Short

别因为只有寥寥数语而生气。

票房收入未达到经理的期望。

鲍勃比他弟弟矮。

我这个星期缺钱。

他买了一条新的短裤。

【记】※ short-短,shirt-衬衫:短衬衫 ※ shore-海岸,short-短:小国的海岸线确实非常短 ※ sh-拼音“十”,or-或许,t-拼音“他”:这十个小孩中或许他的个子是最矮的

short adj (-er, -est) 1 (a) measuring little from one end to the other （长度方面）短的 a short stick, line, dress, journey 短棒、 短线、 短连衣裙、 短途旅行 short grass, fur 短的草、 毛皮 a short distance between the two houses 两所房子间的短距离 You've cut my hair very short. 你把我的头发剪得太短了. She walked with short quick steps. 她以小而快的步子走路. The coat is rather short in the sleeves. 这件大衣的袖子有点短. Cf 参看 long1 1. (b) below the average height 矮的; 低的 a short person 身材矮的人 short in stature 身材矮小 too short to become a police officer 因身材矮而不能当警察. Cf 参看 tall. (c) not lasting long; brief （时间方面）短的, 短暂的; 简短的 a short holiday, speech, film, ceremony 短暂的假期、 简短的发言、 短片、 简短的仪式 have a short memory, ie remember only things that have happened recently 短暂的记忆（只能记住最近发生的事） The days get shorter as winterapproaches. 冬天来临, 白天越来越短了. Cf 参看 long1 1.2 ~ (of sth) not reaching the usual standard or required weight, length, quantity, etc （在重量、 长度、 数量等方面）未达到通常标准的, 短缺的 Water is short at this time of year. 每年这个时候缺水. The shopkeeper gave us short weight we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos. 店主给我们的分量不足 应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤. The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数. These goods are in short supply, ie There are not enough to satisfy the demand for them. 这些货物短缺（供不应求）. This packet is supposed to contain ten screws, but it's two short. 这包应装有十个螺丝钉, 可是短了两个. The missile landed ten miles short (of its target). 那枚导弹落在离目标十英里的地方. We've only raised 2000 so far; we're still 500 short (of the amount we need).我们到目前为止才筹集到2000英镑, （离所需数目）还差500英镑. 3 [pred 作表语] (a) ~ (of sth) not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth （某物）不够; 缺乏（某物） short of time, money, ideas 缺少时间、 钱、 主意 The hospital is getting short of clean linen. 这所医院现在缺少乾净的被服用品. We can't lend you any sugar, we're a bit short (of it) ourselves. 我们无法借给你糖, 我们自己（的糖）也不太够. (infml 口) I'm a bit short (ie of money) this week. 我这星期手头不宽裕（缺钱）. (b) ~ on sth (infml 口) lacking (a certain quality) 缺少（某种特质） He's short on tact. 他处事不够圆通. Her speeches are rather short on wit. 她的讲话不够风趣. 4 [pred 作表语] ~ for sth serving as an abbreviation of sth 作某事物的简略形式、 缩写或简称 `Ben' is usually short for `Benjamin'. Ben通常为Benjamin的简称. 5 (a) [pred 作表语] ~ (with sb) (of a person) speaking sharply and briefly; curt; abrupt （指人）说话尖刻而简短, 简单粗暴, 唐突无礼 She was rather short with him when he asked for help. 他请她帮帮忙, 她却不客气地把他顶了回去. (b) (of a remark or sb's manner of speaking) expressed in few words; curt （指言语或说话方式）简短的, 唐突无礼的 He gave her a short answer. 他给了她一个简短生硬的回答. All his observations were short and to the point. 他的观察报告都很简单扼要. 6 (a) (of a fielder or his position in cricket) relatively near the batsman （指板球运动的外场员或其位置）距击球员较近的 short leg, slip, etc 距击球员近的在其左侧的、 在其右後侧的...外场员. (b) (of a bowled ball in cricket) bouncing relatively near to the bowler （指板球中投出的球）反弹至较近投球手的位置. 7 (of vowels or syllables) pronounced for a relatively brief time （指元音或音节）...

削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的

*[ʃɒ:t]a. 短的, 近的, 矮的, 短期的, 简短的, 少量的ad. 简短地, 突然n. 扼要, 短片, 缺乏vt. 故意少给, 使短路【经】 短少的, 短缺的, 短期的相关词组: pull up short be caught short The short of it is... be short and sweet be taken short for short short for in short little short of short of be short of make a long story short bring sb up short take sb up short

①短的，不足的 ②短路