n. 萧特〔姓氏〕。 adj. 1.短的；短暂的。 (opp. long)。 2.矮的；低的 (opp. tall)。 3.短期的。 4.简短的；简略的；缩写的。 5.【语音】短音的。 6.不足的；不够的；短少的。 7.不及的；达不到的。 8.(见闻等)浅陋的。 9.简慢的；唐突的；无礼的；急性子的；不高兴的；发着脾气的。 10.〔口语〕不搀水的，强烈的(酒等)；〔威士忌〕纯的。 11.【商业】卖空的；抛空的；无存货的。 12.〔金属〕脆的；易裂的；易碎的；松脆的(饼等)。 13.波涛汹涌的(海)。 14.(智力等)弱的；(记忆力)差的。 短语和例子 a short life and a merry one 短暂光辉的一生。 a short mile distance 不到一英里的距离。 In speaking one should be short and to the point. 说话要简捷扼要。 He was very short with me. 他对我很冷淡。 short memory 善忘。 a short temper 急性子。 something short 烈酒。 come [drop, fall] short (of) 在某方面有所不足；在某方面差一点；有缺陷；辜负期待，达不到目的。 in the short run 在短时期里。 little short of 几乎；简直 (It is little short of a miracle 简直是奇迹)。 make [let] a long story short 说得简单些。 make short work of 迅速处理[破坏、消费]；杀死。 nothing short of 完全是；不折不扣的是；简直可以说；除…外；别无…。 run short (of) 缺乏。 short and sweet 1. (说话)扼要的。 2. 短而愉快的。 short arm drill 〔美军俚〕花柳病检查。 short of 缺少；达不到；除了；只要不是 (be short of money 缺少钱)。 short of breath [puff] 喘着气。 adv. 1.简短地；简单地。 2.缺乏；不足。 3.脆。 4.突然；忽然。 5.简慢地；唐突地。 短语和例子 be taken short 忽然想解手[大、小便]。 bring [pull] up short 忽然停止。 cut short 突然停止；突然阻止。 sell short 卖空。 take sb. up short 阻断(某人)谈话。 n. 1.概略；要点；不足；缺乏。 2.【语音】短音节；【音乐】短音符。 3.【商业】卖空；(交易所的)空方；空头。 4.【棒球】游击手。 5.〔pl.〕(运动)短裤。 6.不到规定长度的东西[鱼等]。 7.〔pl.〕短少的数额；【印刷】短少部数；追加部数。 8.次货；废料；次粉；细麦子。 9.(报刊的)短讯；短篇；(电影的)短片 (＝short piece or film)。 10.【电学】＝short-circuit. 11.〔美俚〕汽车。 12. 〔pl.〕短期票据[债券]。 短语和例子 The long and short of it is .... 总而言之；简单地说。 at (the) short 简单地；立即。 for short 简称〔简称人名时用〕。 in short 简单地说；总之。 vt. 1.故意少给；欺骗。 2.【电学】使短路。 3. 卖空(股票)〔亦作short short〕。
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
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"
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat'', `pet'', `pit'', `pot'', putt'' are short"
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" 同义词：unretentive, forgetful,
low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" 同义词：little,
quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" 同义词：abruptly, suddenly, dead, abruptly, suddenly, dead,
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" 同义词：curtly, shortly, curtly, shortly,
at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" 同义词：unawares, unawares,
so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"
at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
clean across; "the car''s axle snapped short"
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" 同义词：abruptly, suddenly, dead, abruptly, suddenly, dead,
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" 同义词：curtly, shortly, curtly, shortly,
at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" 同义词：unawares, unawares,
so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"
at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
clean across; "the car''s axle snapped short"
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" 同义词：brusque, brusk, curt,
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" 同义词：shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic,
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" 同义词：inadequate, poor,
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" 同义词：light, scant,
create a short circuit in 同义词：short-circuit,
cheat someone by not returning him enough money 同义词：short-change,
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 同义词：shortstop,
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 同义词：short circuit,
例句与用法
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In speaking one should be short and to the point ... 说话要简捷扼要。
2.
If you earn well , you will never go short . 钱挣多了就什么都不缺了。
3.
I wonder if there is any short cut . 我想知道有没有学好外语的捷径？
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I found myself suddenly very short of breath . 我觉得突然接不上气来。
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Vermiculite tends to collapse in a short time . 蛭石在短期内就会分解。
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Time is vital as supplies are short . 由于补给缺乏，时间是极其紧迫的。
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Our escape was little short of miraculous . 我们能够逃出来简直是奇迹。
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They sometimes made short references to india . 他们偶尔谈谈印度。
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For a short while, this staves off fire . 在短时间内这可延缓着火。
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Don't be insulted because this is so short . 别因为只有寥寥数语而生气。
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