bring up short

短语

使中断,使突然停止

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To arrest (someone or something's) forward motion; to halt before a goal is reached.

  2. 2.

    To startle or interrupt (someone), causing them to stop or reevaluate what they are doing.

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