short

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Comparative Degree：shorter  Superlative：shortest  Plural Form：shorts  Present Participle：shorting  Past Tense：shorted  

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short
adj.
— see also
shortly
长度；距离length/distance
1.
短的measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
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
高度height
2.
个子矮的small in height
She was short and dumpy.
她又矮又胖。
时间time
3.
短的；短期的；短暂的lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
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。
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。
4.
[obn]
短短的seeming to have passed very quickly
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。
不足not enough
5.
[nbn]
~ (of sth)
不足；短缺not having enough of sth; lacking sth
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。
6.
(informal)
~ on sth
缺乏，缺少（某种品质）lacking or not having enough of a particular quality
He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.
他五大三粗，但头脑简单。
7.
[nbn]
紧俏；紧缺not easily available; not supplying as much as you need
Money was short at that time.
那时候，钱紧缺。
8.
[nbn]
~ (of sth)
少于；缺少；未达到less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed
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。
呼吸of breath
9.
~ of breath
（呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness
名称；单词name/word
10.
~ for sth
简略的；缩写的being a shorter form of a name or word
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
无礼rude
11.
[nbn]
~ (with sb)
简单粗暴；简慢无礼speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude
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。
元音vowel
12.
短音的ashort vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels
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。
IDM
a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
(informal)
冒傻气的；不大聪明的stupid; not very intelligent
get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
give sb/sth/get short shrift
不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）to give sb/get little attention or sympathy
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。
have/be on a short fuse
动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily
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 short order
麻利；简单省事quickly and without trouble
In the short run, unemployment may fall.
从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
in the short run
从短期来看；眼下concerning the immediate future
In the short run, unemployment may fall.
从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
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。
in short supply
不充裕；短缺；紧缺not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
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。
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。
little/nothing short of sth
可以说是；无异于；近乎used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
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。
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。
make short work of sth/sb
干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决）to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
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。
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。
short and sweet
(informal)
短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑pleasant but not lasting a long time
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。
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shorts
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Definition:
AllAll,短的短的,个子矮的个子矮的,短期的短期的,短暂的短暂的,缺少缺少,不足不足,未达到未达到,不及不及,卖空卖空,故意少给故意少给,欺骗欺骗,使短路使短路,少量烈酒少量烈酒,电影短片电影短片,短整型短整型,短裤短裤,短整数短整数
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1.
In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest?
黎巴嫩变为肥田，肥田看如树林，不是只有一点点时候吗？
lí bā nèn biàn wéi féi tián , féi tián kàn rú shù lín , bú shì zhǐ yǒu yì diǎn diǎn shí hou ma ?
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2.
Cisplatin is usually administered as a short IV infusion in most contemporary North American osteosarcoma treatment protocols.
目前大多数北美地区骨肉瘤治疗方案中，顺铂通常采取短时间静脉输注的给药方式。
mù qián dà duō shù běi měi dì qū gǔ ròu liú zhì liáo fāng àn zhōng , shùn bó tōng cháng cǎi qǔ duǎn shí jiān jìng mài shū zhù de gěi yào fāng shì 。
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3.
You know, and within a very short amount of time be able to do a lot of things that that person may never be able to do.
在短时间内，可以做很多，那些只有丰富经验的人做不到的事。
zài duǎn shí jiān nèi , kě yǐ zuò hěn duō , nà xiē zhǐ yǒu fēng fù jīng yàn de rén zuò bù dào de shì 。
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4.
Oh, in a few weeks. I'm only away for a short time. I'll be back in Beijing soon - around the end of the month.
B噢，几个星期以后。我只离开一小段时间。我很快就回北京来——大约在月底的时候。
B ō , jǐ gè xīng qī yǐ hòu 。 wǒ zhǐ lí kāi yī xiǎo duàn shí jiān 。 wǒ hěn kuài jiù huí běi jīng lái —— dà yuē zài yuè dǐ de shí hou 。
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5.
In the short term, the U. N. council aims to help farmers meet production needs for the next growing season, Merores said in a statement.
梅罗雷在声明中指出，短期而言，ECOSOC将致力于帮助农民满足下个种植季的生产需要。
méi luó léi zài shēng míng zhōng zhǐ chū , duǎn qī ér yán , ECOSOC jiāng zhì lì yú bāng zhù nóng mín mǎn zú xià gè zhòng zhí jì de shēng chǎn xū yào 。
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6.
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in short time, she was busy eating.
她的眼睛紧盯着面前的盘子，不一会儿她就忙着吃了起来。
tā de yǎn jing jǐn dīng zhe miàn qián de pán zi , bù yī huì er tā jiù máng zhe chī le qǐ lái 。
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7.
In his middle twenties he began to write articles and short stories, his head in a whirl.
他在二十五岁左右开始写文章和短篇小说，思路不清。
tā zài èr shí wǔ suì zuǒ yòu kāi shǐ xiě wén zhāng hé duǎn piān xiǎo shuō , sī lù bù qīng 。
8.
i dont give two short flying fucks what you think of me! deal with it. . .
我不会让你把我想成是短暂飞行的杂种。对待它…
wǒ bú huì ràng nǐ bǎ wǒ xiǎng chéng shì duǎn zàn fēi xíng de zá zhǒng 。 duì dài tā …
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9.
But short life & expensive cost of the reduction jar used for the technology risen late, Pidgeon method, have been a hard nut to crack.
但后起工艺（皮江法）所用的还原罐之寿命短和价格高一直是国内外的难题。
dàn hòu qǐ gōng yì ( pí jiāng fǎ ) suǒ yòng de huán yuán guàn zhī shòu mìng duǎn hé jià gé gāo yì zhí shì guó nèi wài de nán tí 。
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10.
In just a few short years, China's online game industry is growing at breakneck speed, and display a very strong explosive force.
短短几年内，我国网络游戏产业的发展速度惊人，并展现出极强的爆发力。
duǎn duǎn jǐ nián nèi , wǒ guó wǎng luò yóu xì chǎn yè de fā zhǎn sù dù jīng rén , bìng zhǎn xiàn chū jí qiáng de bào fā lì 。
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