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- adj.缺乏;不足;短缺;缺少;短的;短暫的;矮的;低的
- adv.不足;缺少;未達到;不及;缺乏;不足;突然;忽然
- n.概略;要點;不足;缺乏;少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)電影短片
- v.賣空(股票);故意少給;欺騙;【電】使短路;欺騙;賣空(股票);故意少給;【電】使短路
- 網(wǎng)絡更矮的;較短地;更短的
詞形變化
比較級:shorter 最高級:shortest 復數(shù):shorts 現(xiàn)在分詞:shorting 過去式:shorted 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
長度;距離length/distance
1. | 短的measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual |
| He had short curly hair. 他有一頭短鬈發(fā)。 |
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高度height
| She was short and dumpy. 她又矮又胖。 |
時間time
3. | 短的;短期的;短暫的lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual |
| I'm going to France for a short break. 我打算去法國度個短假。 |
| Which is the shortest day of the year? 一年中哪一天最短? |
| a short book(= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages) 一本小書 |
| She has a very short memory(= remembers only things that have happened recently) . 她的記性很差。 |
| Life's too short to sit around moping. 人生苦短,不能整天坐在那兒自尋煩惱。 |
| It was all over in a relatively short space of time . 不一會兒工夫就完全結(jié)束了。 |
4. | [obn] 短短的seeming to have passed very quickly |
| Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country. 短短兩年前,他還是全國最優(yōu)秀的運動員。 |
不足not enough
5. | [nbn] ~ (of sth) 不足;短缺not having enough of sth; lacking sth |
| I'm afraid I'm a little short(= of money) this month. 這個月我恐怕手頭有點緊。 |
| She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. 事情出了差錯,她老有借口。 |
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~ on sth 缺乏,缺少(某種品質(zhì))lacking or not having enough of a particular quality |
| He was a big strapping guy but short on brains. 他五大三粗,但頭腦簡單。 |
7. | [nbn] 緊俏;緊缺not easily available; not supplying as much as you need |
| Money was short at that time. 那時候,錢緊缺。 |
8. | [nbn] ~ (of sth) 少于;缺少;未達到less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed |
| Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record. 她的最后一擲距世界紀錄只差三厘米。 |
| The team was five players short. 球隊還缺五名球員。 |
| She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died. 她去世時就快過 90 歲生日了。 |
呼吸of breath
9. | ~ of breath (呼吸)短促,困難;(氣)急having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness |
名稱;單詞name/word
10. | ~ for sth 簡略的;縮寫的being a shorter form of a name or word |
| Call me Jo─it's short for Joanna. 叫我喬好了,這是喬安娜的簡稱。 |
| file transfer protocol or FTP for short file transfer protocol (文件傳輸協(xié)議)或簡稱 FTP |
無禮rude
11. | [nbn] ~ (with sb) 簡單粗暴;簡慢無禮speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude |
| I'm sorry I was short with you earlier─I had other things on my mind. 對不起,我剛才怠慢你了,我腦子里在想別的事。 |
元音vowel
12. | 短音的ashort vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels |
| Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’. 比較 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的長元音。 |
1. | 缺少;不足if yougo short of orrun short of sth, you do not have enough of it |
| I'd never let you go short of anything. 我什么都不會讓你缺的。 |
| Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough. 為了保證自己的孩子吃飽飯,做母親的經(jīng)常忍饑挨餓。 |
| They had run short of(= used most of their supply of) fuel. 他們?nèi)剂喜粔蛴昧恕?/div> |
2. | 未達到;不及not as far as you need or expect |
| All too often you pitch the ball short. 你投球老是距離不夠。 |
3. | 中間(打斷);過早地(終止)before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time |
| a career tragically cut short by illness 因病不幸中斷的事業(yè) |
| I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out. 時間快到了,恐怕我得就此打斷你了。 |
1. | 少量烈酒a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whisky |
2. | (尤指在正片前放映的)電影短片a short film/movie, especially one that is shown before the main film |
習慣用語
a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
冒傻氣的;不大聰明的stupid; not very intelligent
get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉簽;被派做苦差事to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
give sb/sth/get short shrift
不重視(或同情);不受重視(或同情)to give sb/get little attention or sympathy
have/be on a short fuse
動輒發(fā)火;性情暴躁;脾氣不好to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily
| You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager. 對付十幾歲的半大孩子,你可能動不動就會生氣。 |
in short order
麻利;簡單省事quickly and without trouble
in the short run
從短期來看;眼下concerning the immediate future
| In the short run, unemployment may fall. 從短期來看,失業(yè)率可能降低。 |
in short supply
不充裕;短缺;緊缺not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
| Basic foodstuffs were in short supply. 基本食物緊缺。 |
| Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast. 西海岸將不會有充足的陽光。 |
little/nothing short of sth
可以說是;無異于;近乎used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
| Last year's figures were little short of disastrous. 去年的數(shù)字簡直是災難。 |
| The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle. 這種轉(zhuǎn)化堪稱奇跡。 |
make short work of sth/sb
干凈利落地打敗(或處理);三下五除二就打垮(或解決)to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
| Liverpool made short work of the opposition(= in a football/ soccer game) . 利物浦隊干凈利落地擊敗了對手。 |
| He made short work of his lunch(= ate it quickly) . 他三下兩下吃完午飯。 |
short and sweet
短暫而美好;簡明扼要;緊湊pleasant but not lasting a long time
| We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet. 我們時間不多,我就長話短說吧。 |
be caught short
突然感覺要上廁所;內(nèi)急to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet/bathroom
被置于不利地位to be put at a disadvantage
come short
出事故;遇到麻煩to have an accident; to get into trouble
fall short of sth
未達到;不符合to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need
| The hotel fell far short of their expectations. 旅館遠沒有他們預期的那么好。 |
short of (doing) sth
沒有;如果不;除非without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens
| Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose. 除非發(fā)生奇跡,否則我們輸定了。 |
| Short of asking her to leave(= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation. 要是不請她走,我們也就沒有多少辦法應付這種局面了。 |
pull, bring, etc. sb up short
使某人突然停止to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing
| I was brought up short by a terrible thought. 一個可怕的念頭閃過,我一下子愣住了。 |
in short
| His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned. 他的小說屬于一個輝煌但已逝去的時代。一句話,已經(jīng)過時了。 |
英漢解釋
adj. | 7. 簡慢的;唐突的;無禮的;急性子的;不高興的;發(fā)著脾氣的 |
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n. | 13. 短少的數(shù)額;【印】短少部數(shù);追加部數(shù) |
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英英解釋
例句
Stylist: If you're going to cut the top that short, then might I suggest that you fade the sides a little shorter as well?
發(fā)型師:如果您想把上面再剪短些,那我建議您兩邊也要跟著短些。
My younger brother , if shorter as compared with you , is much taller than I.
我弟弟雖然比你矮一些,但是比我卻高多了。
Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still-long, still-black hair and bright, intelligent eyes.
里奇小姐比我記憶中要矮一些,但她那長長的黑發(fā)和充滿智慧的雙眼一點沒變。
Myfirst impression upon receiving the book was that it was shorter (fewer pages)than I had expected.
我接觸該書的第一印象是它比我原先設想的要短(頁數(shù)不多)。
OK, then I'll introduce her to you. She has big eyes, and is blonde and a little shorter than I am.
好,到時我再給你介紹。她個子比我矮一點兒,金黃色的頭發(fā),大眼睛。
seemed shorter. It was the ALERT, cold face of a man of about five-and-thirty.
這是一個大約三十五歲的人的一張警覺、冷靜的臉。
Because it is often shorter than the rest, the last line in a paragraph may remain unjustified after this command is invoked.
因為段落最后一行的長度通常比其他行短,因此調(diào)用此命令后,段落最后一行可能保持兩端不對齊的狀態(tài)。
As you can see, this method can be applied only when the surface to be ground is shorter than the width of the grinding wheel used.
正如料想的那樣,這種方法只在要磨削表面比所用砂輪寬度短時才使用。
A variable name is often shorter and easier to remember than the full path of methods and properties necessary to access the object itself.
變量名通常要比訪問對象本身所需的方法和屬性的完整路徑短和容易記憶。
Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man.
另一位女子附和說,如果高個男子有犯罪記錄,她可以考慮選一位稍矮一些的男人。
If the rope were shorter, it would cause the foal to hold his head up in an unnaturally high, fatiguing position.
如果繩子再縮短一點,這會導致馬駒必須讓他的頭保持一個不自然的高而且容易疲勞的姿勢。
As expected my energy level began to wane after a few months on the road, and my original ambitious itinerary grew a bit shorter.
正如所料,幾個月后我的體力有所下降,對原本熱望的旅程進行了縮減。
The change rate of half year is higher half than a year. because he loan time is shorter, the bank's management charge is higher.
半年的期貨款的利率往往超過一年期貨款利率的一半,因為貨款期限越短,銀行的管理費用就越高。
"Hmmm, " said the Abbot as they reached the heated brass doors of the shorter abishai's domain. "Do I hear another wager being made? "
“嗯…”議員說。這時他們已走近了矮個子的辦公室的黃銅大門,“我是不是聽到你又開了一樁賭?”
Xiamen other tenants rent on rent is usually shorter, especially for the kind of short-term travel or open meetings of the crowd.
另外廈門日租房通常房客租房時間較短,特別適合那種出外旅游或開短期會議的人群。
They began to look different than wolves. . . They were generally smaller than wolves, with a shorter nose.
它們開始看起來和狼有了一些不同……一般來說,它們都會比狼小一些,鼻子也會比狼短一些。
The US, however, seems to have fallen foul of a shorter-term reaction to the past year's events.
然而,美國似乎是因為對去年危機事件的一項短期應對措施而翻船。
IPF and Provident loan out smaller sums of money (the equivalent of a few hundred dollars, typically) at shorter durations and higher rates.
遠景金融和國際個人金融(IPF)所提供的貸款,往往數(shù)額較小(放貸金額通常相當于幾百美元),還貸時間較短,利率較高。
"But, as the amount of sleep became shorter and the regularity of sleep became less organized, the risk for obesity increased, " he said.
他還表示,那些達到了建議睡眠時間量的孩子并不存在會患上肥胖,糖尿病,以及心血管疾病的風險。
However, depending on the severity of your operation, it might be appropriate to use much shorter or significantly longer service intervals.
不過,根據(jù)您所進行的操作的重要程度,可以適當縮短或者增加保養(yǎng)間隔時間。
The signing of the will was a much shorter matter than I had anticipated.
我沒想到簽遺囑的事這么簡單。
He was a small, dark, lop-sided individual, one leg being slightly shorter, and therefore one shoulder lower, than the other.
他是一個矮小,黑皮膚,身體不平衡的家伙,一只腿略微短一些,所以一邊肩膀就比另一邊低了些。
The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the limit of resolution of a microscope.
波長越短,顯微鏡的分辨限就越小。
The absorption is most effective for the shorter wave length rays.
對于短波部分來說,吸收效應尤為明顯。
Refraction usually makes it possible to cover a given area in a shorter time and more economically than with the reflection method.
折射法一般能以比反射法更短的時間,較少的費用勘探一個指定的地區(qū)。
Each year his walk was shorter.
他散步的路程一年比一年短了。
The shorter way was by sea.
比較近的一條路是取道海上。
Now, lets figure how much you spend on each item in a given year For the amounts you know on a shorter timeframe, figure them out together.
現(xiàn)在,讓我們找出你一年中在每一項中花費的時間。對于那些你知道花費了很少時間的項目,將它們組合到一起計算。
Is often used in introductions to tell someone else your name. You can also use a shorter form --- My name's.
經(jīng)常用于向別人介紹你自己。你也可以使用它的簡略形式。
Please make it a bit shorter in the back(on the sides).
后面(兩邊)請剪短一點。
The next day the girl wore an even shorter skirt the boy said to her again, "I bet you can't climb that tree" , pointing to a taller one.
第二天,小女孩穿了一條更短的裙子,那男孩指著一棵更高的樹對她說:我敢打賭你爬不上那棵樹。
that when he saw me without my covering, I was an exact Yahoo in every part, only of a whiter colour, less hairy, and with shorter claws.
它看到我身上沒有遮蓋物的時候,每個地方都完完全全像一只“野胡”,只是皮膚較白,沒有那么多毛,爪子也短些罷了。
But she said men with shorter index fingers should not be "unduly worried" .
但她指出食指較短的男性不必過度焦慮。
It's made of aluminum and while it looks to be as thick as a standard pen or pencil, at 4 inches in length it's probably just a bit shorter.
它的質(zhì)地是鋁合金,長為4英尺(實際也許更短一些),外形酷似一只標準的鋼筆或鉛筆。
A television show called "Glee" may top the ratings, but nowadays blissful feelings seem to be in shorter supply than ever before.
一個名為“喜悅”的電視節(jié)目或許得到了最高評級,但是如今喜悅的感覺比以往任何時候都要短缺。
If you find yourself using comma after comma after comma, try making two (or even three) shorter sentences out of that long one.
如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己使用了好幾個逗號,就要把句子截斷,在分成兩個或三個句子。
After his second bathroom break during the BD-Live screening of The Dark Knight, Nolan joked that he would make a shorter film next time.
在他第二次在屋宇署浴室突破現(xiàn)場的黑暗騎士檢查,諾蘭開玩笑說,他將在下次短電影。
Higher wages. A shorter work day. Better working conditions. One of its first demands was an eight-hour work day.
它們所列的各項要求中,第一位的是要求八小時工作日。
There have already been some of these applicable to shorter time spans than I use in reporting to partners.
在比我向合伙人匯報的時間段更短的時期里,已經(jīng)有了一些大范圍波動的情況。
The bonus to all this research is discovering that shorter exercise sessions will allow you to hold on to more muscle.
好消息是,這些所有的研究指出,短的運動時間可以幫助你保留更多的肌肉。
Short hair works best for shorter men as long hair tends to hide the neck and shoulders making them look one part of the body.
身材矮的男士適合短發(fā)型,因為長發(fā)型會遮蓋住脖子跟肩膀,導致看上去跟身體連成一個整體,從而縮短身材。
And if the length of the string is a little less, the period would be a little shorter.
如果繩子的長度,有些微的減小,周期就會變短一點。
The shorter length of the Thames whale plus postmortem findings led the scientists to conclude it was a young animal.
泰晤士河的死鯨相對較短的長度讓科學界得出結(jié)論,它是一條幼鯨。
The straight road seems to be one travelled slowly, even if it looks shorter.
沿直線道路前進雖然看起來是捷徑,但需要的時間更長。
Germany, for instance, has long had a scheme that covers 60% of the gap between shorter hours and a full-time wage for up to six months.
例如,德國早已制定了一項計劃:對六個月內(nèi)全勤與縮短工時的薪水差額,政府給予60%的補貼。
Frankly, if I'd gone to ask Martin Wolf, the FT's economics expert, about the direction of house prices I'd have got a shorter answer.
事實上,如果我去請教《金融時報》經(jīng)濟專家馬丁?沃爾夫(MartinWolf)有關(guān)房價走向的話,我得到的回答可能還要簡短些。
People who develop chronic lung disease are more likely to be shorter in height than the general population, researchers say.
研究人員稱,患有慢性肺部疾病的人似乎比正常人群矮一些。