[jié]
[动]
（切断； 割断） cut; sever
cut in two
截成两段
He cut the sugarcane into several pieces.
他把甘蔗截成几节。
The enemy's line of retreat was cut off.
敌人的退路已被截断。
（阻拦） stop; check; stem; intercept
stop a bolting horse
把惊马截住
dam a river
截流
intercept a pass
截球
The police intercepted the traffic on the roads to examine vehicles under suspicion.
警察在路上截住交通， 以搜查可疑的车辆。
The telegram will intercep him at Paris.
这封电报将把他截在巴黎。
[量]
（段） section; chunk; length
half a piece of chalk
半截粉笔
a section of a log
一截木头
He broke off half way and said no more.
他话说了半截儿， 又缩回去了。
[介]
（截止） by (a specified time); up to
by the end of this month
截至本月底
Up to the 20th of May about 500 people have visited the art exhibition.
截至5月20日有近500人看了画展。