pull up short

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Synonym of bring up short. transitive
  2. To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events. intransitive
    — Deborah Kerdeman asks us to prepare for the occasions on which we will be “pulled up short.”

词形变化

pulls up short present,singular,third-person pulling up short participle,present pulled up short participle,past pulled up short past
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