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.