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short

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adj. 短的；矮的；短期的；短缺的；简略的；粗暴无礼的；[语]短音的

adv. 缺少；未达到；半中间(打断)；过早地(终止)

n. <英口>烈酒；电影短片；[电]短路

v. (使)短路

比较级：shorter 最高级：shortest 名词：shortness 过去式：shorted 过去分词：shorted 现在分词：shorting 第三人称单数：shorts

近义词：notlong，brief，hasty，quick，summary，high，tall，extended，long，

详细释义

adj.(形容词)

短的，矮的，低的
短暂的，短期的
缩写的，简略的，简短的
缺少的，短缺的，紧缺的，紧俏的，不足的
未达到的
【语音】短音的
【冶】(金属)易裂的，易碎的，脆的，强度不够的
【证券】即将到期的

adv.(副词)

不足地，缺乏地
唐突地，突然地，忽然
简短地，简单地
未达到，不及
简慢地
半中间（打断），过早地（终止）
(股票投机等)以空头方式

n.(名词)

概略，要点
不足，缺乏
萧特（音译名）
【语音】短音节
【音】短音符
【商】卖空，空方，空头
【棒】游击手
<英口>烈酒，少量烈酒
电影短片
总之，简言之
短裤
<口>短片，短文，短片小说

v.(动词)

故意少给，给的不足，短斤少两
欺骗
【电】使短路
卖空（股票），售卖借来的股票（证券用语）

双解释义

adj.(形容词)

短的; 简短的,短暂的 measuring little from one end to the other; not last long; brief
[A] 短期的,即将兑现的 maturing at an early date
矮的,低的 below the average height
[P] 简称的,简略形式的 a shorter form of, way of saying
短缺的,未达标的 not reaching the usual standard or required weight, length, quality, etc.
[P] 不够; 缺乏,缺少 not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth or a certain quality
简单粗暴的,唐突无礼的 curt; abrupt
短音的 pronounced for a relatively brief time
少而浓的,烈性的 small and strong; made with spirits
油酥的 rich and crumbly as a result of containing much fat

adv.(副词)

突然,唐突地 suddenly; abruptly

n.(名词)

[C] 短路 short circuit
[C] 短片 short film, especially one shown before the main film at a cinema
[P] 烈酒 small strong alcoholic drink, especially of spirits
[P] 短裤 short trousers that do not reach the knee, e.g. as worn by children, or by adults playing sports or in hot weather

英英释义

Noun

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
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

Adjective

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"
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length;
"short skirts" "short hair" "the board was a foot short" "a short toss"
low in stature; not tall;
"he was short and stocky" "short in stature" "a short smokestack" "a little man"
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"
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range;
"a short memory"
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices;
"a short sale" "short in cotton"
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration;
"the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
"a light pound" "a scant cup of sugar" "regularly gives short weight"
lacking foresight or scope;
"a short view of the problem" "shortsighted policies" "shortsighted critics derided the plan" "myopic thinking"
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"
marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
"try to cultivate a less brusque manner" "a curt reply" "the salesgirl was very short with him"

Adverb

quickly and without warning;
"he stopped suddenly"
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold;
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
clean across;
"the car's axle snapped short"
at some point or distance before a goal is reached;
"he fell short of our expectations"
so as to interrupt;
"She took him up short before he could continue"
at a disadvantage;
"I was caught short"
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"

Verb

cheat someone by not returning him enough money
create a short circuit in

组词搭配

～+名词

short cut捷径
short house矮屋
short stick短棍
short tree矮树

动词+～

make short of the matter长话短说,简而言之
squeeze the shorts轧空头,迫使卖空者用高价补进

～+介词

the long and the short of it总而言之,这事的概略

形容词+～

Bermuda shorts短裤
walking shorts短裤

介词+～

for short作为简称,作为缩写
in short简单地说,总之

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

You've cut my hair very short.你把我头发剪得太短了。
In contrast with his brothers, Tom is rather short.与几位兄弟相比,汤姆的个子相当矮。
Let's take a short break for lunch.让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭。
These goods are in short supply; the price will be high.这些商品现正供应不足，价格会上涨。
The usual word "pub" is short for "public house".常用的“pub”一词是“public house”的简略形式。
He was short with me this morning.他今天早上对我无礼。
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。

用作副词(adv.)

The children mustn't go short of food.孩子们不可以缺少食物。
We often run short of staff in the summer.夏天我们的人手经常不够用。
All too often you pitch the ball short.你投球老是距离不够。
His achievements had fallen short of his hopes.他的成就没有达到他期望的那么大。
Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.对不起,打断你一下。
Her singing career was cut short by a car accident.她的歌唱事业被一场车祸所终结。

词语用法

adj.(形容词)

short

adv.(副词)

short

n.(名词)

short

常见错误

adj.(形容词)

这小伙子身材矮小。
误 The fellow is rather short in height.
正 The fellow is rather short.
析short本身可表示“身材矮小”,无需加in height。
他患了一种因自己身材矮小而产生的自卑情结症。
误 He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's low.
正 He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's short.
析表示“身体矮小”用short,不用low。
Lab是laboratory的缩略形式。
误 “Lab” is short of “laboratory”.
正 “Lab” is short for “laboratory”.
析 be short of意为“缺乏…”; 要表达“是…的简写”,应说be short for。
他们的汽油快用完了。
误 They are running shortly of gasoline.
正 They are running short of gasoline.
析表示“缺少…”“快用完…”可说run short of, run在此为系动词,故不说run shortly of。
油的供应短缺了。
误 The supply of oil is running short of.
正 The supply of oil is running short.
我们的钱快用完了。
误 Our money is running short of.
正 Our money is running short.
析 “(某物)快用完”或“变得不够用”可以用sth run short的结构,这里作主语的是物,不是人。如果用人作主语,则用 sb run short of sth 的结构,作“(某人)缺…”解。
这首诗很短,可以背诵下来。
误 The poem is short to learn by heart.
正 The poem is short enough to learn by heart.
我们的假期太短了,不能用作旅行。
误 Our vacation is short to take for a journey.
正 Our vacation is too short to take for a journey.
析在short后接主动形式的不定式表示被动意义时,它的后面必须加enough,或者在它前面加too。
商品供应不足。
误 The goods are in a short supply.
正 The goods are in short supply.
很难买到瓷茶杯,供应非常不足。
误 Difficult to buy china cups, they are in a very short supply.
正 Difficult to buy china cups, they are in very short supply.
析 “(某种商品)供应不足”“不够用”习惯用be in short supply,中间不加任何冠词; 但可以在short前加程度副词very,表示“供应非常不足”。
昨天他对我非常无礼。
误 He was very short to me yesterday.
正 He was very short with me yesterday.
他对我如此粗鲁,以至于我的自尊心受到了伤害。
误 He was so short to me that I felt hurt.
正 He was so short with me that I felt hurt.
析 “对…无礼或怠慢”,应该说be short with...,其中介词 with不能改用 to。

n.(名词)

总之,社会必须重新组织。
误 In a short, society must be reorganized.
正 In short, society must be reorganized.
析 in short是习惯用法, short前不加任何冠词。
总而言之,我们要作好充分准备。
误 In short word, we must get well prepared.
正 In short, we must get well prepared.
析 “总之”“简言之”用in short表示,这里short是名词,不能再加word。

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