- a. 短的；缩写的；短暂的；短缺的；弱的
- ad. 突然地；简短地；达不到目标地；不足；以空头方式
- n. 短片；烈酒；短路；短裤；游击手位置
形变: 比较级:shorter 最高级:shortest
名复: shorts
short
KK:[ʃɒrt] DJ:[ʃɒːt]
a.
- 短的；矮的The railway station is only a short distance from here.
火车站离这里很近。
Bob is shorter than his younger brother.鲍勃比他弟弟矮。
- 缩写的[F][（+for）]UN is short for the United Nations.
UN是the United Nations（联合国）的缩写。
- 短暂的；短促的
- 短缺的；不足的[（+of）]We are short of skilled labor.
我们缺少技术工人。
I'm short of money this week.我这个星期缺钱。
- 弱的，差的[F][（+on）]
- 粗暴无礼的，简慢的；暴躁的[（+with）]He was short with me this morning.
他今天早上对我无礼。
- （元音）短音的
- 松脆的；易裂的
ad.
- 突然地；出其不意地He stopped short and looked back.
他突然止步，回过头朝后面瞧。
- 简短地；唐突地Dad talked short with me before I went to bed.
爸爸在我睡觉前和我简短地谈了几句。
- 达不到目标地
- 不足
- （股票投机等中）以空头方式
n.
- 【口】短片；短文；短篇小说[C]
- 【英】【口】烈酒
- 【口】【电】短路[C]
- 短裤；裤衩[P]He bought a new pair of shorts.
他买了一条新的短裤。
- 【棒】游击手位置[C]
- 卖空（的人）
短语
cut short
- 缩短He had to cut his trip short.
他只得缩短自己的旅程。
- 打断He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.
他大声鼓掌，打断了讨论。
Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.对不起，打断你一下。
for short
- 简称My name is Alexander, "Al" for short.
我叫亚历山大，简称艾尔。
go short of
- 少于，不及
- 缺乏，不足The children mustn't go short of food.
孩子们不可以缺少食物。
in short
- 总之In short, we must be prepared.
总之，我们要有准备。
little/nothing short of
- 简直可以说是，几乎是Our escape was little short of miraculous.
我们的脱险简直可说是奇迹。
run short of
- 快用完（……）We've run short of oil.
我们已快把油用完了。
short of
- 少于，不及外
- 缺乏，不足
- 除……外Short of calling a meeting, they don't know how they can get their plan approved.
除非召开会议，否则他们真不知道他们的计划怎么才能获准。
short on
- 欠缺He's a nice fellow but short on brains.
他是个好人，但不够聪明。
派生
n. [U]
shortness
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
adj.
- of a small length or duration. ▸(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing.
- relatively small in extent.
- (of a person) small in height.
-
(short of/on)
not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in. ▸in insufficient supply.
- (of a person) terse; uncivil.
- Phonetics (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel
/ʊ/
in good). ▸Prosody (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.
- (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability.
- Stock Exchange (of shares or other assets) sold in advance of being acquired. ▸(of a security) maturing at a relatively early date.
- (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly. ▸(of clay) having poor plasticity.
adv.
(in sport) at, to, or over a short distance.▸not as far as the point aimed at.
n.
- Brit. informal a strong alcoholic drink, especially spirits, served in small measures.
- a short film as opposed to a feature film.
- a short sound, vowel, or syllable.
- a short circuit.
- (shorts) Stock Exchange short-dated stocks.
- (shorts) a mixture of bran and coarse flour.
v.
short-circuit.Phrase
- be caught
(or Brit. taken)
short
- be put at a disadvantage.
- Brit. informal urgently need to urinate or defecate.
- a brick short of a load
(or two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.)
informal (of a person) stupid or crazy. - bring
(or pull)
someone up short
cause someone to stop or pause abruptly. - for short
as an abbreviation or nickname. - get
(or have)
someone by the short and curlies
informal have complete control of a person. - go short
not have enough of something, especially food. - in short
to sum up; briefly. - in short order
chiefly N. Amer. immediately; rapidly. - in the short run
(or term)
in the near future. - in short supply
(of a commodity) scarce. - make short work of
accomplish, consume, or destroy quickly. - short and sweet
brief and pleasant. - short for
an abbreviation or nickname for. - short of
- less than.
- not reaching as far as.
- without going so far as (some extreme action).
- short of breath
panting; short-winded. - stop short
stop suddenly or abruptly.
Derivative
- shortish adj.
- shortness n.
Etymology
OE sceort, of Gmc origin; rel. to shirt, skirt.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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