Dreye权威释义

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

同义:

a.弱的，差的；小的

little small slight puny

a.简明的；短暂的

brief concise succinct curt

反义:

a.“短的；矮的”的反义词

long tall

同义参见:

abrupt compact¹ caustic momentary low¹ cynical summary terse

反义参见:

long¹ abundant

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
1. be put at a disadvantage.
2. 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
1. less than.
2. not reaching as far as.
3. 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》

短缺；买空

以上来源于：《英汉法律词典》