short-changed

short-changed

美 　英

  • v.少找給（某人）零錢；虧待；克扣
  • 網絡欺騙；少找錢；少找給某人錢

詞形變化

第三人稱單數：short-changes  現在分詞：short-changing  過去式：short-changed  

英漢解釋

v.

例句

Female drivers did not seem to mind the shirtless firefighters. Male drivers, though, felt they were getting short-changed.

女性駕駛人似乎并不在乎消防隊員上空，但男性駕駛人則覺得被騙了。

And, now, investors short-changed with a strong arm that would make Tony Soprano proud.

現在，投資者短期改變了強壯的胳膊，使英國女高音驕傲。

Its stagnation is largely the fault of past governments that, eager for tax revenues, short-changed the company's investment budget.

過去的政府要為其產量停滯負主要責任。他們一心想要增加稅收，卻降低公司的投資預算。

But BofA shareholders are not the only ones potentially short-changed by the deal.

但是，美銀股東還不是因為這宗交易而可能吃虧的唯一群體。

The public is at long last aware that it is being short-changed by the greedy short-termism of setting quotas too high.

公眾終于知道貪圖短期利益，將捕魚配額設的過高，是很不公平的。

As for being short-changed, I doubt that you personally paid for your nursery education.

至于投入和回報不成比例，我不相信是你自己支付的幼兒園教育費用。

Africa has been short-changed and largely overlooked in much of the global discourse and policy developments relating to climate change.

非洲已經改變不多，大部分忽視了全球交易和與氣候變化的政策發展。

Of course it is tiresome to be short-changed and muddled together with visiting crowds, but I am optimistic.

當然，小販們少找零錢、與游客人群擠在一堆，有些令人生厭，但我還是非常樂觀。

Its back seat is especially roomy and comfortable, so passengers will not feel short-changed by having to ride in back.

新君越的后座特別寬敞和舒適，后座乘客不會感到局促。

But when it comes to many vitamin supplements, some scientists say we're being seriously short-changed.

但是當談到許多維生素補充劑，一些科學家說我們嚴重受騙了。

But no numerological thrill-seeker need feel short-changed in 2011.

但是，數字獵奇者們在2011年不會覺得少了什么。

Although few are saying it, it's clear they feel short-changed for my time and attention.

盡管有些人也抱有和我相同的觀點，但是很顯然，他們覺得我的時間和精力會不夠用。

Excuse me. I bought this just now and here's a receipt. I'm afraid I was short-changed. Could you look into it?

對不起，我剛買了這東西，收據在這里。恐怕你少找我零錢了。你可以查一下嗎？