| 词汇 | short |
| 释义 | shortUK:*/ˈʃɔːrt/US:/ʃɔrt/ ,(shôrt)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 short adj (length) (长度)短的Please hand me the short rope.请把那截短绳儿递给我。 short adj (height: not tall) (高度)矮的，矮小的The boy is too short to reach.这男孩太矮了，够不着。 short adj (clothing: not long) (衣物)短小的；过短的His trousers were short, so you could see quite a bit of hairy leg above his socks when he sat down. Is this skirt too short to wear to a wedding?他的裤子太短了，一坐下就露出毛茸茸的腿，袜子都遮不住。婚礼上穿这条裙子是不是有点太短了？ short adj (hair: not long) (头发)短的Short hair is easier to take care of.短发容易打理一些。 short adj (distance: not far) (距离)短的，近的，里程少的It's only a short walk from here.从这里到那里只是很短的一段路。 short adj (of brief duration) (时间)短的，短暂的，时间少的That movie was very short.那电影时间很短。usage: ‘short’Short is an adjective. You usually use it to say that something does not last for a long time.Let's take a short break.She made a short speech. short adj (concise)简短的；简洁的Her speech was short and to the point.她的演讲简短且主旨突出。 short for [sth] adj + prep (abbreviation of)是…的缩写；是…的简写The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth".名字“贝蒂（Betty）”有些时候是“伊丽莎白（Elizabeth）”的简写。 short with [sb] adj + prep informal (abrupt, curt)简短的，短促的；简略的When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me.我问他能不能帮忙，他没多说什么。 be short on [sth] v expr informal (short of: not enough)不足的；短缺的We're short on printer ink.我们的打印机油墨快用完了。 其他翻译 short adj figurative (finance: of a short sale) (证券、股票等)卖空的，空头交易的He held a short position on the stock. short adj (phonetics) (语音学)短音的The short vowels are common in English.短元音在英语里很常见。 short adj (of a small drink) (酒、饮料等)一小杯的I'd like a short cocktail, please.我想要一小杯鸡尾酒，谢谢。 short adj (abbreviated)简短的，简略的，缩写的I'm is the short form of I am.“I'm”是“I am”的缩写形式。 short on [sth] adj + prep pejorative, informal (lacking)缺少…，缺乏…，欠缺…The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters.党的新晋领导人缺乏魅力，他肯定不会赢得选民的支持的。 short adv (suddenly)唐突地；突然地The sight of the accident made us stop short.事故现场的景象使我们俩突然地停下了。 short adv (on near side of a target)未达到目标；没达到靶子The arrow fell short.那支箭中途坠落了。 short adv (baseball: position) (棒球)处于游击手位置地The outfielders were playing short.外场手正处于游击手位置。 short adv (insufficient)缺少地；不足地；短缺地The cashier came up short.那位出纳短了钱。 short n (cinema: brief film)短的影片；短片Bill produced a short that won a prize.比尔拍摄的一则短片赢了奖。 short n (electricity: short circuit) (电路)短路，短路故障Crossed wires produced a short in the system.交叉的电线造成了系统短路。 short n (garment size) (衣服尺寸)短尺寸，个子矮的尺寸My coat is a forty-two short.我的外套是四十二短尺寸的。 short n (baseball: position) (棒球)游击手Daniels is playing third, while James is at short.丹尼尔斯是三垒手，而詹姆士是游击手。 shorts npl (short pants)短裤I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today.今天很热，我要穿短裤和凉鞋。 shorts npl mainly US (men's underpants) (男士)内裤 short of doing [sth] prep (except)除了I don't know what to do, short of leaving. short vi (short circuit) (电)短路The entire circuit shorted out.整个电路都短路了。 short [sth] vtr (short circuit)使短路Dripping water shorted the fuse box. short [sth] vtr (to sell shares short)卖空；做空He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. short [sb] vtr US, informal (cheat, shortchange)少付My company shorted me two days' pay this month. 动词短语 come up short vi phrasal + adj informal (disappoint)无计可施的 cut [sth] short, cut short [sth] vtr phrasal sep (interrupt, finish prematurely)中断；打断；突然停止We had to cut the vacation short when Jim broke his ankle.吉姆脚踝骨折了，我们不得不提前结束休假。 复合形式： draw the short straw v expr (stuck with an unwanted task, fate)不得不做最苦的差事；不得不做最困难的事 fall short v expr (not be satisfactory)达不到（要求、目标等）；不让人满意；不符合要求The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations.那个男孩的成绩达不到父亲的要求。 fall short v expr (not be sufficient)缺乏；不够；不足The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year.今年水库的储水量没有达到我们的目标。 for a short time adv (briefly)不久；短期地He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. for short adv (as an abbreviation)缩写；简称 get short shrift from [sb] v expr (be treated curtly by)受到某人的怠慢；受到某人的冷遇 give [sb] short shrift, give short shrift to [sb] v expr (deal curtly with)怠慢；轻慢 have a short fuse v expr figurative (lose your temper easily)容易发脾气，易怒 hold short v expr (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (飞机)在跑道外等待 in a short time adv (soon)很快；不久I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. in a short time adv (within a brief span of time)短期内；短时间内In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. in a short while adv (soon)不一会；很快 in a short while adv (within a brief span of time)短时间内 in short adv (in summary, in brief)总之；简言之In short, the film is well worth seeing.总之，那部电影很值得一看。 in short order adv US, figurative (quickly)快速地；快捷地 in short supply expr (few available)供应不足；缺乏 in the short run expr (short term)在短期内，短期内The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. in the short term adv (temporarily, for a brief time in the future)短期内 the long and short of it is, the long and the short of it is that expr informal (in summary)长话短说；简而言之The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. make short work of [sth] expr (do [sth] quickly)迅速完成，迅速做The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. make short work of [sth/sb] expr (deal with summarily)立即处理，立刻处理The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr (with noun: only)只有Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr (with adjective: utterly)十足，简直His behaviour was nothing short of rude. on short notice, at short notice, on a moment's notice, at a moment's notice adv (with little warning)短期通知Her appointment was cancelled on short notice.I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. run short of [sth], run short on [sth] v expr (have few left)…短缺，…快用完了 run short v expr (stocks: get low)快用完，短缺I see the sugar is running short; we'd better buy some next time we go shopping. sell yourself short v expr informal (underestimate your abilities) (非正式用语)低估自己；妄自菲薄 short and sweet adj (brief, concise)短暂而甜蜜；简明扼要He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. short answer n (concise reply)简答Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. short circuit n (electrical malfunction)短路 short description n (brief account)简短描述Please give us a short description of your new proposal. short distance n (brief interval in space)短距离The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. short film n (movie less than feature length)短片；电影短片 short fuse (quick temper)坏脾气；脾气暴躁 short hair n (hair: close-cropped)短发 short haul n (journey: short distance)短途旅行备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. short-haul n as adj (over short distance)短途的 short memory n (tendency to forget quickly)健忘I have a very short memory for people's names. short memory n (short-term recall)短时记忆 short notice n (little warning)临时通知Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons.代课教师通常在接到临时通知后开始备课。 short of [sth] expr (other than)除…外Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack.除了“突袭”饼干罐外，为了零食我们别无他法。 short of doing [sth] expr (other than do [sth])除做…外Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem.要想解决这个问题，除了换掉整个引擎外别无他法。 be short of [sth] v expr (lacking)不足，短缺；未达到，少于I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk.我需要去采购了，面包和牛奶都不够了。 short of breath adj (having difficulty breathing)呼吸短促；气短 short order, short-order n US (food at diner, etc.)快餐 short pants npl US (shorts, thigh-length trousers)短裤The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. short period n (brief or limited time)短时间The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. short ribs npl US (cut of beef)牛小排；牛仔排 short rib, short-rib n as adj (beef: short ribs)牛小排的备注: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun.My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices. short sale (finance)亏本出售 short scale n (naming system for powers of a million)短阶；短尺度 short shorts npl (hot pants)热裤I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. short skirt n (above-the-knee or mini skirt)短裙Her short skirt violated the school dress code. short staffed, short-staffed adj (not enough employees)人手不足的；员工不足的备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. short story n (written fiction shorter than a novella)短篇小说He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas.他撰写关于生活在农村地区人民的短篇小说。 short story writer, short-story writer n (author of short fiction)短篇小说作家Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. short temper n (tendency to be quick to anger)急性子；暴躁脾气 short term adj (temporary, not long-lasting)短期的My short-term educational goal is to graduate college.我短期的学业目标是从大学毕业。 short time n (brief period)短时间During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. short time, short-time n (temporarily working for less pay) (多指因工作不多)减工，缩减工时 short version n (abridged or condensed form)缩写版This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. short version n informal (concise account) (非正式用语)缩略概括I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. short way n (little distance)捷径It's only a short way to the grocery store. short-circuit vi (malfunction electrically)短路 short-circuit [sth] vtr (cause to malfunction electrically)导致…短路The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. short-circuit [sth] vtr figurative (procedure: not follow)使…绕过；使...避开The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. short-circuit [sth] vtr US, figurative (impede, thwart)阻碍Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. short-dated adj (financial security: under 5 years to run) (金融)短期的 short-haired adj (having short hair)短毛的；短发的 short-lived adj (brief)短暂的，短期的；短命的，短寿的The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. short-range n as adj (covering a limited distance)短程的，近程的，近距离的 short-run adj (short period of time)短期的 short-sleeved, short-sleeve adj (shirt: sleeves above elbow)短袖的Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. short-stay adj (accommodation: for short period) (住处)暂住的，短期停留的 short-tempered adj (easily angered)易怒的；脾气暴躁的I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. short-term memory n (capacity for recall over a brief period)短时记忆His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. short-winded adj (short of breath)气喘吁吁的, 上气不接下气的 shortchange [sb] (US), short-change [sb] (UK) vtr (return insufficient money to) (找钱时)少找零钱 shortchange [sb] (US), short-change [sb] (UK) vtr informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth])欺骗, 骗取 shortcrust, shortcrust pastry, short crust n UK (light crumbly pastry)小脆皮糕点 short-cut [sth] vtr (use a shortcut on [sth])在…上走捷径Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do.不要在该流程上走捷径，否则会失败的。 short-cut vi (use a shortcut)走捷径This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? shorthanded, short-handed adj (lacking staff)人手不足的；人员缺乏的 shorthanded, short-handed adj US, Can (sports team: lacking players) (体育运动队伍)缺乏球员的；缺人的 shortlist, short-list, short list n (list: chosen finalists)决选名单The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. short-list, shortlist vtr often passive (choose as finalist)将…列入决选名单The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award. short-sighted (UK), nearsighted (US) adj (myopic) (本义)近视的，近视眼的The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. short-sighted (UK), shortsighted (US) adj figurative (failing to plan ahead) (比喻)目光短浅的，没远见的，鼠目寸光的Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. short-sightedness (UK), nearsightedness (US) n (vision clear at short distance only)近视 short-sightedness (UK), shortsightedness (US) n figurative (inability to plan long-term)鼠目寸光，目光短浅 stop short of [sth] v expr informal (not become)没有成为；未变成The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic. stop short of doing [sth] v expr informal (not do)不做某事I was furious with her, but I stopped short of saying something I'd regret. thick as two short planks, as thick as two short planks expr UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid)笨得像木头；太笨 ton, short ton n US (907 kg) (907公斤)短吨The builder ordered a ton of gravel.建筑工订购了一短吨碎石。 too short adj (not long enough)太短的Your essay was too short for the exam standards. too short adj (not tall enough)太矮的He was too short to join the basketball team. very short adj (extremely brief)非常简短的Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short. very short adj (not tall)非常短的； (个子)非常矮的He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short. very short adv (abrupt, rude)非常简慢地；非常唐突地She must be mad at me since she was very short with me when I asked her how she was. |
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