(我們已經被迫精簡了兩次排練，而6周后還有一場音樂會。)

I want my hair cut short.(我要剪短發。)

He generally keeps his hair cut short.(他通常都留著很短的發型。)

Perhaps one explanation for her mistakes is that she cut short her Suriname trip after getting sick, and completed the book at home in Amsterdam.(關于她的失誤的一種解釋可能是：她生病后中斷了蘇里南之旅，并在阿姆斯特丹的家中完成了這本書。)

You'd better cut short the lecture.(你最好縮短講稿的內容。)

Her internship was cut short because of a technical snafu.(因為技術事故，她的實習期縮短了。)

My thick, black hair had been recently cut short into a shag style.(我一頭濃濃的黑發最近剛被剪短成一種蓬松的發型。)