| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | 1. adjective and adverb uses2. noun uses3. verb uses short (ʃɔːʳt ) adjective and adverb uses Word forms: shorter , shortest 1. adjective A1 If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. The announcement was made a short time ago. How could you do it in such a short period of time? Mr Annan took a short break before resuming his schedule. Kemp gave a short laugh. We had a short meeting. Synonyms: brief, quick, fleeting, short-term 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly. For a few short weeks there was peace. Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A2 A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it. ...short extracts from the Bible. This is a short note to say thank you. Synonyms: concise, brief, succinct, contracted 4. adjective A1 Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat. ...a short, elderly woman with grey hair. He's the shortest of four brothers. Synonyms: small, little, wee, tiny 5. adjective A1 Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. The city centre and shops are only a short distance away. A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway. His black hair was very short. 6. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+ If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left. Her father's illness left the family short of money. [+ of] Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel. Supplies of everything are unreliable; food is short. Time is running short. 7. to fall short adjective If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. He stopped a hundred yards short of the building. [+ of] The two countries signed an agreement to halt the domestic trade in ivory, but it fell short of a complete ban. Inflation is just short of 11 per cent. They were still 91 short of their target. Synonyms: be lacking, miss, fail, disappoint 8. phrase Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing. Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road. They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities. 9. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished. His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa. Synonyms: abruptly, suddenly, unaware, by surprise 10. adjective B2 If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name. Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears. [+ for] 'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'. [+ for] 11. adjective If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily. ...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper. 12. See also short-tempered 13. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry. She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me. [+ with] Synonyms: abrupt, sharp, terse, curt 14. to be caught short phrase [VERB inflects] If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. [British, informal] 15. for short phrase B2 If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name. Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short). This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short. 16. go short phrase If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need. Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials. [+ of] 17. in short phrase You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary. Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging. Synonyms: briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell 18. nothing short of phrase You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous. [emphasis] The results are nothing short of magnificent. His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco. 19. X short of a Y phrase If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy. [informal] 20. be short on sth phrase If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have. [disapproval] He was very short on enthusiasm. The proposals were short on detail. 21. to stop short of phrase If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it. He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence. 22. short time phrase If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full-time wage. Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand. Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working. 23. pull/bring sb up short phrase If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing. The name on the gate pulled me up short. 24. make short work of sb/sth phrase If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly. [informal] Agassi made short work of his opponent. 25. short of breath phrase If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath. She felt short of breath and flushed. Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped. 26. at short notice phrase Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice', or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time. There's no one available at such short notice to take her class. All our things stayed in our suitcase, as if we had to leave at a moment's notice. 27. to sell someone short phrase If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. They need to improve their image–they are selling themselves short. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable. 28. to get short shrift phrase If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention. The idea has been given short shrift by philosophers. 29. to cut a long story short phrase B2 In British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to make a long story short. To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director. 30. to draw the short straw phrase If you draw the short straw, you are chosen from a number of people to perform a job or duty that you will not enjoy. A few guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home. 31. in short supply phrase If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain. Food is in short supply all over the country. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply. 32. in the short term phrase B2 You use the expressions in the long term, in the short term, and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time. The agreement should have very positive results in the long term. In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests. In the medium term the U.K. car industry has a brighter outlook. short (ʃɔːʳt ) noun uses Word forms: shorts 1. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] A2 Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. ...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts. 2. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] Shorts are men's underpants with short legs. [mainly US] 3. countable noun A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities. [mainly British] 4. countable noun A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema. short (ʃɔːʳt ) verb uses Word forms: shorts , shorting, shortedverb To short something such as stocks or a currency is to sell them in the expectation that falling prices will allow you to buy them back at a profit before they have to be delivered to the buyer. [business] Has he shorted the pound recently? [VERB noun] Both are among the most heavily shorted stocks in London. [VERB-ed] Idioms: have someone by the short hairs to have someone completely in your power The hard fact is that they have got us by the short hairs. We can't do anything without material support from them. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be on a short fuse or have a short fuse to lose your temper very easily and be quick to react angrily when something goes wrong Perhaps he's irritable and has a short fuse, letting you know when he's not pleased. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep someone on a short leash or keep someone on a tight leash to control someone carefully and only allow them a small amount of freedom to do what they want The government strove to impress the country with its calm reasonableness and kept its troops on a tight leash. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is one sandwich short of a picnic said to indicate in a humorous way that you think someone is very stupid or is behaving very strangely His daughter confirmed that her father was definitely one sandwich short of a picnic. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be long on one thing and short on another to have a lot of one thing but not very much of another The prime minister's speech was long on words but short on solid action. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have someone by the short and curlies [British] to have someone completely in your power The unions' chief negotiator last night said: `We had the company by the short and curlies.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sell someone short to fail to provide someone with all the things that they think you ought to provide The president accused his former aides of failing to support him, of selling him short. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sell yourself short to be modest about your achievements and good qualities, so that other people do not realize just how good you are Be confident in your ideas and ability, and don't sell yourself short. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get short shrift to be treated very rudely or to receive very little attention Employees' complaints are getting short shrift. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get the short end of the stick [mainly US] to end up in a worse position than other people in a particular situation, although this is not your fault As usual it's the consumer who gets the short end of the stick. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers to cut a long story short [British] or to make a long story short said to mean that you are only going to mention the final result or point of a complicated account of something, without giving any further details I met Paul at a party two years ago – he was the most handsome man I'd ever seen – and, to cut a long story short, we're getting married next year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw the short straw [mainly British] to be chosen from a number of people to perform a task or duty that nobody else wants to do Jim drew the short straw: he had to drive forty miles to the airport at midnight to pick up Elizabeth. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers thick as two short planks [British] very stupid His people regarded him as a great and wise monarch. In fact he was as thick as two short planks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: short a stock The lower the market price, the more cash it must pay, prompting holders of the bonds wanting cash to short the stock. Times, Sunday Times To short a stock, an investor borrows the shares of a company from another investor and sells them. Times, Sunday Times The shares will start conditional trading this morning, when speculators are expected to drive the shares down further as they short the stock. Times, Sunday Times The broker has downgraded its forecasts for 2009 and 2010 by about 5 per cent and said now was a good opportunity to short the stock. Times, Sunday Times Most brokers will allow retail customers to borrow shares to short a stock only if one of their own customers has purchased the stock on margin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. Christianity Today The book insists on the global in a very short span; it prioritizes lives on the outside of the outside. The Times Literary Supplement Much seemed to have been said in a short span, the form and idiom alike satisfying. Times, Sunday Times This season was marred by the arrest of four players in a short span of time. Houston Chronicle In this short span, he produced, at staggering speed, an ambitious and exceptional corpus. The Times Literary Supplement Previous studies have linked short stature to a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is based on the belief that short stature is an inferior trait and is therefore undesirable '. Times, Sunday Times (2009) His short stature and taste for luxury are running gags. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Mart made jokes about his short stature before anyone else could. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Fifty-seven percent of patients with adrenocortical suppression had short stature while 50% had obesity. 2018, 'Adrenocortical suppression in children with nephrotic syndrome treated with low-dose alternate day corticosteroids', Indian Journal of Nephrology He even had a short stint at medical school until he swapped his stethoscope for shin-pads. The Sun A short stint at the bank convinced him of the futility of that path. Times, Sunday Times According to the siloviki plan, he would come back as president after a short stint as prime minister. Times, Sunday Times After a short stint consulting for a technology company, they had an idea - branded mobile phones for big-name firms. Times, Sunday Times Although a doctor advised that he should go into foster care, he was sent home after only a short stint. Times, Sunday Times It's the short stroll that reminds the players why they love this tournament. Times, Sunday Times The rooms are plain, but it's a short stroll to the beach. Times, Sunday Times All brand new, all handy for the station and a short stroll into town. Times, Sunday Times Breakfast may be a short stroll away, but it's worth it; a nearby farm shop that sells fab home-made breads and waffles. Times, Sunday Times Two main attractions mark out this short stroll. Times, Sunday Times But it’s not ever done with a short temper or anything. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It left him with epilepsy, a short temper and lack of empathy. Times, Sunday Times So there's a proclivity to fight faster, to profanity, to short temper. Times, Sunday Times Rather than resigning to bad moods and a short temper once our time of the month comes, we can adjust. Christianity Today Politicians may be sometimes dimmer than you would like; they are occasionally single-issue obsessives and prone to selfrighteousness and short temper. Times, Sunday Times The dance show's oldest ever contestant complained he was never offered bronzing products or flamboyant costumes like his fellow contestants during his short tenure. The Sun In his short tenure, he strongly resisted pressure to split up the group's three legs - the badly damaged investment bank, the asset management arm and the core wealth management business. Times, Sunday Times Housing minister may be a job with a short tenure, but a long list of challenges. Times, Sunday Times He has packed more excitement into his short tenure than many manage in a career. Times, Sunday Times During his short tenure, he increased funding for the public school system and appropriations were budgeted for a statewide movement against tuberculosis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I try to do a short version of this every day and plan a bigger break every three or four weeks. Christianity Today Under the old rules, a short version of the birth certificate - without details of family background - sufficed for a passport. Times, Sunday Times The short version: the problems of poverty and disease in the developing world can be solved and are being solved, every day. Times, Sunday Times Last year he won the short film grand jury prize for his original short version. Times, Sunday Times There are two types of this gene: a long version and a short version. The Sun Instead, we become ordinary tourists for the rest of our short visit, putting our past to one side. Times, Sunday Times A vicar paid a short visit and a steady stream of friends and relatives arrived, many carrying flowers. The Sun The applicant has not returned there, even for a short visit, and he had no immediate family there. Times, Sunday Times Security experts speculated that the couple would have had up to 10 officers assigned to them for the short visit. Times, Sunday Times After our short visit, she rose to leave. Christianity Today A short walk south is a longer-established means of transport - a passenger ferry whose history may stretch back to the 14th century. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Just a short walk from this 'celebration' are hundreds of families on the bread line. The Sun (2012) However, the lively city centre is just a short walk — or even faster bicycle ride — away, across unspoilt fenland. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Then it was a short walk to Midtown where bars spilled out on to a closed road where DJs and a dancefloor were set up. The Sun (2016) The stunning Dorset coastline is a short walk away too. The Sun (2012) Insofar as anything meaningful can be discerned, it's that ordinary existence falls woefully short of visionaries' perceptions. Times,Sunday Times And all but three of the 13 cities listed are woefully short of decent hotels. The Sun But the end product was still woefully short of what you expect from a side with such lofty ambitions. The Sun Stoke were woefully short of creativity, ideas, flow and flair. Times, Sunday Times We were woefully short of people, money, and talent, making it difficult to run even the most basic evangelistic or community-service programs. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 短的, 短的 Japanese: 短い, 短い |
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