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short
adjective /ʃɔː(r)t/
adjectiveshort
comparativeshorter
superlativeshortest
  1. 1
    measuring a small height, length, or distance 矮的;短的;近的

    She's short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. 她身材娇小,头发浅棕,眼睛碧蓝。

    You'll need three short boards for the shelves. 你需要3块短木板来撑架子。

    The theatre is a relatively short distance from here. 剧院离这儿比较近。

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    Words used to describe height: elevated, high, high...
    1. a.
      not long enough, or not tall enough 不够长的;不够高的

      The fence posts are all six inches short. 栅栏柱都矮6英寸。

      The sleeves are much too short. 袖子太短了。

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      Words used to describe height: elevated, high, high...
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  2. 2
    a period of time that is short does not last very long or seems to pass quickly 短暂的;短期的
    a short while :

    He was here for a short while last week. 他上周在这儿呆了一小会儿。

    a short period/spell :

    After a short period living in London, she moved back to Glasgow. 在伦敦小住一段时间后,她重新搬回到格拉斯哥。

    a short stay :

    I'm sorry this has been such a short stay. 很抱歉停留的时间这么短。

    a few short hours/days/weeks :

    In a few short weeks he'll be going back to school. 短短的几个星期后,他就要回到学校去。

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  3. 3
    expressed in few words, or containing few pages 简短的;短篇的

    Could you give us a short summary of what happened? 你可以简要说明一下发生了什么事吗?

    a short article/book/poem :

    It was a short book and she read it in one night. 那本书很薄,她一个晚上就看完了。

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    Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
  4. 4
    using fewer words or letters than the full form of something 缩写的;缩略的
    short for :

    Memo is short for memorandum. memo是memorandum的缩略形式。

    for short :

    My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short. 我叫伊丽莎白,也可以简称为莉兹。

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    Small in size: small, little, tiny...
  5. 5
    used for saying that you do not have enough of something 短缺的;不足的

    Have you got any change on you? I'm £20 short (=I have £20 less than I need). 你身上有零钱吗?我还差20英镑。

    We're one waitress short tonight, so everyone will have to work harder. 今晚我们少一位服务生,所以大家要更辛苦些。

    short on :

    He's very bright but a little short on personality. 他很聪明,但略欠个性。

    short of :

    They were three short of a majority, so the vote wasn't passed. 他们差3票没有达到法定多数,所以这次表决没有通过。

    short of money/food/clothing :

    Many of our clients are short of money. 我们的许多客户都资金短缺。

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    Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant...
    1. a.
      if something is short or in short supply, there is not enough of it or it is not easy to get 匮乏的;稀少的

      Dad wasn't working and money was short. 爸爸没有工作,家里很缺钱。

      Skilled workers are in short supply around here. 这儿熟练工人短缺。

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      Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant...
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      Rare and sought-after: rare, precious, scarce...
  6. 6
    if you have a short memory, you are not able or willing to remember things that happened recently (记忆力)差的,短期的
  7. 7
    rude and unfriendly when speaking to someone 唐突的;无礼的;简慢的

    She's very busy and can be a little short at times. 她很忙,所以可能有时会有点儿简慢。

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    Talking in an unfriendly way: curt, terse, brusque...
  8. 8
    linguistics a short vowel or syllable is one that you pronounce quickly (元音或音节)短的
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    Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...
  9. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    not be short of a bob or two to be quite rich

    Let's ask him for a donation. He's not short of a bob or two.

    Submitted by Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 18/12/2018
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short
adverb /ʃɔː(r)t/
comparativeshorter
superlativeshortest
  1. without reaching a particular place or position 未达目的地
    short of :

    The plane came down just short of the runway. 飞机没有落在跑道上。

    You should aim a few inches short (=in front) of your target. 你应该瞄准目标前方几英寸的地方。

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short
noun /ʃɔː(r)t/
singularshort
pluralshorts
  1. 1
    [C] British a strong alcoholic drink served in small amounts (少量)烈酒
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    Types and amounts of alcoholic drinks: alcohol, alcopop, aperitif...
  2. 2
    [C] cinema informal a film that lasts only a few minutes, sometimes shown at a cinema before the main film (正式电影放映前的)短片
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    Films and types of film: animation, anime, biopic...
  3. 3
    [C] physics a short circuit 短路
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  4. 4
    [C/U] a clothing size for a short person, or a piece of clothing of this size 矮个子所穿的衣服尺码;个矮的人穿的衣服
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    Clothing sizes: L, large, medium...

phrases

short
verb [I/T] /ʃɔː(r)t/
present tense
I/you/we/theyshort
he/she/itshorts
present participleshorting
past tenseshorted
past participleshorted
  1. short

    or

    short out

    to short-circuit, or to make something do this (使)短路

    I think the lamp has shorted. 我觉得这盏灯短路了。

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