1. 使突然停止：break sanctuary 侵入教堂强行抓人 | break short 使突然停止 | break silence 打破沉默

2. 提前结束：Keep in step. 齐步走. | break short 提前结束 | short break 短暂休息

3. 中断,折断：break open 破开,撬开 | break short 中断,折断 | break through 突破,克服,挤过去

4. 使突然停止, 终止：break short off || 突然中止 | break short || 使突然停止, 终止 | break shovel || 松土铲

verb

1. interrupt before its natural or planned end

e.g. We had to cut short our vacation

Synonym: cut shortbreak off