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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

截断 [jiéduàn]
  1. 1. verb [切断] cut … off
  2. 2. verb [打断] interrupt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

截断 [jiéduàn]
  1. 1. cut off; block
    截断敌人的退路
    cut off the enemy's retreat
    截断河流
    dam a river
    成将军带领一千骑兵截断了敌人的退路。
    泥石流把河流截断了。
  2. 2. cut short; interrupt
    电话铃声截断了他的话。
    He was interrupted by the telephone.
    一段树干被人拦腰截断。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

截断 [jiéduàn]
  1. 1. 动 割断
    把钢筋截断。
  2. 2. 动 拦截;挡住
    截断敌人的退路。
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Examples

截断敌人的退路
cut off the enemy's retreat → 截断
截断河流
dam a river → 截断
电话铃声截断了他的话。
He was interrupted by the telephone. → 截断
大坝把河水拦腰截断。
The dam cut the river in the middle. → 拦腰
成将军带领一千骑兵截断了敌人的退路。 → 截断
泥石流把河流截断了。 → 截断
一段树干被人拦腰截断。 → 截断
截断敌人的回路。 → 回路
把钢筋截断。 → 截断
截断敌人的退路。 → 截断
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Collocations

截断钢板
to cut a steel plate
截断谈话
to interrupt a conversation
从中截断
to cut sth. off from something else
拦腰截断
to cut something off in the middle

Word Decomposition

截
[jié] 		+ 断
[duàn]

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