| 单词 | short shrift |
| 释义 | short shriftSEE SYNONYMS FOR short shrift ON THESAURUS.COM nouna brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution. little attention or consideration in dealing with a person or matter: to give short shrift to an opponent's arguments. Origin of short shriftFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby short shriftshort sale, short seller, short selling, short-sheet, short short story, short shrift, short shrift, give, shortsighted, shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short shrift
British Dictionary definitions for short shriftshort shrift nounbrief and unsympathetic treatment (formerly) a brief period allowed to a condemned prisoner to make confession make short shrift of to dispose of quickly and unsympathetically Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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