cut short

1. 缩短

He had to cut his trip short.

他只得缩短自己的旅程。

2. 打断

He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.

他大声鼓掌, 打断了讨论。

Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.

对不起, 打断你一下。

for short

1. 简称

My name is Alexander, "Al" for short.

我叫亚历山大, 简称艾尔。

go short of

1. 少于, 不及

2. 缺乏, 不足

The children mustn't go short of food.

孩子们不可以缺少食物。

in short

1. 总之

In short, we must be prepared.

总之, 我们要有准备。

little/nothing short of

1. 简直可以说是, 几乎是

Our escape was little short of miraculous.

我们的脱险简直可说是奇迹。

run short of

1. 快用完(……)

We've run short of oil.

我们已快把油用完了。

short of

1. 少于, 不及外

2. 缺乏, 不足

3. 除……外

Short of calling a meeting, they don't know how they can get their plan approved.

除非召开会议, 否则他们真不知道他们的计划怎么才能获准。

short on

1. 欠缺

He's a nice fellow but short on brains.

他是个好人, 但不够聪明。