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.

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

cut 的基本意思是"切、割",在这里引申为"减少、缩短"。 short 的意思是"短的",在这里表示"缩短"的程度或结果。 cut short 是一个固定短语,意思是"提前结束、缩短",通常指因为突发情况而不得不提前终止某个活动或计划。

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