But his life was cut short by kidney problems.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

But it means to cut short, to cut short and therefore get in a little bit earlier.

意思是突然停止,突然停止,然后提前一点进入

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

The Magnificent Ambersons, they mentioned in the documentary that The Magnificent Ambersons was cut short.

影片中提及的，电影《安巴逊家族》的片段,被剪去了有。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

On the way home from school she takes a short cut through a barley field where she is startled by a neighbor, Mr.Harvey.

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

At that time, the Fed had cut the Federal Funds Rate to 1%, we had very low short rates.

当时联储局将联邦基金利率降至1%,短期利率非常低

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But doctors are seeing people adopt bad habits that can cut their lives short....

VOA: standard.2010.04.08