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单词 short shrift
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
short shrift /ˈʃɔrt ˈʃrɪft/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. little attention in dealing with a person or matter:His parents gave him short shrift as a child.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
short′ shrift′, 
    1. a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
    2. little attention or consideration in dealing with a person or matter:to give short shrift to an opponent's arguments.
    • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
short shrift n
  1. brief and unsympathetic treatment
  2. (formerly) a brief period allowed to a condemned prisoner to make confession
  3. make short shrift of ⇒ to dispose of quickly and unsympathetically
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