short [ʃɔ:t]
a. 短的,矮的
n. 短裤
adv. 短暂地；突然地,急地
词形变化:
名词:shortness 形容词比较级:shorter 最高级:shortest 动词过去式:shorted 过去分词:shorted 现在分词:shorting 第三人称单数:shorts
例句与用法:
All his observations were short and to the point.
他的观察报告都很简单扼要。
His achievements had fallen short of his hopes.
他的成就没有达到他期望的那麽大。
Go and get some more oil so we don't run short.
去多弄些油来以免到时候用光了。
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。
He seems much shorter without his shoes on.
他没穿鞋，看上去矮多了。
The driver stopped short when the children ran into the street.
小孩跑进街道时，司机猛然煞车。
英英解释:
名词 short:
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
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
同义词：shortstop
动词 short:
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
同义词：short-change
create a short circuit in
同义词：short-circuit
形容词 short:
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
low in stature; not tall
not sufficient to meet a need
同义词：inadequate, poor
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
同义词：unretentive, forgetful
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
同义词：light, scant
lacking foresight or scope
同义词：shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
同义词：brusque, brusk, curt
副词 short:
quickly and without warning
同义词：abruptly, suddenly, dead
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
clean across
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
so as to interrupt
at a disadvantage
同义词：unawares
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
同义词：curtly, shortly
