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单词 bring someone up short
释义

bringsomeoneup short

idiom
to make someonesuddenlystopdoing something ortalking, usually because they aresurprised:
Herrudenessbroughtme upshort.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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(Definition ofbring someone up shortfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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