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n.简略,短路,短裤 adj.短的,矮的,不足的,不够的,(智力等)弱的,浅薄的,松脆的,简短 adv.突然,缺乏,不足

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名词:shortness 形容词比较级:shorter 最高级:shortest 动词过去式:shorted 过去分词:shorted 现在分词:shorting 第三人称单数:shorts

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short


/ʃɔ:t; ʃɔrt/
adj (-er, -est)
1 (a) measuring little from one end to the other (长度方面)短的
*a short stick, line, dress, journey 短棒、短线、短连衣裙、短途旅行
* short grass, fur 短的草、毛皮
* a short distance between the two houses 两所房子间的短距离
* You've cut my hair very short. 你把我的头发剪得太短了.
* She walked with short quick steps. 她以小而快的步子走路.
* The coat is rather short in the sleeves. 这件大衣的袖子有点短. Cf 参看 long1 1.
(b) below the average height 矮的; 低的
*a short person 身材矮的人
* short in stature 身材矮小
* too short to become a police officer 因身材矮而不能当警察. Cf 参看 tall.
(c) not lasting long; brief (时间方面)短的, 短暂的; 简短的
*a short holiday, speech, film, ceremony 短暂的假期、简短的发言、短片、简短的仪式
* have a short memory, ie remember only things that have happened recently 短暂的记忆(只能记住最近发生的事)
* The days get shorter as winterapproaches. 冬天来临, 白天越来越短了. Cf 参看 long1 1.2 ~ (of sth) not reaching the usual standard or required weight, length, quantity, etc (在重量、长度、数量等方面)未达到通常标准的, 短缺的
*Water is short at this time of year. 每年这个时候缺水.
* The shopkeeper gave us short weight
*we got 7.5 kilos instead of
10 kilos. 店主给我们的分量不足
*应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤.
* The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数.
* These goods are in short supply, ie There are not enough to satisfy the demand for them. 这些货物短缺(供不应求).
* This packet is supposed to contain ten screws, but it's two short. 这包应装有十个螺丝钉, 可是短了两个.
* The missile landed ten miles short (of its target). 那枚导弹落在离目标十英里的地方.
* We've only raised
2000 so far; we're still
500 short (of the amount we need).我们到目前为止才筹集到2000英镑, (离所需数目)还差500英镑.
3 [pred 作表语]
(a) ~ (of sth) not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth (某物)不够; 缺乏(某物)
*short of time, money, ideas 缺少时间、钱、主意
* The hospital is getting short of clean linen. 这所医院现在缺少乾净的被服用品.
* We can't lend you any sugar, we're a bit short (of it) ourselves. 我们无法借给你糖, 我们自己(的糖)也不太够.
* (infml 口) I'm a bit short (ie of money) this week. 我这星期手头不宽裕(缺钱).
(b) ~ on sth (infml 口) lacking (a certain quality) 缺少(某种特质)
*He's short on tact. 他处事不够圆通.
* Her speeches are rather short on wit. 她的讲话不够风趣.
4 [pred 作表语] ~ for sth serving as an abbreviation of sth 作某事物的简略形式、缩写或简称
*`Ben' is usually short for `Benjamin'. Ben通常为Benjamin的简称.
5 (a) [pred 作表语] ~ (with sb) (of a person) speaking sharply and briefly; curt; abrupt (指人)说话尖刻而简短, 简单粗暴, 唐突无礼
*She was rather short with him when he asked for help. 他请她帮帮忙, 她却不客气地把他顶了回去.
(b) (of a remark or sb's manner of speaking) expressed in few words; curt (指言语或说话方式)简短的, 唐突无礼的
*He gave her a short answer. 他给了她一个简短生硬的回答.
* All his observations were short and to the point. 他的观察报告都很简单扼要.
6 (a) (of a fielder or his position in cricket) relatively near the batsman (指板球运动的外场员或其位置)距击球员较近的
*short leg, slip, etc 距击球员近的在其左侧的、在其右後侧的...外场员.
(b) (of a bowled ball in cricket) bouncing relatively near to the bowler (指板球中投出的球)反弹至较近投球手的位置.
7 (of vowels or syllables) pronounced for a relatively brief time (指元音或音节)短音的
*the short vowel in `pull' and the long vowel in `pool' 在pull一字中的短元音和在pool一字中的长元音.
8 (of an alcoholic drink) small and strong, made with spirits (指烈性酒)少而浓的, 烈性的
*I rarely have short drinks. 我很少喝烈性酒.
9 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (commerce 商) (of a bill of exchange, etc) maturing at an early date (指汇票等)短期的, 即将兑现的
*a short bill, bond, etc 短期票据、债券等
* a short date, ie an early date for the maturing of a bill, bond, etc 短期(兑现票据、债券等的).
10 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (of cake or pastry) rich and crumbly as a result of containing much fat (指饼或面点心)油酥的
*a flan with a short crust 果馅酥饼.
11 (idm 习语) be on short `rations be allowed or able to have less than the usual quantity of food 食物配给量不足; 靠不足的食物配给量生活. by a short `head
(a) (in horse-racing) by a distance of less than the length of a horse's head (赛马)以不到一个马头的距离
*win/lose by a short head 以不到一个马头的距离之差获胜[失败].
(b) by only a little 以极少的量
*I got
96 per cent, he got 94, so I beat him by a short head. 我得96分, 他得94分, 我仅超过他一点. for `short as an abbreviation 简略形式; 缩写; 简称
*Her name is `Frances', or `Fran' for short. 她叫`弗朗西丝'或简称`弗朗'. get/have sb by the short `hairs (infml 口) get/have sb in a difficult position or at one's mercy 使某人处境困难; 完全操纵某人. give full/short measure =>measure2. give sb/sth/get short `shrift/FrIft; FrIft/ give sb/sth/get curt treatment or attention怠慢某人[某事物]; 受冷遇
*He went to complain to the boss, but got very short shrift
*she told him to get out and stay out 他到老板那儿去投诉, 但老板态度冷淡
*她叫他出去上一边呆着去. in long/short pants =>pants. in the long/short term =>term. in `short in a few words; briefly 总之; 简言之
*Things couldn't be worse, financially
*in short, we're bankrupt. 在财务方面已经糟得不能再糟了
*总之一句话, 我们破产了. in short `order quickly and without fuss 迅速而直截了当地
*When the children are naughty she deals with them in very short order
*they're sent straight to bed. 孩子们一淘气她有个乾脆的办法
*马上打发他们上床睡觉. in short supply not plentiful; scarce 不充裕; 供应不足. little/nothing short of sth little/nothing less than sth; almost sth 不亚于某事物; 几乎就是
*Our escape was little short of miraculous. 我们能够逃出来简直是奇迹. make short work of sth/sb deal with, or dispose of sth/sb quickly 迅速处理某事物或对付某人
*make short work of one's meal 很快吃完饭
* The team made short work of their opponents. 这个队一下子就把对方压倒了. on a short `fuse likely to get angry quickly and easily 易怒的; 脾气暴躁的
*Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today. 别惹她, 她今天动不动就发火. out of/short of breath =>breath. (on) short `commons (dated 旧) not having enough to eat 没有足够的食物吃. a short `cut
(a) route that makes a journey, walk, etc shorter 近路; 捷径
*I took a short cut across the field to get to school. 我穿过田野抄近路去上学.
(b) way of doing sth more efficiently, quickly, etc 更快、更有效等的办事方法
*Becoming a doctor requires years of training -- there are really no short cuts. 当医生需要多年的学习和锻炼--实无捷径可言. ,short and `sweet (often ironic 常作反语) brief but pleasant 简短而愉快的
*I only needed two minutes with the doctor the visit was short and sweet. 我找医生治病只用了两分钟--别管受罪不受罪, 反正时间短. thick as two short planks =>thick. > shortness n [U].

/ʃɔ:t; ʃɔrt/
adv
1 suddenly; abruptly 突然; 唐突地
*He stopped short when he heard his name called. 他听到有人叫他, 就突然停了下来.
2 (idm 习语) be caught/taken `short (infml 口) suddenly feel the needto go to the lavatory urgently 突然感到要去厕所. bring/pull sb up short/sharply =>pull2. cut a long story short =>long1. cut sth/sb `short bring sth/sb to an end before the usual or natural time; interrupt sth/sb 结束或中断某事物
*a career tragically cut short by illness 因疾病而不幸中断的事业
* The interviewer cut short his guest in mid-sentence. 采访的人没等客人把那句话说完就打断了他的话. fall short of sth not reach sth 未达到(某目的)
*The money collected fell short of the amount required. 筹集的资金没达到所需的数额.
* His achievements had fallen short of his hopes. 他的成就没有达到他期望的那么大. go short (of sth) not have enough (of sth) 缺少(某物); 欠缺
*If you earn well, you'll never go short. 钱挣多了就什么都不缺了.
* The children must not go short of food. 儿童不可缺少食物. run short (of sth) use up most of one's supply (of sth) 已快用完(某物)
*Go and get some more oil so we don't run short. 去多弄些油来以免到时候用光了.
* I'm late for work every day, and I'm running short of excuses. 我每天迟到, 现在找不到什么藉口了. sell sth/sb short =>sell. short of sth without sth; unless sth happens 没有(某事物); 除非(发生某事)
*Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose now. 除非出现奇迹, 不然我们现在是输定了. stop short of sth/doing sth =>stop1.

/ʃɔ:t; ʃɔrt/
n (infml 口)
1 = short circuit (short1).
2 short film, esp one shown before the main film at a cinema 短片(尤指正片之前放映的).
3 (esp pl 尤作复数) small strong alcoholic drink, esp of spirits 少量烈性酒精饮料; (尤指)烈酒.
4 (idm 习语) the long and short of it =>long2.

v [I, Tn] (infml 口) = short-circuit (short1).
1. Except for today, prices range from $6 for a dozen short-stems to $19 for a dozen of its longest stems.
    除非是当天的玫瑰,否则玫瑰的价格在短茎每打6美元和最长茎每打19美元之间。

2. Euro Disneyland's short distance to Paris is a definite attraction.
    欧洲迪斯尼乐园距巴黎不远,这肯定颇具吸引力。

3. But the optimism was short-lived.
    然而,人们不久就不再感到乐观了,

4. But it was still too short a period for men to base a calendar on.
    但时间依然太短,人们无法以此为据制定历法。

5. But it was several days too short.
    但是他们的计年方法要短好几天。

6. Because time was short — the patient was dying — the Red Cross man and an officer set out in an army vehicle.
    由于时间紧迫--病人已奄奄一息--红十字会的人和一名军官乘一辆军车出发。

7. But if he'd been able to speak with an educated accent in those early short comedy movies, it's doubtful if he would have achieved world fame.
    但假如他在早期那些短小喜剧电影中能操一口受过教育的人的口音,那么他是否会闻名世界就值得怀疑了,

8. In short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
    总之,主人公是一个自相矛盾,又与他的拓荒环境相矛盾的人物。

9. In short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside.
    总之,他们是否弄得土地的主人和乡间的居民同他们反目。

10. When it really opens, probably in October, the 31-mile Channel Tunnel (the Chunnel, for short) will be 15 months behind schedule and $7 billion over a budget set in 1987.
    当隧道正式开放时(可能是在10月),这条长31英里的英吉利海峡隧道(以下简称隧道)的开通将比预期推迟15个月,耗资将比1987年的预算多出70亿美元。

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