当他们母亲生病时,他们不得不缩短假期。

They had to cut the holiday short when her mother was taken ill.

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They had to cut the holiday short when her mother was taken ill.

cut 在这里是动词,意思是"切断、减少"。 short 是形容词,意思是"短的",在这里与 cut 搭配使用表示"缩短"。 cut short 是一个固定短语,意思是"提前结束、缩短",通常指因意外情况而不得不提前终止某事。

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