short-lived

S0364600 (shôrt′līvd′, -lĭvd′)adj. Living or lasting only a short time; ephemeral.

[short + (long)-lived.]Usage Note: The pronunciation (-līvd) is etymologically correct since the compound is derived from the noun life, rather than from the verb live. But the pronunciation (-lĭvd) is by now so common that it cannot be considered an error. In our 2005 survey, 90 percent of the Usage Panel found (-lĭvd) acceptable and 75 percent found (-līvd) acceptable.

short-lived

adj living or lasting only for a short time

short′-lived′

(laɪvd, lɪvd)

adj. living or lasting only a little while.

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Adj.

short-lived - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"ephemeral, fugacious, passing, transitory, transientimpermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"

short-lived

adjective brief, short, temporary, fleeting, passing, transient, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived.

short-lived

adjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.

Translations

short

(ʃoːt) adjective1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?短的2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man.矮的3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.短暂的4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.短少的5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days.缺少的6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. 脆的 adverb1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me. 突然，急忙 2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short.达不到预想程度地ˈshortness noun 短，矮 ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water.缺少ˈshorten verb to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it. 弄短，缩短 ˈshortening noun (especially American) the fat used for making pastry. 食用油脂（酥油/雪白奶油） ˈshortly adverb soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived. 不久，即刻 shorts noun plural short trousers for men or women. 短裤ˈshortbread noun a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. 奶油脆饼ˌshort-ˈchange verb to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. 故意少找给顾客零头short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit) 短路ˈshortcoming noun a fault. 缺点ˈshortcut noun a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field. 近路，捷径 ˈshorthand noun a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. 速记ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. 缺乏人��的 ˈshort-list noun a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. 决选名单 verb to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.列入决选名单ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.短命的ˌshort-ˈrange adjective1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles.短程的2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast.近期的ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted. 近视的，目光短浅的 ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb 近视地，目光短浅地 ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun 近视，目光短浅 ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings. 脾气坏的，易怒的 ˌshort-ˈterm adjective1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans.短期的2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan.短期延续的by a short head by a very small amount. to win by a short head.小胜for short as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short. 简称（或简写）为... go short to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).缺少in short in a few words. 简而言之，总之 in short supply not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply.供应不足make short work of to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream.迅速处置某事run short1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short. 快用完了，不够 2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money.缺少short and sweetHis reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.简短扼要short for an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for? 是…的缩写，简写 short of not as far as or as much as. Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London. 缺少，差一点

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adj brief

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adj lasting or existing only for a short time

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adj lasting a very short time

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