单词 | shorted |
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 short 2 of 4adverb1 : 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 short 3 of 4noun1 : 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) short 4 of 4verb 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. Steven Wyman-Blackburn 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. Anna Slater —often used with out in U.S. English … microscopic particles of airborne dust are large enough to short out the chip's circuitry. Michael Rothschild… were sabotaging the system by deliberately entering incorrect information into the computers and, if all else failed, hosing the computers down until they shorted out. John Sedgwick 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. Sue Grafton 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. James Surowiecki shorted verbas in cheated to rob by the use of trickery or threats charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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