【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] cut short(=interrupt)“打断，中断”：He made a suggestion, but I cut him short.(他提了个建议，但我打断了他。)；put down“记下，放下，镇压”；shut out(=keep out；exclude；prevent from entering)“把……关在外面，排除，不让入内”；take off“拿走，取下；去掉”。