Examples

我们不能只搞短期行为， 应该有更为长远的考虑。

We should not just set our eyes on short-term interests, but should instead be far-sighted. → 短期行为

the transient population at resorts

疗养地的短期休养者 → transient

This is an intensive Chinese course for fast learners.

这是为短期学员开设的中文强化课程。

The deposits average more than two hundred millions a day; and it dominates the call loan market on Wall Street and the stock market.

保证金平均每天高达2亿，操纵着华尔街和股票市场的短期同业拆借市场。