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short in Chinese

[ ʃɔ:t ]   Pronunciation:
plural: shorts   
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  • n.
    萧特〔姓氏〕。
    adj.
    1.短的；短暂的。 (opp. long)。
    2.矮的；低的 (opp. tall)。
    3.短期的。
    4.简短的；简略的；缩写的。
    5.【语音】短音的。
    6.不足的；不够的；短少的。
    7.不及的；达不到的。
    8.(见闻等)浅陋的。
    9.简慢的；唐突的；无礼的；急性子的；不高兴的；发着脾气的。
    10.〔口语〕不搀水的，强烈的(酒等)；〔威士忌〕纯的。
    11.【商业】卖空的；抛空的；无存货的。
    12.〔金属〕脆的；易裂的；易碎的；松脆的(饼等)。
    13.波涛汹涌的(海)。
    14.(智力等)弱的；(记忆力)差的。
    Phrases

    adv.
    1.简短地；简单地。
    2.缺乏；不足。
    3.脆。
    4.突然；忽然。
    5.简慢地；唐突地。
    Phrases

    n.
    1.概略；要点；不足；缺乏。
    2.【语音】短音节；【音乐】短音符。
    3.【商业】卖空；(交易所的)空方；空头。
    4.【棒球】游击手。
    5.〔pl.〕(运动)短裤。
    6.不到规定长度的东西[鱼等]。
    7.〔pl.〕短少的数额；【印刷】短少部数；追加部数。
    8.次货；废料；次粉；细麦子。
    9.(报刊的)短讯；短篇；(电影的)短片 (＝short piece or film)。
    10.【电学】＝short-circuit.
    11.〔美俚〕汽车。
    12. 〔pl.〕短期票据[债券]。
    Phrases

    vt.
    1.故意少给；欺骗。
    2.【电学】使短路。
    3. 卖空(股票)〔亦作short short〕。
Examples
  • In speaking one should be short and to the point ...
    说话要简捷扼要。
  • If you earn well , you will never go short .
    钱挣多了就什么都不缺了。
  • I wonder if there is any short cut .
    我想知道有没有学好外语的捷径？
  • I found myself suddenly very short of breath .
    我觉得突然接不上气来。
  • Vermiculite tends to collapse in a short time .
    蛭石在短期内就会分解。
  • Time is vital as supplies are short .
    由于补给缺乏，时间是极其紧迫的。
  • Our escape was little short of miraculous .
    我们能够逃出来简直是奇迹。
  • They sometimes made short references to india .
    他们偶尔谈谈印度。
  • For a short while, this staves off fire .
    在短时间内这可延缓着火。
  • Don't be insulted because this is so short .
    别因为只有寥寥数语而生气。
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English
    Adjective
  • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

  • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

  • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat'', `pet'', `pit'', `pot'', putt'' are short"

  • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"

  • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"
    Synonyms: unretentive, forgetful,

  • low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
    Synonyms: little,

    • Adverb
  • quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
    Synonyms: abruptly, suddenly, dead, abruptly, suddenly, dead,

  • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn''t like it"
    Synonyms: curtly, shortly, curtly, shortly,

  • at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"
    Synonyms: unawares, unawares,

  • so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"

  • at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"

  • clean across; "the car''s axle snapped short"

  • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

  • quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
    Synonyms: abruptly, suddenly, dead, abruptly, suddenly, dead,

  • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn''t like it"
    Synonyms: curtly, shortly, curtly, shortly,

  • at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"
    Synonyms: unawares, unawares,

  • so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"

  • at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"

  • clean across; "the car''s axle snapped short"

  • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

    • Adjective
  • marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
    Synonyms: brusque, brusk, curt,

  • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"

  • lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
    Synonyms: shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic,

  • not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
    Synonyms: inadequate, poor,

  • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
    Synonyms: light, scant,

    • Verb
  • create a short circuit in
    Synonyms: short-circuit,

  • cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    Synonyms: short-change,

    • Noun
  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
    Synonyms: shortstop,

  • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

  • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
    Synonyms: short circuit,

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