short的中文

short

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/ u0283u0254u02d0t; u0283u0254rt/ adj

(-er, -est)

(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

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~ (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.

[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.

[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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

[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）.

[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.

(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 不亚於某事物; 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].

# `shortbread

n [U] crumbly dry cake made with flour, sugar

and much butter 油酥甜饼（由面粉﹑ 糖﹑ 黄油制成）.

`shortcake n

[U] (a) (Brit) = shortbread.

(b) dessert made from a biscuit dough or sponge mixture with cream and

fruit on top 油酥糕饼（在发酵面团上覆奶油﹑ 水果做成的甜食）: strawberry

shortcake 草莓油酥糕饼.

,short-`change v [Tn] cheat (sb), esp by giving him less than the correct

change2(4)

（故意）少找给（某人）钱.

,short `circuit (also infml

口语作 short) (usu faulty) connection in an electric circuit, by

which the current flows along a shorter route than the normal one 电路短路.

,short-`circuit (also infml 口语作

short) v

1 [I, Tn] (cause sth

to) have a short circuit （使某用电器）短路: The lights

short-circuited when I joined up the wires. 我一接上电线, 电灯就短路了. *

You"ve short-circuited the washing-machine.

你把洗衣机弄短路了.

2 [Tn] (fig 比喻)

avoid (sth); bypass 避开（某事物）; 绕过: short-circuit the normal

procedures to get sth done quickly 为尽快办成某事不循正常手续.

`shortcoming

n (usu pl

通常作复数) failure to be of a required standard; fault 缺点; 缺陷: a

system/person with many shortcomings 有许多缺点的体系[人].

`shortfall

n ~ (in sth) deficit 赤字; 亏空: a shortfall in the annual budget

年度预算中的不足.

`shorthand (also esp US

stenography) n [U] method of writing

rapidly, using special quickly-written symbols 速记法: [attrib 作定语] a shorthand course, typist, letter 速记课程﹑ 打字员﹑

信.

,short-`handed adj [usu pred 通常作表语]

not having enough workers, helpers, etc 人手不足: The shop is

short-handed, so we are all having to work harder. 店里人手不足,

所以我们都得勤奋些.

`shorthorn n breed of cattle

with short curved horns 短角牛.

`short list small number, esp of

candidates for a job, selected from a larger number, and from which the final

selection is to be made 决选名单（从多数人中挑出的少数候选人, 以备从中选出所需的人, 尤指应徵职务者）: draw up a short list 拟定一份决选名单 * Are

you on the short list? 你在决选名单上吗? `short-list v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) put sb on a short list

将某人列入决选名单: Have you been short-listed for the

post? 已经把你列入该工作的决选名单上了吗?

short-lived / u02cfu0283u0254u02d0tu02c8lu026avd; US u02c8lau026avd;

u0283u0254rtˋlau026avd/ adj lasting for a short

time; brief 短命的; 短暂的: a short-lived triumph, relationship

短暂的胜利﹑ 关系 * Her interest in tennis was very

short-lived. 她喜好网球只是昙花一现.

,short `odds (in betting) nearly

even odds, indicating a horse, etc that is likely to win

（赌博中）可能赢的机会几乎均等.

,short `order (US)

order for food that can be cooked quickly （点叫）快餐: [attrib 作定语] a ,short-order `chef 专做快餐的厨师.

,short-`range

adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] 1 designed for

or applying to a limited period of time 短期间的: a,short-range

`plan, `project, etc 短期计画﹑ 项目等 *,short-range

`weather forecasts, ie for one or two days ahead 短期天气预报. 2 (of

missiles, etc) designed to travel over relatively short distances （指导弹等）短程的,

近程的. ,short `sight ability to see clearly only what is close 近视.

,short-`sighted adj

1 suffering

from short sight 近视的.

2 (fig 比喻)

having or showing an inability to foresee what will happen 目光短浅的; 无远见的: a short-sighted person, attitude, plan 目光短浅的人﹑ 看法﹑

计画.

,short-`staffed adj [usu pred

通常作表语] not having enough staff; understaffed 人员不足: We"re

very short-staffed in the office this week.

本星期我们办公室人手不够.

,short `story piece of prose fiction that is

shorter than a novel, esp one that deals with a single event or theme

短篇小说.

,short `temper tendency to become angry quickly and easily 易怒;

脾气暴躁: He has a very short temper.

他脾气很暴躁.

,short-`tempered adj: Being tired often makes me

short-tempered. 我一累就容易发脾气.

,short-`term adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] of or for a short period 短期的:

a ,short-term `plan, `loan, a`greement,

ap`pointment 短期计画﹑ 贷款﹑ 协议﹑ 任命.

,short `time employment for

less than the full working week 短工时雇用工作（每周开工不足者）: workers on

short time 短工时雇用的工人 * [attrib 作定语] ,short-time

`working 短工时的工作.

,short `wave (abbr

缩写 SW) radio wave with a length between 100 and 10 metres

短波（波长在100米与10米之间的无线电波）: [attrib 作定语] a ,short-wave `radio,

`broadcast, etc 短波收音机﹑ 广播等.

,short-`winded adj easily getting breathless after exerting oneself,

running, etc （用力﹑ 跑步等後就）容易气喘的.

short

英[u0283u0254:t] 美[u0283u0254:rt]

adj. 短期的; 短的，短暂的; 矮的; 短缺的;

adv. 突然; 唐突地; 简短地; 横贯地;

n. 短路; 缺乏; 短裤;

[网络] 个子; 做空; 短型;

[例句]The announcement was made a short time ago.

通告是不久前才宣布的。

[其他] 比较级：shorter 最高级：shortest 第三人称单数：short 复数：shorts现在分词：shorting 过去式：shorted 过去分词：shorted