shortchange

shortchange

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• v.少找零錢
• 網絡欺騙；偷工減料；少找錢

詞形變化

第三人稱單數：shortchanges  現在分詞：shortchanging  過去式：shortchanged  

英漢解釋

v.

1. 少找零錢

英英解釋

v.	1. to treat someone or something in an unfair way by not giving them enough of the praise, opportunities, attention, etc. that they need or deserve 2. if you shortchange someone who is paying for something, you do not give them back enough money when they have paid more than the price of the thing

例句

He sees no point in ever trying to shortchange business partners.

他認為永遠試圖欺騙商業伙伴毫無意義。

If you want a good business reputation then don't shortchange your customers, word may get out.

如果你想有良好的商業信譽，那就不要少找你客戶零錢。因為事情（的真相）會傳出去。

Shortchange your education now and you may be short of change the rest of your life.

如果你現在在你的教育上偷工減料，未來你可能會一無所有。

They're eager to shortchange the economy when it needs help, even as they balk at dealing with long-run budget problems.

經濟需要援手時，他們急迫的打點蠅頭小利，正如他們在解決長期預算問題時的躊躇不前。

When schools shortchange subjects of humanity and social science, students could either perform well in other vocational subjects.

當學校沒有給與人文和社會科學學科應有的重視的時候，學生也不能夠在職業類的學科上有出色的表現。

People might try to use "the economy" as an excuse to shortchange you this week.

人們可能會試圖用“經濟”為借口，克扣你這個星期。

I'd never let my deafness shortchange my dreams. I wasn't about to start now.

我從來不會讓我的聽覺欺騙我的夢想，我只是現在還沒有開始。

The sharpshooters always shortchange the little kids and other pure people.

奸商經常欺騙小孩和其他單純的人們。

As a college history major, I didn't want to shortchange the book, so I took the time to read it for myself.

作為一名大學歷史教授，我不能去欺騙這本書，所以我自己也讀了一遍。