释义 
		[ shawr -ter ] SHOW IPA 
/ ˈʃɔr tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING 
noun Frank,  born 1947, U.S. marathon runner. 
Wayne,  born 1933, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer. 
Words nearby Shorter  short-eared owl, short elevator muscle of rib, shorten, shortened form, shortening, Shorter , Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form
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Example sentences from the Web for Shorter “Running is just that much more efficient in expending more calories in a shorter  amount of time,” Williams says.
Running 15 Miles a Week Could Slash Alzheimer’s Risk | DailyBurn| December 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Raptor carries six AMRAAMs and two shorter  range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles inside its weapons bays.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets | Dave Majumdar| December 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
For a shorter  introduction to Richardson, read Journey to Paradise: Short Stories and Autobiographical Sketches.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Louisa Treger| November 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
As soon as Jaco [Pastorius] told me that Wayne [Shorter ] would be there, I was on it right away!
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth | David Yaffe| November 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I will always be 5'11", and older and shorter  than you imagine."
Clooney: A Constant Charmer at the Altar | Tim Teeman| September 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
A struggle under such circumstances must be a terrible thing, and the shorter  it can be made the better.
Miss Caprice | St. George Rathborne
Like Laura, aged fourteen, I had taken a shorter  voyage on a poorer ship, and I had decided that this would be different.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow Paine
The head is not larger than that of the workers; but the tongue is shorter  and more slender, with straighter maxill.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby
If Russia is well disposed, she will consent to a smaller Bulgaria and to a shorter  occupation.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2 | Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
Sternum differs from that of C. clangula by having the notch lower, more faint behind and shorter  in front.
Extinct Birds | Walter Rothschild
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