| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | adjectiveadverbnounverb🔑 shortBrE /ʃɔːt/ NAmE /ʃɔːrt/ adjective (short·er , short·est ) ➤ length /distance 长度；距离🔑 measuring or covering a small length or distance , or a smaller length or distance than usual 短的◆ He had short curly hair . 他有一头短鬈发。◆ a short walk 短距离步行◆ a short skirt 短裙OPP long➤ height 高度🔑 (of a person 人) small in height 个子矮的◆ She was short and dumpy . 她又矮又胖。OPP tall➤ time 时间🔑 lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual 短的；短期的；短暂的◆ I'm going to France for a short break . 我打算去法国度个短假。◆ Which is the shortest day of the year ? 一年中哪一天最短？◆ a short book (= taking a short time to read , because it does not have many pages )一本小书◆ She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently ). 她的记性很差。◆ (informal ) Life's too short to sit around moping . 人生苦短，不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦恼。◆ It was all over in a relatively short space of time . 不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。OPP long[only before noun ](of a period of time 一段时间) seeming to have passed very quickly 短短的◆ Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country . 短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的运动员。OPP long➤ not enough 不足🔑 [not before noun ]~ (of sth )not having enough of sth ; lacking sth 不足；短缺◆ I'm afraid I'm a little short (= of money )this month . 这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。◆ She is not short of excuses when things go wrong . 事情出了差错，她老有借口。~on sth (informal ) lacking or not having enough of a particular quality 缺乏，缺少（某种品质）◆ He was a big strapping guy but short on brains . 他五大三粗，但头脑简单。🔑 [not before noun ]not easily available ; not supplying as much as you need 紧俏；紧缺◆ Money was short at that time . 那时候，钱紧缺。[not before noun ]~ (of sth )less than the number , amount or distance mentioned or needed 少于；缺少；未达到◆ Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record . 她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。◆ The team was five players short . 球队还缺五名球员。◆ She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died . 她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。➤ of breath 呼吸~of breath having difficulty breathing , for example because of illness （呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急➤ name /word 名称；单词~for sth being a shorter form of a name or word 简略的；缩写的◆ Call me Jo —it's short for Joanna . 叫我乔好了，这是乔安娜的简称。◆ file transfer protocol or FTP for short file transfer protocol（文件传输协议）或简称 FTP➤ rude 无礼[not before noun ]~ (with sb )(of a person 人) speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude 简单粗暴；简慢无礼◆ I'm sorry I was short with you earlier —I had other things on my mind . 对不起，我刚才怠慢你了，我脑子里在想别的事。➤ vowel 元音(phonetics语音学) a short vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels 短音的◆ Compare the short vowel in 'full' and the long vowel in 'fool' . 比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。OPP long ➡ see also shortly▸ short·ness BrE /ˈʃɔːtnəs/ NAmE /ˈʃɔːrtnəs/ noun [U ]◆ She suffered from shortness of breath . 她患有气急的毛病。 ● a ˌbrick short of a ˈload , two ˌsandwiches short of a ˈpicnic , etc .(informal ) (of a person 人) stupid ; not very intelligent 冒傻气的；不大聪明的● get the short end of the ˈstick (NAmE ) (BrE ˌdraw the short ˈstraw ) to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task 抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事● give sb /sth /get short ˈshrift to give sb /get little attention or sympathy 不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）● have /be on a short ˈfuse to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily 动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好◆ You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager . 对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。● in ˌshort ˈorder quickly and without trouble 麻利；简单省事● in the ˈshort run concerning the immediate future 从短期来看；眼下◆ In the short run , unemployment may fall . 从短期来看，失业率可能降低。● in ˌshort supˈply not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand 不充裕；短缺；紧缺◆ Basic foodstuffs were in short supply . 基本食物紧缺。◆ Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast . 西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。● little /nothing short of ˈsth used when you are saying that sth is almost true , or is equal to sth 可以说是；无异于；近乎◆ Last year's figures were little short of disastrous . 去年的数字简直是灾难。◆ The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle . 这种转化堪称奇迹。● make short ˈwork of sth /sb to defeat , deal with sth /sb quickly 干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决）◆ Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football /soccer game ). 利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。◆ He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly ). 他三下两下吃完午饭。● ˌshort and ˈsweet (informal ) pleasant but not lasting a long time 短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑◆ We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet . 我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane● life's too ˈshort (informal ) used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important 人生苦短；不可枉费此生● to cut a long story ˈshort (BrE ) (NAmE to make a long story ˈshort ) (informal ) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly , without including all the details 长话短说；扼要地说；简而言之● full /short ˈmeasure the whole of sth or less of sth than you expect or should have 足量；不足量◆ We experienced the full measure of their hospitality . 我们领受了他们十足的盛情。◆ The concert only lasted an hour , so we felt we were getting short measure . 音乐会仅仅持续了一个小时，让我们有一种缺斤少两的感觉。● at short ˈnotice ● at a moment's ˈnotice not long in advance ; without warning or time for preparation 随时；一经通知立即；没有准备时间◆ This was the best room we could get at such short notice . 这是我们临时能弄到的最好的房间了。◆ You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice . 你必须随时准备出发。● in the ˈlong /ˈshort /ˈmedium term used to describe what will happen a long , short , etc . time in the future 长/短/中期内◆ Such a development seems unlikely , at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time ).发生这样的情况看来可能性不大，起码短期之内应当如此。● (as ) thick as two short ˈplanks (BrE , informal ) (of a person 人) very stupid 笨得像木头人；笨到极点Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots🔑 shortBrE /ʃɔːt/ NAmE /ʃɔːrt/ adverb (short·er , short·est ) if you go short of or run short of sth , you do not have enough of it 缺少；不足◆ I'd never let you go short of anything . 我什么都不会让你缺的。◆ Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough . 为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥挨饿。◆ They had run short of (= used most of their supply of )fuel . 他们燃料不够用了。not as far as you need or expect 未达到；不及◆ All too often you pitch the ball short . 你投球老是距离不够。before the time expected or arranged ; before the natural time 中间（打断）；过早地（终止）◆ a career tragically cut short by illness 因病不幸中断的事业◆ I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there , as time is running out . 时间快到了，恐怕我得就此打断你了。 ● be caught ˈshort (BrE alsobe taken ˈshort ) (BrE , informal ) to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet /bathroom 突然感觉要上厕所；内急to be put at a disadvantage 被置于不利地位● come ˈshort (SAfrE , informal ) to have an accident ; to get into trouble 出事故；遇到麻烦● fall ˈshort of sth to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need 未达到；不符合◆ The hotel fell far short of their expectations . 旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。● short of (doing ) sth without sth ; without doing sth ; unless sth happens 没有；如果不；除非◆ Short of a miracle , we're certain to lose . 除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。◆ Short of asking her to leave (= and we don't want to do that )there's not a lot we can do about the situation . 要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。● pull , bring , etc . sb up ˈshort to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing 使某人突然停止◆ I was brought up short by a terrible thought . 一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。● sell sb /yourself ˈshort to not value sb /yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them /yourself 低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）● ˌstop ˈshort ● ˌstop sb ˈshort to suddenly stop , or make sb suddenly stop , doing sth （使）突然停住◆ He stopped short when he heard his name . 听见有人喊他的名字，他突然停住了。● stop short of sth /of doing sth to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk , but to nearly do it 差一点儿没做某事；险些做出某事◆ She stopped short of calling the president a liar . 她差一点儿没说总统是骗子。🔑 shortBrE /ʃɔːt/ NAmE /ʃɔːrt/ noun (informal ) ➡ see also shorts(BrE ) a small strong alcoholic drink , for example of whisky少量烈酒a short film /movie , especially one that is shown before the main film （尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片(informal ) = short circuit ● in ˈshort in a few words 总之；简言之◆ His novels belong to a great but vanished age . They are , in short , old -fashioned . 他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。● the long and (the ) ˈshort of it used when you are telling sb the essential facts about sth or what effect it will have , without explaining all the details 总而言之；总的情况🔑 shortBrE /ʃɔːt/ NAmE /ʃɔːrt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they short BrE /ʃɔːt/ NAmE /ʃɔːrt/ present simple - he / she / it shorts BrE /ʃɔːts/ NAmE /ʃɔːrts/ past simple shorted BrE /ˈʃɔːtɪd/ NAmE /ˈʃɔːrtɪd/ past participle shorted BrE /ˈʃɔːtɪd/ NAmE /ˈʃɔːrtɪd/ -ing form shorting BrE /ˈʃɔːtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈʃɔːrtɪŋ/ [I , T ]~ (sth ) (out )(informal ) = short-circuit |
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