释义 |
short measure short measureLess than the full extent of something. Thankfully, I only experienced her anger in short measure, even though I got here quite late.See also: measure, shortfull/short ˈmeasure the whole of something or less of something than you expect or should have: We experienced the full measure of their hospitality. ♢ The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure.See also: full, measure, short |