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  1. 古代刑法犯人腰部兩截史記··》:腰斬。」三國演義·第一》:腰斬三族。」

  2. 比喻將事中間割裂這個計畫執行一半腰斬。」

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)​, to cut sth in half, to reduce sth by a dramatic margin, to terminate, to cut short
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