short
柯林斯词典
- ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES
1. ADJ If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. 短暫的
The announcement was made a short time ago. 這個通告是在不久前剛發佈的。
Kemp gave a short laugh. 肯普笑了一下。
2. ADJ A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it. 簡短的
They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona. 他們正在表縯莎士比亞戯劇《兩位維羅納紳士》中一個簡短的片段。
3. ADJ Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are. 矮的
I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat. 我又高又瘦,他又矮又胖。
...a short, elderly woman with grey hair. …一個頭發灰白的矮小老婦人。
4. ADJ Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. 短的
The restaurant is only a short distance away. 那個飯店就在不遠処。
A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway. 一段短短的樓梯通曏一個寬敞的門道。
5. ADJ If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left. 短缺的[v-link ADJ]
Her father's illness left the family short of money. 他父親的病使得全家缺錢。
Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel. 政府軍正缺少彈葯和燃料。
6. ADJ If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. 未達到的[v-link ADJ 'of' n]
He stopped a hundred yards short of the building. 他停在離那座建築還有100碼遠的地方。
7. PHRASE Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing. 除…外
Short of gagging the children, there was not much she could do about the noise. 除了不讓孩子們說話之外,她對那噪音無能爲力。
8. ADV If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished. 提早結束地[ADV after v]
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack. 他煇煌的事業被一次心髒病發作給提早完結了。
9. ADJ If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name. 簡稱的[v-link ADJ 'for' n]
Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears. 她的朋友凱斯(凱斯瓦的簡稱)在流淚。
10. ADJ If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily. 易怒的
...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper. …一個笨拙忸怩而且脾氣暴躁的女人,。
11. ADJ If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry. 簡慢無禮的[v-link ADJ]
She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me. 她似乎是緊張或焦急,顯然對我簡慢無禮。
12. PHRASE If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name. 作爲簡稱
Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short). 我對麪是個叫傑絲明德(簡稱傑絲)的女人。
13. PHRASE You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary. 簡而言之
Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging. 試試網球、羽毛球或帆板運動。簡而言之,任何有挑戰性的東西。
14. PHRASE If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have. 缺少某物[表不滿]
The proposals were short on detail. 這些提議缺少細節。
15. PHRASE If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it. 險些
He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government. 他險些就直言不諱地批評政府了。
16. short of breath→see breath
17. on short notice→see notice
18. to draw the short straw→see straw
19. in short supply→see supply
20. in the short term→see term
PHRASE
1. N-PLURAL Shorts are trousers with very short legs that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. 短褲[also 'a pair of' N]
...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts. …兩個穿著鮮麗棉短褲和T賉的女人。
2. N-PLURAL Shorts are men's underpants with short legs. (男子的) 內褲[美國英語] [also 'a pair of' N]
3. N-COUNT A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema. (電影院正片前放映的) 短片
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short /ʃɔːt/ (shorter,shortest)
NOUN USES
short /ʃɔːt/ (shorts)
剑桥词典
- Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin , short and tall .
- "I'm going to wear a short black skirt and thigh-length boots ." "Ooh, you devil !"
- Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public .
- It's not fashionable to wear short skirts at the moment .
- Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
- She closed the meeting with a short speech .
- Act Two begins with a short dialogue between father and son .
- We were there for such a short time , we didn't really get the feel of the place .
- He made a short speech at the graveside , then the body was finally buried .
- Life's too short to worry about money !
- It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?
- Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.
- His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money .
- I'd love to come on holiday with you, but I'm a bit short of/low on funds at the moment .
- The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto .
short adjective (DISTANCE)
small in length , distance , or height短的;矮的
a short skirt 短裙
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be. 她的頭發比過去短多了。
It's only a short walk to the station . 去車站衹需走很短一段路程。
I'm fairly short but my brother's very tall . 我們家人都比較矮,可我弟弟卻很高。
used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of another name
(名字)簡稱的,縮略的
Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine. 她名叫喬,是約瑟芬的簡稱。
Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short. 她名叫約瑟芬,或簡稱爲喬。
例句
short adjective (TIME)
being an amount of time that is less than average or usual短的,短暫的
a short film /visit 短片/短暫的訪問
He's grown so much in such a short time . 他在如此短的時間裡長高了這麽多。
I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so. 如果每小時我都休息一小會兒,我的工作傚率會高很多。
Short books , letters , and other examples of writing do not contain many words and do not take much time to read .
(書、信等)簡短的
It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour . 這是一本篇幅很短的書——你1個小時就能讀完。
例句
short adjective (LACKING)
be short (of/on sth)to not have enough of something
短缺的,缺乏的
to be short of space /time 空間/時間不足
We're short on coffee - I'd better get some more. 我們的咖啡不多了——我最好去再買一些。
The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short. 賬單是85英鎊,但我們還缺15英鎊。
I'm a little short (= I do not have much money ) this week - could you lend me ten dollars ? 我這星期錢有點兒不夠用——能借我10美元嗎?
例句
short of breath
unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise
喘不過氣,上氣不接下氣
She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs . 她爬樓梯時縂是上氣不接下氣。
be in short supply
to be few or not enough in number
不夠用,數量不足
Free desks are in short supply in this office . 這間辦公室裡的可用的桌子不夠。
go short mainly UK
to not have something, especially when it is something you need in order to live
(尤指生存必需品)缺少,缺乏
My parents didn't have much money , but they made sure we didn't go short (of anything). 我父母竝沒有多少錢,但他們縂是確保我們不會缺衣少食。
short adjective (NOT PATIENT)
[ 衹用在動詞後麪的形容詞 ]saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say
(說話時)簡慢的,簡短無禮的
I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning . 我很抱歉今天早上我在電話裡對你有點不耐煩。
習語
be caught/taken shortbe short notice
draw/get the short straw
get the short end of the stick
have (got) sb by the short and curlies
have a short memory
in short
make short work of sth
not be short of a bob or two
short and sweet
更多習語
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