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short
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shortness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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[ʃɔːt]
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adjective
(in time) 短暂的
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We had a short meeting.
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我们的会面很短暂。
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2.
adjective
(in length) 短的
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His black hair was very short.
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他的黑头发很短。
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3.
adjective
(not tall) 矮的
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I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
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我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。
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4.
adjective
(scarce) 短缺的
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Money is short.
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钱不够。
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5.
adjective
to be short (with sb) (curt) （对某人）粗暴无礼
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I'm sorry I was so short with you.
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对不起，我对你太粗暴无礼了。
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6.
noun
[c]
[BRIT]
(drink) 少量烈酒
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7.
noun
(film) 短片
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8.
n pl
(short trousers) 短裤
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9.
n pl
[esp US]
(underpants) 男用短衬裤
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a short time ago
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不久以前
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at short notice
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临时通知
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in short
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简而言之
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to have a short temper
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脾气暴躁
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to be short of sth
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缺乏某物
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I'm 3 short
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我还缺3个
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Fred is short for Frederick
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弗雷德是弗雷德里克的简称
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a pair of shorts
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一条短裤
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to cut short
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缩短
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to run short of
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所剩不多了
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to fall short of
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未达到
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short of doing...
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除了做…外
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nothing/little short of...
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不亚于/简直就是…
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to stop short
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突然停住
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to stop short of doing sth
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差点儿就要做某事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
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[Finance]
空头
- short
[ʃɔːrt]
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adjective
短暂的；短期的；简短的
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2.
adjective
短的
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The board was a foot short.
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板子长一英尺。
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3.
adjective
矮的，低的
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He was short and stocky.
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他又矮又壮。
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4.
adjective
少的，短缺的，缺乏的
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Food is in short supply.
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现在缺乏食物供应。
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Money is short.
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钱不够了。
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5.
adjective
记性不好的，健忘的
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6.
adjective
[Finance]
空头交易的，卖空的
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7.
adjective
[Phonetics]
短音的
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The English vowel sounds in "pat", "pet", "pit", "pot", "putt" are short.
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“pat”、“pet”、“pit”、“pot”、“putt”等英语词汇中的元音是短元音。
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8.
adjective
数量不足的，未达规定数量的
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9.
adjective
目光短浅的，无远见的
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10.
adjective
松脆的，油酥的
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Shortbread is a short crumbly cookie.
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脆饼干是一种薄的、松脆的饼干。
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11.
adjective
简单粗暴的，唐突的，鲁莽草率的
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The salesgirl was very short with him.
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这名女店员对他非常简慢无礼。
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12.
n.[c]
[Baseball]
游击手位置
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13.
n.[c]
[Electronics]
短路
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n.[c]
[Baseball]
游击手
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15.
adverb
突然地，出其不意地
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16.
adverb
空头交易地，卖空地
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He made his fortune by selling short just before the crash.
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他靠在崩盘前卖空而发了财。
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17.
adverb
横贯地，完全横穿地
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18.
adverb
未达目标地
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He fell short of our expectations.
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他没有达到我们的期望。
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19.
adverb
唐突地
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She took him up short before he could continue.
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他刚要继续的时候，她打断了他。
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20.
adverb
处于不利局面
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I was caught short.
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我没有钱了。
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21.
adverb
唐突无礼地；简慢地
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He talked short with everyone.
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他对每一个人说话都没有礼貌。
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22.
verb
故意少给（钱）
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23.
verb
[Electronics]
（使）短路
Collins English-English Dictionary
- short
[ʃɔːt]
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adj
of little length; not long
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2.
adj
of little height; not tall
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3.
adj
of limited duration
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4.
adj
not meeting a requirement; deficient
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the number of places laid at the table was short by four
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5.
adj
[postpositive; often foll by of or on]
lacking (in) or needful (of)
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I'm always short of money
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6.
adj
concise; succinct
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7.
adj
lacking in the power of retentiveness
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a short memory
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8.
adj
abrupt to the point of rudeness
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the salesgirl was very short with him
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9.
adj
[Finance]
not possessing the securities or commodities that have been sold under contract and therefore obliged to make a purchase before the delivery date
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10.
adj
of or relating to such sales, which depend on falling prices for profit
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11.
adj
[phonetics]
denoting a vowel of relatively brief temporal duration
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12.
adj
classified as short, as distinguished from other vowels. Thus in English (ɪ) in bin, though of longer duration than (i:) in beat, is nevertheless regarded as a short vowel
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13.
adj
(in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels represented orthographically in the words pat, pet, pit, pot, put, and putt
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14.
adj
[prosody]
denoting a vowel that is phonetically short or a syllable containing such a vowel. In classical verse short vowels are followed by one consonant only or sometimes one consonant plus a following l or r
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15.
adj
(of a vowel or syllable in verse that is not quantitative) not carrying emphasis or accent; unstressed
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16.
adj
(of pastry) crumbly in texture - See also shortcrust pastry
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17.
adj
(of a drink of spirits) undiluted; neat
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18.
adv
abruptly
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to stop short
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19.
adv
briefly or concisely
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20.
adv
rudely or curtly
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21.
adv
[Finance]
without possessing the securities or commodities at the time of their contractual sale
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to sell short
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22.
n
anything that is short
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23.
n
a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer
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24.
n
[phonetics]
[prosody]
a short vowel or syllable
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25.
n
[Finance]
a short contract or sale
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26.
n
a short seller
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27.
n
a short film, usually of a factual nature
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28.
n
See short circuit
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29.
vb
See short circuit
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30.
vb
See also shorts
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31.
vb
[Etymology]
Old English scort; related to Old Norse skortr a lack, skera to cut, Old High German scurz short
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The relatively short (æ) of mat and the relatively long (æ) of mad are allophones.
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mat中较短的æ和mad中的较长的æ是语音变体。
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Art is long, and life is short.
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生命短暂，艺术长存
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a short-billed bird
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短喙鸟
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short-haired
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短发的
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but one short remove from victory
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离胜利只差一步
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a few short weeks
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短短几周
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a short measure
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斤两不足
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