| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | shortshortershortestshortshort1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ adjective1in time happening for only a little time OPP long: a short meetingmeet一个短会I’ve only lived here a short time.live 我只在这里短时间住过。Life is short.be 人生短暂。People have short memories (=they soon forget things that have happened).memory人们都很健忘。THESAURUS quick2in length/distance not very long in length or far in distance OPP long: a short skirt短裙His hair was very short.be 他的头发很短。a short distance from the sea离海边一段短距离3not tall not very tall OPP tall: a short fat man一个矮胖男子4not enough a)if you are short of something, you do not have enough of itshort ofAre you short of money?be 你手头紧吗？I’m a bit short of time.bite 我时间有点紧。be 5p/$10 etc shortDo you want to join our team? We’re one short.你想参加我们队吗？我们少一个人。 b)if something is short, there is not enough of it: Money was short.be 钱不够。Water was in short supply (=not enough was available).be水供应不足。5shorter way to say something be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name: Her name’s Jo, short for Joanne.她名字叫乔﹐乔安妮的简称。6rude/unfriendly be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: Sorry I was so short with you.be很抱歉﹐我对你这么没礼貌。—shortnessshortnessesshortness noun [uncountable]Phrasesat short notice British English, on short notice American English with very little warning that something is going to happen: The party was arranged at short notice.bearrange这次派对是匆匆忙忙筹备的。THESAURUS suddenlyhave a short temper someone who has a short temper gets angry very easily: Mr. Stewart, who had a very short temper, told her to get out.havetell脾气暴躁的斯图尔特先生叫她立即出去。in the short term/run having an effect for only a short time, not very far into the future ➔ short-term: The problem has been solved, at least in the short term.havebesolvelittle这个问题已经解决了﹐至少在短期内。THESAURUS: shortlasting a short timeshort happening for only a little time: a short vacationThe film is very short.bebrief short, especially because there is not much time available. Brief is more formal than short: The President will make a brief visit to Chicago today.a brief pausequick taking a short time to do something: He had a quick shower and then went out.havegoa quick looktemporary expected to continue for only a short time, and not permanent: a temporary jobThe museum has an area for temporary exhibitions.haveexhibitionwith not many wordsshort a short piece of writing does not have many pages or many words: a short novelKeep your essay short.brief a brief note, description, comment etc is short and only gives the most important information, without a lot of details: The book gives a brief description of the area.giveI left a brief note saying what the problem was.leavesaybeconcise short and clear, without using unnecessary words: This is a concise guide to designing a website.bedesignpersonshort not as tall as most people: He was short and fat.beI have rather short legs.legnot very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more polite than saying that someone is short: He was about 40 and not very tall.besmall short and with a small body: The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age).be |
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