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单词 short
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short

adjective
 
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
(comparative shorter, superlative shortest)
Idioms
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    length/distance

  1.  
     measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
    • He had short curly hair.
    • a short walk/distance
    • a short skirt
    • She decided to cut her hair short.
    opposite long
    Extra Examples
    • a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles
    • Sheila waved her short stubby arms in the air.
    • The little boy ran as fast as his short legs could carry him.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    height

  2.  
     (of a person) small in height
    • He was a short, fat little man.
    • She was short and dumpy.
    • What did he look like? Was he dark or fair? Tall or short?
    opposite tall
    Extra Examples
    • I'm slightly shorter than you.
    • He was too short to be admitted into the army.
    • He had no beard and was short in stature.
    Topics Appearancea1

    3. time

  3.  
     lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
    • a short time/period/while
    • The government is suggesting a relatively short consultation period.
    • a programme of short films
    • The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally.
    • a short book (= that does not have many pages and so does not take long to read)
    • She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently).
    • It was all over in a relatively short space of time.
    • They have achieved spectacular results in a remarkably short span of time.
    • I'm going to France for a short break.
    • She made a short trip to Chicago last July.
    • Which is the shortest day of the year?
    • When it comes to your presentation, keep it short and simple.
    • I'm sorry it's such short notice—we didn't know ourselves until today.
    opposite long
    Extra Examples
    • The days are getting shorter and shorter.
    • The interview was mercifully short.
    • I've only read the shorter version of the report.
    • Try to keep your sentences short.
    • Most strikes tend to be of short duration.
    • They commissioned ten short pieces of music from ten composers.
    • The centre runs short courses in a variety of subjects.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [only before noun] (of a period of time) seeming to have passed very quickly
    • Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.
    opposite long

    5. not enough

  5.  
     [not before noun] not having enough of something; being without something
    • I'm afraid I'm a little short (= of money) this month.
    • short of something She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.
    Extra Examples
    • His performance was woefully short of conviction.
    • Mike was a bit short of cash just then.
    • United looked woefully short of menace in attack.
    • We're getting short of funds.
    Topics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • in short supply
    See full entry
  6. short on something (informal) not having enough of a particular quality
    • He was a big, strong guy but short on brains.
    • If you're short on time, skip these steps and go straight to step five.
    • The article is pretty short on details.
  7. [not before noun] not easily available; not supplying as much as you need
    • Money was short at that time.
    • There's still hope a buyer for the company can be found, but time is short.
    Extra Examples
    • If space is really short, that door can be moved.
    • When food was short they used to pick berries in the woods.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • in short supply
    See full entry
  8. [not before noun] short (of something) less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed
    • Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.
    • The team was five players short.
    • She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died.
    9.

    of breath

  9. short of breath having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness
    • a fat man, always short of breath
    10.

    name/word

  10. being a shorter form of a name or word
    • short for something Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna.
    • for short file transfer protocol or FTP for short

    11. rude

  11. [not before noun] short (with somebody) (of a person) speaking to somebody using few words in a way that seems rude
    • I'm sorry I was short with you earlier—I had other things on my mind.
    12.

    vowel

  12. (phonetics) a short vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels
    • Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’.
    opposite long
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    13. see also shortly
    Word OriginOld English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
at short notice | at a moment’s notice
(North American English also on short notice)
  1. not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation
    • This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
    • You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
    Extra Examples
    • It's the best we can do at such short notice.
    • The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.
a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
  1. (informal) (of a person) stupid; not very intelligent
full/short measure
  1. 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.
get the short end of the stick (North American English)
(British English draw the short straw)
  1. to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
give somebody/something short shrift | get short shrift
  1. to give somebody little attention or sympathy; to get little attention or sympathy
have/be on a short fuse
  1. to tend to get angry quickly and easily
have a quick/short temper
  1. to become angry easily see also quick-tempered, short-temperedTopics Feelingsc2
in the long/short/medium term
  1. used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future
    • Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).
    • In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.
    • In the long term, our efforts will pay off.
in short order
  1. quickly and without trouble
in the short run
  1. relating to the immediate future
    • In the short run, unemployment may fall.
in short supply
  1. not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
    • Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.
    • Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.
    • Safe drinking water is in desperately short supply.
(still) in short trousers
  1. (British English) (still) only a boy
    • I was still in short trousers at the time.
life’s too short
  1. (informal) used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important
    • Life's too short to sit around moping.
little/nothing short of something
  1. used when you are saying that something is almost true, or is equal to something
    • Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
    • The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
(to cut a) long story short (British English)
(North American English (to make a) long story short)
  1. (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details
    • To cut a long story short, we didn’t get home until 3 in the morning!
    • Anyway, long story short: we had this argument and I haven't seen him since.
make short work of something/somebody
  1. to defeat, deal with something/somebody quickly
    • Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football match).
    • He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly).
    • Mike made short work of fixing the engine.
short and sweet
  1. (informal) not lasting a long time but pleasant while it lasts
    • We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.
    More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
    • belt and braces
    • black and blue
    • born and bred
    • chalk and cheese
    • chop and change
    • done and dusted
    • down and dirty
    • in dribs and drabs
    • eat somebody out of house and home
    • facts and figures
    • fast and furious
    • first and foremost
    • forgive and forget
    • hale and hearty
    • hem and haw
    • kith and kin
    • mix and match
    • part and parcel
    • puff and pant
    • to rack and ruin
    • rant and rave
    • risk life and limb
    • short and sweet
    • signed and sealed
    • spic and span
    • through thick and thin
    • this and that
    • top and tail
    • tried and tested
    • wax and wane
(as) thick as two short planks
  1. (British English, informal) (of a person) very stupid Similes in idioms

short

adverb
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
(shorter, shortest)
Idioms
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  1. if you go short of or run short of something, you do not have enough of it
    • I'd never let you go short of anything.
    • Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough.
    • They had run short of (= used most of their supply of) fuel.
  2. not as far as you need or expect
    • All too often you pitch the ball short.
  3. before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time
    • a career tragically cut short by illness
    • I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out.
    • His career was cut short by injury.
    4. Word OriginOld English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
be caught short
(British English also be taken short)
  1. (British English, informal) to suddenly feel a strong need to go to the toilet
  2. to be put at a disadvantage
come short
  1. (South African English, informal) to have an accident; to get into trouble
fall short of something | fall short of the mark
  1. to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need
    • The hotel fell far short of their expectations.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
pull, bring, etc. somebody up short
  1. to make somebody suddenly stop what they are doing
    • I was brought up short by a terrible thought.
sell somebody/yourself short
  1. to not value somebody/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself
short of (doing) something
  1. without something; without doing something; unless something happens
    • Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
    • Short of asking her to leave (= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation.
stop short | stop somebody short
  1. to suddenly stop, or make somebody suddenly stop, doing something
    • He stopped short when he heard his name.
    • ‘I’m pregnant,’ she said. That stopped him short.
stop short of something/of doing something
  1. to be unwilling to do something because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it
    • She stopped short of calling the president a liar.
    • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation.

short

noun
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
 (informal) see also shortsIdioms
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  1. (British English) a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whiskyTopics Drinksc2
  2. a short film, especially one that is shown before the main filmTopics Film and theatrec2
  3. (informal) a short circuit (= a failure in an electrical circuit, when electricity travels along the wrong route because of damaged wires or a fault in the connections between the wires)
    4. Word OriginOld English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
Idioms
in short
  1. in a few words
    • His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.
the long and (the) short of it
  1. used when you are telling somebody the essential facts about something or what effect it will have, without explaining all the details

short

verb
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they short
/ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/
he / she / it shorts
/ʃɔːts/
/ʃɔːrts/
past simple shorted
/ˈʃɔːtɪd/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪd/
past participle shorted
/ˈʃɔːtɪd/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪd/
-ing form shorting
/ˈʃɔːtɪŋ/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪŋ/
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  1. short (something) (out) to short-circuit (= to have a short circuit; to make something have a short circuit)
    Word OriginOld English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
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