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词汇 short
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short

adjective
 
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
(comparative shorter, superlative shortest)
Idioms

    length/distance长度；距离

  1.  
     measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual短的
    • He had short curly hair.他有一头短鬈发。
    • a short walk/distance短途步行/距离
    • a short skirt 短裙
    • She decided to cut her hair short.她决定把头发剪短。
    opposite long
    • a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles一段介于 50 到 100 英里之间的相对较短的距离
    • Sheila waved her short stubby arms in the air.希拉在空中挥舞着她短粗的手臂。
    • The little boy ran as fast as his short legs could carry him.那小男孩虽然腿短，可还是拼尽全力快跑。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    2.

    height高度

  2.  
     (of a person人) small in height个子矮的
    • He was a short, fat little man.他是个又矮又胖的家伙。
    • She was short and dumpy.她又矮又胖。
    • What did he look like? Was he dark or fair? Tall or short?他长什么样？他是黑的还是白的？高还是矮？
    opposite tall
    • I'm slightly shorter than you.我比你矮一点点。
    • He was too short to be admitted into the army.他太矮了，不能参军。
    • He had no beard and was short in stature.他没有胡子，身材矮小。
    Topics Appearancea1

    3. time时间

  3.  
     lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual短的；短期的；短暂的
    • a short time/period/while短暂的时间/时期/一段时间
    • The government is suggesting a relatively short consultation period.政府建议咨询期相对较短。
    • a programme of short films短片节目
    • The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally.对于你的询问，简略回答就是他的行为完全违法。
    • a short book (= that does not have many pages and so does not take long to read)一本小书
    • She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently).她的记性很差。
    • It was all over in a relatively short space of time.不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。
    • They have achieved spectacular results in a remarkably short span of time.他们在极短的时间内取得了惊人的成绩。
    • I'm going to France for a short break.我打算去法国度个短假。
    • She made a short trip to Chicago last July.去年七月她去了一趟芝加哥。
    • Which is the shortest day of the year?一年中哪一天最短？
    • When it comes to your presentation, keep it short and simple.当涉及到你的陈述时，保持简短。
    • I'm sorry it's such short notice—we didn't know ourselves until today.很抱歉这么快就通知到了——我们直到今天才认识自己。
    opposite long
    • The days are getting shorter and shorter.白天正变得越来越短。
    • The interview was mercifully short.幸而面试时间不长。
    • I've only read the shorter version of the report.我只读了报告的缩略版。
    • Try to keep your sentences short.设法把你的句子写得简短些。
    • Most strikes tend to be of short duration.大多数罢工往往持续时间很短。
    • They commissioned ten short pieces of music from ten composers.他们委托十位作曲家创作了十首短乐曲。
    • The centre runs short courses in a variety of subjects.该中心开设各种科目的短期课程。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
  4. [only before noun] (of a period of time一段时间) seeming to have passed very quickly短短的
    • Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的运动员。
    opposite long

    5. not enough不足

  5.  
     [not before noun] not having enough of something; being without something不足；短缺
    • I'm afraid I'm a little short (= of money) this month.这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。
    • short of something She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.事情出了差错，她老有借口。
    • His performance was woefully short of conviction.很遗憾，他表现得一点儿都不坚定。
    • Mike was a bit short of cash just then.迈克当时手头有点紧。
    • United looked woefully short of menace in attack.联队的进攻看上去一点威胁也没有。
    • We're getting short of funds.我们的资金开始不足了。
    Topics Moneyb2
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • in short supply
  6. short on something (informal) not having enough of a particular quality缺乏，缺少（某种品质）
    • He was a big, strong guy but short on brains.他是个又大又壮的家伙，但脑子不够用。
    • If you're short on time, skip these steps and go straight to step five.如果你时间不够，跳过这些步骤，直接进入第五步。
    • The article is pretty short on details.这篇文章细节很少。
  7. [not before noun] not easily available; not supplying as much as you need紧俏；紧缺
    • Money was short at that time.那时候，钱紧缺。
    • There's still hope a buyer for the company can be found, but time is short.仍有希望为该公司找到买家，但时间紧迫。
    • If space is really short, that door can be moved.如果空间非常紧张，那扇门可以动一下。
    • When food was short they used to pick berries in the woods.过去食物短缺时，他们经常去树林里采摘浆果。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • in short supply
  8. [not before noun] short (of something) less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed少于；缺少；未达到
    • Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。
    • The team was five players short.球队还缺五名球员。
    • She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died.她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。
    9.

    of breath呼吸

  9. short of breath having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness（呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急
    • a fat man, always short of breath一个胖子，总是气短
    10.

    name/word名称；单词

  10. being a shorter form of a name or word简略的；缩写的
    • short for something Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna.叫我乔好了，这是乔安娜的简称。
    • for short file transfer protocol or FTP for short file transfer protocol（文件传输协议）或简称 FTP

    11. rude无礼

  11. [not before noun] short (with somebody) (of a person人) speaking to somebody using few words in a way that seems rude简单粗暴；简慢无礼
    • I'm sorry I was short with you earlier—I had other things on my mind.对不起，我刚才怠慢你了，我脑子里在想别的事。
    12.

    vowel元音

  12. (phonetics语音学) a short vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels短音的
    • Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’.比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。
    opposite long
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    13. see also shortly
    词源Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
at short notice | at a moment’s notice
(North American English also on short notice)
  1. not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation随时；一经通知立即；没有准备时间
    • This was the best room we could get at such short notice.这是我们临时能弄到的最好的房间了。
    • You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice.你必须随时准备出发。
    • It's the best we can do at such short notice.预先通知的时间这么短， 我们所能做的都做到了。
    • The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.该队已经做好随时接获通知奔赴世界各地的准备。
a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
  1. (informal) (of a person人) stupid; not very intelligent冒傻气的；不大聪明的
full/short measure
  1. the whole of something or less of something than you expect or should have足量；不足量
    • We experienced the full measure of their hospitality.我们领受了他们十足的盛情。
    • The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure.音乐会仅仅持续了一个小时，让我们有一种缺斤少两的感觉。
get the short end of the stick (North American English)
(British English draw the short straw)
  1. to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事
give somebody/something short shrift | get short shrift
  1. to give somebody little attention or sympathy; to get little attention or sympathy不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）
have/be on a short fuse
  1. to tend to get angry quickly and easily动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好
have a quick/short temper
  1. to become angry easily动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好 see also quick-tempered, short-temperedTopics Feelingsc2
in the long/short/medium term
  1. used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future长／短／中期内
    • Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).发生这样的情况看来可能性不大，起码短期之内应当如此。
    • In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.从长远来看，抑郁母亲的孩子更容易患儿童抑郁症。
    • In the long term, our efforts will pay off.从长远来看，我们的努力会得到回报。
in short order
  1. quickly and without trouble麻利；简单省事
in the short run
  1. relating to the immediate future从短期来看；眼下
    • In the short run, unemployment may fall.从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
in short supply
  1. not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand不充裕；短缺；紧缺
    • Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.基本食物紧缺。
    • Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。
    • Safe drinking water is in desperately short supply.安全饮用水极度短缺。
(still) in short trousers
  1. (British English) (still) only a boy（使）突然停住
    • I was still in short trousers at the time.我那时还在穿着短裤呢（还只是个小男孩）。
life’s too short
  1. (informal) used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important人生苦短；不可枉费此生
    • Life's too short to sit around moping.人生苦短，不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦恼。
little/nothing short of something
  1. used when you are saying that something is almost true, or is equal to something可以说是；无异于；近乎
    • Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的数字简直是灾难。
    • The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.这种转化堪称奇迹。
(to cut a) long story short (British English)
(North American English (to make a) long story short)
  1. (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details长话短说；扼要地说；简而言之
    • To cut a long story short, we didn’t get home until 3 in the morning!长话短说，我们直到凌晨3点才到家！
    • Anyway, long story short: we had this argument and I haven't seen him since.总之长话短说:我们有过这样的争吵，从那以后我再也没见过他。
make short work of something/somebody
  1. to defeat, deal with something/somebody quickly干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决）
    • Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football match).利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。
    • He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly).他三下两下吃完午饭。
    • Mike made short work of fixing the engine.迈克很快修好了发动机。
short and sweet
  1. (informal) not lasting a long time but pleasant while it lasts短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑
    • We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。
    More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
    • belt and braces
    • black and blue
    • born and bred
    • chalk and cheese
    • chop and change
    • done and dusted
    • down and dirty
    • in dribs and drabs
    • eat somebody out of house and home
    • facts and figures
    • fast and furious
    • first and foremost
    • forgive and forget
    • hale and hearty
    • hem and haw
    • kith and kin
    • mix and match
    • part and parcel
    • puff and pant
    • to rack and ruin
    • rant and rave
    • risk life and limb
    • short and sweet
    • signed and sealed
    • spic and span
    • through thick and thin
    • this and that
    • top and tail
    • tried and tested
    • wax and wane
(as) thick as two short planks
  1. (British English, informal) (of a person人) very stupid笨得像木头人；笨到极点 Similes in idioms

short

adverb
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
(shorter, shortest)
Idioms
  1. if you go short of or run short of something, you do not have enough of it缺少；不足
    • I'd never let you go short of anything.我什么都不会让你缺的。
    • Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough.为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥挨饿。
    • They had run short of (= used most of their supply of) fuel.他们燃料不够用了。
  2. not as far as you need or expect未达到；不及
    • All too often you pitch the ball short.你投球老是距离不够。
  3. before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time中间（打断）；过早地（终止）
    • a career tragically cut short by illness因病不幸中断的事业
    • I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out.时间快到了，恐怕我得就此打断你了。
    • His career was cut short by injury.他因伤提早结束了职业生涯。
    4. 词源Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
be caught short
(British English also be taken short)
  1. (British English, informal) to suddenly feel a strong need to go to the toilet突然感觉要上厕所；内急
  2. to be put at a disadvantage被置于不利地位
come short
  1. (South African English, informal) to have an accident; to get into trouble出事故；遇到麻烦
fall short of something | fall short of the mark
  1. to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need未达到；不符合
    • The hotel fell far short of their expectations.旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
pull, bring, etc. somebody up short
  1. to make somebody suddenly stop what they are doing使某人突然停止
    • I was brought up short by a terrible thought.一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。
sell somebody/yourself short
  1. to not value somebody/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）
short of (doing) something
  1. without something; without doing something; unless something happens没有；如果不；除非
    • Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。
    • 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.要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。
stop short | stop somebody short
  1. to suddenly stop, or make somebody suddenly stop, doing something（使）突然停住
    • He stopped short when he heard his name.听见有人喊他的名字，他突然停住了。
    • ‘I’m pregnant,’ she said. That stopped him short.“我怀孕了，”她说。那使他止步不前。
stop short of something/of doing something
  1. to be unwilling to do something because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it差一点儿没做某事；险些做出某事
    • She stopped short of calling the president a liar.她差一点儿没说总统是骗子。
    • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation.抗议没有演变成暴力冲突。

short

noun
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
 (informal) see also shortsIdioms
  1. (British English) a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whisky少量烈酒Topics Drinksc2
  2. a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film（尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片Topics Film and theatrec2
  3. (informal) a short circuit (= a failure in an electrical circuit, when electricity travels along the wrong route because of damaged wires or a fault in the connections between the wires)短路
    4. 词源Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
in short
  1. in a few words总之；简言之
    • His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。
the long and (the) short of it
  1. used when you are telling somebody the essential facts about something or what effect it will have, without explaining all the details总而言之；总的情况

short

verb
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they short
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
he / she / it shorts
/ʃɔːts/
/ʃɔːrts/
past simple shorted
/ˈʃɔːtɪd/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪd/
past participle shorted
/ˈʃɔːtɪd/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪd/
-ing form shorting
/ˈʃɔːtɪŋ/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪŋ/
  1. short (something) (out) to short-circuit (= to have a short circuit; to make something have a short circuit)（使）短路
    词源Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
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