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Definition: to have to stop doing something before it is finished Level: C2
当她母亲生病时，他们不得不缩短假期。
They had to ___cut the holiday ___short when her mother was taken ill.
由于意外的紧急情况，我们不得不提前结束会议。
We had to ___cut the meeting ___short due to an unexpected emergency.
持续的抗议活动迫使当局在预定结束时间之前提前终止了活动。
The ongoing protests forced the authorities to ___cut the event ___short before its scheduled end.