英语词汇“shortstop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Formerly, the shortened skirts of a child when the first long clothes are left off

One that will flower only if the daily period of light is shorter than some critical length (cf day-neutral plant, long-day plant)

In England and Wales, of or being a tenancy of only a few (orig between one and five) years

Any of the various types of beef and dairy cattle developed from a short-horned breed originating in NE England, usu having a red and white, roan or white coat (also called Durham)

A fielder, or a fielding position, very near (and in line with) the batsman on the legside

(see also leet³) a list of the most suitable candidates for an office, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected

A form of four-line stanza of which the first, second and last lines have six syllables and the third line eight

(in betting) a nearly even chance, favourable odds in terms of risk, unfavourable in terms of potential gain

A brief severe regime imposed by a prison or detention centre, esp on young offenders

shortˈstop noun (baseball)

The fielding position (or the defending player positioned) between the second and third base

short story noun

A work of prose narrative shorter than a novel and usu concentrating on a single episode or experience and its effect

short subject noun (chiefly US)

A short film shown before the main film in a cinema

shortˈsword noun

A sword with a short blade

short-temˈpered adjective

Easily moved to anger, quick-tempered

short tennis noun

A form of tennis for children, using a smaller court and modified equipment and rules

shortˈ-term adjective

Extending over a short time
Concerned with the immediate present and future as distinct from time further ahead

short-termˈism noun

(a tendency towards) the adopting of only short-term views, solutions to problems, etc

short-termˈist noun and adjective

short-term memory noun (psychology)

A section of the memory with limited capacity, capable of storing information for a short time only

short time noun

(the condition of) working fewer than the normal number of hours per week

shortˈ-time adjective

short ton see ton¹

shortˈ-track (skating or speedskating) noun

Speedskating in which contestants race in packs around a 111.12-metre track, over any of several distances between 500m and 5000m

short wave noun

A radio wave with a frequency of between 10m and 100m

shortˈ-wave adjective

short-windˈed adjective

Quickly becoming breathless

by a short head

By a distance less than the length of a horse's head
Narrowly, barely (figurative)

caught short (informal)

Having a sudden, uncontrollable need to urinate or defecate

cut short see under cut

draw the short straw

To be given an unpleasant task, duty, etc, or the most unpleasant of several

fall short see under fall¹

for short

As an abbreviation

go short (informal)

To have an insufficient amount (esp of money or food)

have someone by the short and curlies (vulgar slang)

To have someone over a barrel, at one's mercy, in a position difficult to wriggle out of

in short

In a few words, briefly

in short supply

Not available in desired quantity, scarce

in the short run

Over a brief period of time

make short work of

To settle or dispose of promptly

run short see under run

short and sweet

Surprisingly or gratifyingly brief, used eg of a speech expected to be of greater length (and tedium)
(ironically) curt or abrupt

short for

A shortened form of

short of

Less than
Without going so far as
Having insufficient supplies of

short on (informal)

Deficient in

stop short

To come to a sudden standstill

taken short same as caught short above.

take (or take up) short

To take by surprise or at a disadvantage
To interrupt curtly

the short and the long (of it) (Shakespeare)

Same as the long and the short (see under long¹)

short /shört/