单词 | short |
释义 | short —short /ʃɔːt/ aep /ʃɔːrt/ adjective (DISTANCE) A1 small in length, distance, or height: » a short skirt» Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.» It's only a short walk to the station.» I'm quite short but my brother's very tall.Thesaurus+: ↑Low, short and shallowB2 describes a name that is used as a shorter form of a name: » Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine.» Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short.Thesaurus+: ↑Low, short and shallowshortness /ˈʃɔːt.nəs/ aep /ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U]► F0» shortness of time» The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingThesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑TemporaryThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringThesaurus+: ↑Low, short and shallowThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortly • • • Extra Examples:» Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin, short and tall.» "I'm going to wear a short black skirt and thigh-length boots." "Ooh, you devil!"» Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.» It's not fashionable to wear short skirts at the moment.» Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.adjective (LACKING) be short (of sth)B1 to not have enough of something: » to be short of space/time» We're a bit short of coffee - I must get some more.» The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short.» I'm a little short (= I do not have much money) this week - could you lend me ten dollars?Thesaurus+: ↑Lacking things , ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Essential or necessaryThesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking thingsshort of breathF0 unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise: » She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs.Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingbe in short supplyF0 to be few or not enough in number: » Computers are in rather short supply in this office.Thesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking thingsgo short MAINLY UKF0 to not have something, especially when it is something you need in order to live: » My parents didn't have much money, but they made sure we didn't go short (of anything).Thesaurus+: ↑Lacking things , ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Essential or necessaryThesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking thingsWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortlyadjective (TIME) A1 being an amount of time that is less than average or usual: » a short film/visit» He's grown so much in such a short time.» I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.Thesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑TemporaryA2 describes books, letters, and other examples of writing that do not contain many words and do not take much time to read: » It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour.Thesaurus+: ↑Not saying much , ↑Blunt and direct in speech and behaviour , ↑Not being friendly , ↑Digressing and being indirect or evasiveshortness /ˈʃɔːt.nəs/ aep /ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U]► F0» shortness of time» The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingThesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑TemporaryThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringThesaurus+: ↑Low, short and shallowThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortly • • • Extra Examples:» She closed the meeting with a short speech.» Act Two begins with a short dialogue between father and son.» We were there for such a short time, we didn't really get the feel of the place.» He made a short speech at the graveside, then the body was finally buried.» Life's too short to worry about money!adjective [after verb] (NOT PATIENT) ► F0 saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say: » I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Bad-temperedshortness /ˈʃɔːt.nəs/ aep /ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U]► F0» shortness of time» The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingThesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑TemporaryThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringThesaurus+: ↑Low, short and shallowThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuringWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortly adverb ► F0 before the arranged or expected time or place: » We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss.Thesaurus+: ↑EarlyWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortlynoun [C] (ELECTRICITY) ► F0 INFORMAL FOR SHORT CIRCUIT(Cf. ↑short circuit)Thesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitryThesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesnoun [C] (FILM) ► F0 a short film, especially one made for showing before the main film at a cinemaThesaurus+: ↑Types of film and cinema ratingsWord Builder:–Nouns: short, shortage, shortness–Adjectives: short–Verbs: shorten–Adverbs: short, shortlynoun [C] UK INFORMAL (DRINK) ► F0 a drink of spirits (= type of strong alcohol) without water or any other liquid added: » She only drinks shorts, never wine or beer.Thesaurus+: ↑Spirits and distillingverb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for short ► F0 INFORMAL FOR ˌSHORT-ˈCIRCUIT(Cf. ↑short-circuit) (ˌshort ˈcircuit): » The plumber's shorted the electric shower.Thesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitryThesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakes |
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