英语词汇“short measure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Of things: Not coming up to some standard of measure or amount; inadequate in quantity. short measure, short weight: defective quantity by measure or weight; also, a measuring rod, vessel, etc., or a scale-weight, which defrauds the purchaser. short commons: see commons n.; also figurative; so short allowance, short rations, etc. Also short change (change n. 5c). Cf. in short supply at supply n. Phrases 5.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > a measure > ample or deficient

short measure1390

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting > not coming up to an amount

short1390

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short

short1390

half-strained1683

unheavenly1752

unsplendid1809

unparadised1829

off-colour1876

sketchy1878

shortcoming1889

not-quite1920

the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > a measure > deficient

short measure1789

slang1851

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > small sum > as surplus (after payment) > insufficient

short change1874

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 59 It were a schort beyete To winne chaf and lese whete.

c1430 Freemasonry 192 Suche a mon, throȝe rechelaschepe, Myȝth do the craft schert worschepe.

1596 W. Raleigh Discoverie Guiana (new ed.) 47 We made but a short breakfast aboord the Galley in the morning.

c1610–15 Life St. Frideswide in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 80 Short and simple food.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 12 Some cottons here grow; but short in worth to those of Smyrna.

1662 J. Greenhalgh in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. IV. 282 Many short meals.

1668 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 72 We conceive the said certifycate to be short and expect that the same in that point be supplied.

1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xi. 242 The Law accepts no short payment.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 273 Report is seldom short on the Reflecting Part.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 3 We went to short Allowance of all Species.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 257 Our water being now very short.

1753 Scots Mag. Feb. 98/1 The money..was short by 3d.

1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 48 Who receives the Benefit of Short Allowance-Money?

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xi. §24 You have detected a baker in selling short weight.

1820 R. Southey Life Wesley I. 227 They had been long upon short allowance.

1831 Lincoln Herald 16 Dec. 2/2 There was a very short attendance.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vii. iv. 354 A Baker who has been seized with short weights.

1852 B. Disraeli in Hansard Commons 9 Feb. 303 I cannot, however, help congratulating Parliamentary reformers on the content with which they have accepted the repast provided for them; the voracity of their appetites seems to me satisfied with very short commons.

1871 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 301 An excellent method of securing a prisoner when cord is short.

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 166 Fluff, railway ticket clerks' slang for short change given by them. The profits thus accruing are called ‘fluffings’, and the practice is known as ‘fluffing’.

1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady vi. vii He's certain to take them home short money.

1908 U. Sinclair Metropolis 351 Three times in a single day in another of these great caravansaries, Montague was offered short change.

1928 E. Foy & A. F. Harlow Clowning through Life 81 Our Peanut and juice vendors were all short change artists.

1943 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Jan. 24/2 The State's lawmakers are going to be on ‘short commons’ and the employes are going to be comparatively flush.

1970 Observer 13 Sept. 38/5 It's shortcommons for tourists unless they're white.

单词	short measure
释义	> as lemmas short measure short measure n. an arrangement of the keyboard of a spinet in which advantage is taken of the ‘short octave’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > spinet > keyboard arrangement short measure1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 562/1 Three and two-third octaves, E to C—which by the ‘short measure’ would be four octaves, C to C. extracted from shortadj.n.adv. short measure a. Of things: Not coming up to some standard of measure or amount; inadequate in quantity. short measure, short weight: defective quantity by measure or weight; also, a measuring rod, vessel, etc., or a scale-weight, which defrauds the purchaser. short commons: see commons n.; also figurative; so short allowance, short rations, etc. Also short change (change n. 5c). Cf. in short supply at supply n. Phrases 5. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > a measure > ample or deficient short measure1390 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting > not coming up to an amount short1390 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short short1390 half-strained1683 unheavenly1752 unsplendid1809 unparadised1829 off-colour1876 sketchy1878 shortcoming1889 not-quite1920 the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > a measure > deficient short measure1789 slang1851 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > small sum > as surplus (after payment) > insufficient short change1874 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 59 It were a schort beyete To winne chaf and lese whete. c1430 Freemasonry 192 Suche a mon, throȝe rechelaschepe, Myȝth do the craft schert worschepe. 1596 W. Raleigh Discoverie Guiana (new ed.) 47 We made but a short breakfast aboord the Galley in the morning. c1610–15 Life St. Frideswide in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 80 Short and simple food. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 12 Some cottons here grow; but short in worth to those of Smyrna. 1662 J. Greenhalgh in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. IV. 282 Many short meals. 1668 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 72 We conceive the said certifycate to be short and expect that the same in that point be supplied. 1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xi. 242 The Law accepts no short payment. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 273 Report is seldom short on the Reflecting Part. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 3 We went to short Allowance of all Species. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 257 Our water being now very short. 1753 Scots Mag. Feb. 98/1 The money..was short by 3d. 1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 48 Who receives the Benefit of Short Allowance-Money? 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xi. §24 You have detected a baker in selling short weight. 1820 R. Southey Life Wesley I. 227 They had been long upon short allowance. 1831 Lincoln Herald 16 Dec. 2/2 There was a very short attendance. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vii. iv. 354 A Baker who has been seized with short weights. 1852 B. Disraeli in Hansard Commons 9 Feb. 303 I cannot, however, help congratulating Parliamentary reformers on the content with which they have accepted the repast provided for them; the voracity of their appetites seems to me satisfied with very short commons. 1871 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 301 An excellent method of securing a prisoner when cord is short. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 166 Fluff, railway ticket clerks' slang for short change given by them. The profits thus accruing are called ‘fluffings’, and the practice is known as ‘fluffing’. 1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady vi. vii He's certain to take them home short money. 1908 U. Sinclair Metropolis 351 Three times in a single day in another of these great caravansaries, Montague was offered short change. 1928 E. Foy & A. F. Harlow Clowning through Life 81 Our Peanut and juice vendors were all short change artists. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Jan. 24/2 The State's lawmakers are going to be on ‘short commons’ and the employes are going to be comparatively flush. 1970 Observer 13 Sept. 38/5 It's shortcommons for tourists unless they're white. extracted from shortadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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