short

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基本釋義

adj.
短的,短暫的; 矮的; 短缺的; 短期的
adv.
突然; 唐突地; 簡(jiǎn)短地; 橫貫地
n.
短褲; 短路; 缺乏

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

The announcement was made a short time ago...

通告是不久前才宣布的。

How could you do it in such a short period of time?...

你是怎么在如此短的時(shí)間里做到的?

For a few short weeks there was peace...

有過(guò)短短幾周的和平。

Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.

僅短短 5 年時(shí)間后,你的錢就會(huì)增多 94,000 美元。

They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona...

他們正表演莎士比亞劇作《維洛那二紳士》中的一個(gè)片段。

This is a short note to say thank you.

這是一封簡(jiǎn)短的致謝信。

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...

頭發(fā)灰白的矮個(gè)子老婦人

The city centre and shops are only a short distance away...

市中心和商店離得很近。

A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway...

一段短短的臺(tái)階通向一個(gè)氣派的大門口。

Her father's illness left the family short of money...

她父親的病造成家里經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)。

Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel...

政府軍的彈藥和燃料都快用完了。

He stopped a hundred yards short of the building...

他在離大樓 100 碼處停下了。

So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?...

那么如果社會(huì)黨人得票領(lǐng)先卻又未達(dá)到絕對(duì)多數(shù),那會(huì)怎么樣呢?

Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road...

除非爬過(guò) 4 米高的欄桿,否則從這條路沒(méi)辦法進(jìn)到園子里。

They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.

他們只有通過(guò)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)才能將意志強(qiáng)加給少數(shù)派。

His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack...

他輝煌的事業(yè)因心臟病發(fā)作而被迫終止。

Jackson cut short his trip to Africa...

杰克遜提前結(jié)束了他的非洲之行。

Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears...

她的朋友凱斯(凱茜娃的簡(jiǎn)稱)眼淚汪汪。

'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'.

O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外體驗(yàn))的縮略形式。

...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper.

脾氣暴躁、笨拙又忸怩的女人

She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.

她似乎很焦慮,抑或是很緊張,對(duì)我明顯很不客氣。

Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)...

我對(duì)面是一位名叫賈絲明德(簡(jiǎn)稱杰絲)的女子。

This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.

這種病情叫做季節(jié)性情感失調(diào)癥,或簡(jiǎn)稱 SAD。

Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials.

有些人可能極不善于理財(cái),因而不得不缺衣少食地將就過(guò)活。

Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging...

試試網(wǎng)球、羽毛球或帆板運(yùn)動(dòng)吧??傊?,只要是有挑戰(zhàn)性的。

She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.

她被醫(yī)生、律師、家庭主婦——總之是一群像她一樣的人——所包圍著。

The results are nothing short of magnificent...

結(jié)果非常不錯(cuò)。

His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.

他最近對(duì)華盛頓的訪問(wèn)幾乎是一場(chǎng)慘敗。

He was very short on enthusiasm...

他太缺乏熱情。

真題例句

Team-building skills are in short supply: Deloitte reports that only 12% of the executives they contacted feel they understand the way people work together in networks and only 21% feel confident in their ability to build cross-functional teams.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Highly superior autobiographical memory' , first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named Jill Price.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair.

出自-2017年6月聽(tīng)力原文

Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one's life span.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and their family.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

"highly superior autobiographical memory" or HSAM for short, first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named jill Price.

2017年6月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

But in his lifetime, Careme, ever confident, could see beyond his short domination in the kitchen.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

But in his short lifetime, which ended exactly 184 years ago today, he would forever revolutionize French gourmet food (美食), write best-selling cook books and think up magical dishes for royals and other important people.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Francesca Haass, a senior at middlebury, says, "I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all."

2017年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

I thought I'd like to be a policewoman but they turned me down, because I was too short.

2015年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section B

Research now shows that regular quizzes, short essays, and other assignments over the course of a term better enhance learning and retention.

2017年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

So in short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle's the place to be.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section C

Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

Team-building skills are in short supply: Deloitte reports that only 12% of the executives they contacted feel they understand the way people work together in networks and only 21% feel confident in their ability to build cross functional teams.

2017年6月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

The man who conceives Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short of his expectations.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering on rubbish dumps.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

That falls far short of the billions of dollars people once expected it to generate.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Working parents say they feel stressed, tired, rushed and short on quality time with their children, friends and partners.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Articles were to be short, readable and uplifting.

2018年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section C

In a few short years, he turned the magazine on its head.

2018年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section C

In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

Internal recovery refers to the shorter periods of relaxation that take place within the frames of the work day or the work setting in the form of short scheduled or unscheduled breaks, by shifting at physical resources required for the initial task are t

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Perhaps one explanation for her mistakes is that she cut short her Suriname trip after getting bick, and completed the book at home in Amsterdam.

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

The millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable

2016年6月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

The same held true for people who used products that implied they were short on time.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

The same held true for people who used products that implied they were short on time: In one experiment, for example, customers of the grocery-delivery service Peapod were seen as of higher status than people who shopped at grocery stores that were equall

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

They just ask for one questionnaire to be sent out, for example, so the time you spend on an ad-hoc project tends to be fairly short.

2016年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

When tim Joseph started his business, he found grass-fed products fell short of demand.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

You are going to give a short speech of thanks for the speaker this evening, aren't you, Bill?

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

And we'll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

2014年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

I tried to hold off at first, I played it cool for a short while.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷(6月) 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 任務(wù)型閱讀 原文

It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 七選五 選項(xiàng)

Recent studies show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks regularly.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 語(yǔ)法填空 原文

Send a short notice to everyone.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 選項(xiàng)

So I wrote a short note.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 完形填空 原文

The first session of the China institute in America short course beijing: the city through its architecture opens on Wednesday.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)廣東卷 閱讀理解 信息匹配 原文

The meetings will start at 10:00 am, and end at 3:00 pm, with a short lunch break.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 聽(tīng)力 原文

The poem was just three short sections.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

The real reason why prices were, and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Thursday sees us make the short journey to Paris where we will visit disneyland Paris park, staying until late to see the parade and the fireworks.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, vocs for short.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

When we got a call saying she was short-listed, we thought it was a joke.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 語(yǔ)法填空 原文

Within a short time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.

2014年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 完形填空 原文

You probably can wear shorts tomorrow.

2014年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷1 聽(tīng)力 原文

At the same time, Dickens, who had a reporter’s eye for transcribing the life around him especially anything comic or odd, submitted short sketches to obscure magazines.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

At the same time, Dickens, who had a reporter's eye for transcribing the life around him especially anything comic or odd, submitted short sketches to obscure magazines.

2017年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Britain's new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.

2019年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and recite prayers of blessing.

2016年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

In a 2012 survey, 71 percent of tree-fruit growers and almost 80 percent of raisin and berry growers said they were short of labor.

2019年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

In short, these are the types of jobs that machines can perform much better at than human beings.

2014年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.

2010年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

While these measures would be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing £4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then.

2014年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

  • 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

  • 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base

Verb
  • 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money

  • 2. create a short-circuit in

Adjective
  • 1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration;

    "a short life"

    "a short flight"

    "a short holiday"

    "a short story"

    "only a few short months"

  • 2. primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length;

    "short skirts"

    "short hair"

    "the board was a foot short"

    "a short toss"

  • 3. low in stature; not tall;

    "his was short and stocky"

    "short in stature"

    "a short smokestack"

  • 4. not sufficient to meet a need;

    "an inadequate income"

    "a poor salary"

    "money is short"

    "on short rations"

    "food is in short supply"

    "short on experience"

  • 5. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices;

    "a short sale"

    "short in cotton"

  • 6. of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')

  • 7. containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes;

    "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"

    "a short flaky pie crust"

  • 8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;

    "a light pound"

    "a scant cup of sugar"

    "regularly gives short weight"

  • 9. used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration

  • 10. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range;

    "a short memory"

  • 11. lacking foresight or scope;

    "a short view of the problem"

    "shortsighted policies"

    "shortsighted critics derided the plan"

    "myopic thinking"

  • 12. unwilling to endure;

    "she was short with the slower students"

  • 13. quickly aroused to anger;

    "a hotheaded commander"

  • 14. most direct;

    "took the shortest and most direct route to town"

  • 15. marked by rude or peremptory shortness;

    "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"

    "a curt reply"

    "the salesgirl was very short with him"

Adverb
  • 1. quickly and without warning;

    "he stopped suddenly"

  • 2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold;

    "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

  • 3. clean across;

    "the car's axle snapped short"

  • 4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached;

    "he fell short of our expectations"

  • 5. so as to interrupt;

    "She took him up short before he could continue"

  • 6. at a disadvantage;

    "I was caught short"

  • 7. tightly;

    "she caught him up short on his lapel"

  • 8. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;

    "he told me curtly to get on with it"

    "he talked short with everyone"

    "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

同義詞

adj.弱的,差的;小的

smallslightpunylittle

adj.簡(jiǎn)明的;短暫的

curtbriefconcisesuccinct

反義詞

adj.短的;矮的

longtall

其他釋義

talllongabundant

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