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。

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。

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

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。

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。

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

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。

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

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。

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

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。