| 单词 | in short | 
| 释义 | short1 of 4adjective   ˈshȯrt  1  a    : having little length    b    : not tall or high : low   2  a    : not extended in time : brief  a short vacation  b    : not retentive  a short memory  c    : expeditious, quick  made short work of the problem  d    : seeming to pass quickly  made great progress in just a few short years 3  a   of a speech sound   : having a relatively short duration    b    : being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have duration as its chief distinguishing feature  short i in sin   c of a syllable in prosody    (1)    : of relatively brief duration    (2)    : unstressed   4   : limited in distance  a short trip 5  a    : not coming up to a measure or requirement : insufficient  in short supply  b    : not reaching far enough  the throw to first was short  c    : enduring privation    d    : insufficiently supplied  short of breath short of cash short on brains 6  a    : abrupt, curt  I'm sorry I was short with you  b    : quickly provoked  a short temper 7   : choppy sense 2   8   : payable at an early date  a short loan 9  a    : containing or cooked with shortening    also : flaky   short pastry   b   of metal   : brittle under certain conditions   10  a    : not lengthy or drawn out  a short speech  b    : made briefer : abbreviated   11  a    : not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices    b    : consisting of, relating to, or engaging in the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale  short sale a short seller 12   : near the end of a tour of duty    shortish   ˈshȯr-tish adjective  shortness   ˈshȯrt-nəs noun short2 of 4 adverb1   : in a curt manner   2   : for or during a brief time  short-lasting 3   : at a disadvantage : unawares  caught short 4   : in an abrupt manner : suddenly  the car stopped short 5   : at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration  the bombs fell short quit a month short of graduation 6   : clean across  the axle was snapped short 7   : by or as if by a short sale   short3 of 4 noun1   : the sum and substance : upshot   2  a    : a short syllable    b    : a short sound or signal   3    shorts  plural    a    : a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and some flour    b    : refuse, clippings, or trimmings discarded in various manufacturing processes   4  a    : knee-length or less than knee-length trousers  —usually used in plural    b   shorts  plural  : short drawers    c    : a size in clothing for short men   5  a    : one who operates on the short side of the market    b   shorts  plural  : short-term bonds   6  shorts  plural  : deficiencies   7   : short circuit   8   : shortstop   9  a    : short subject    b    : a brief story or article (as in a newspaper)   short4 of 4 verb  shorted; shorting; shorts   1   transitive + intransitive   : short-circuit  The electrical system also received upgrades: Most rooms had only three or fewer outlets, and plugging in multiple devices usually shorted the circuit. The housing association gave her a "temperamental" electric shower but this cannot be used as the time as other electric items—including the television—as it will cause the circuit to short.—often used with out in U.S. English  … microscopic particles of airborne dust are large enough to short out the chip's circuitry. 2   transitive,  informal   : shortchange, cheat  When she returned minutes later, she handed me a twenty-dollar bill and a five. No change and no receipt, which meant I couldn't call her on the fact that she'd shorted Henry by sixty-six cents. 3   transitive,  finance   : to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices  a heavily shorted stock Today [in 2003], only two per cent of all United States stock-market shares are shorted, and even with looser restrictions short selling is likely to remain uncommon. in short phraseas in conciselyin a few words In short, the situation is a mess. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance 
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