short

/shawrt/US // ʃɔrt //UK // (ʃɔːt) //

短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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short·er, short·est.
- : having little length; not long.
- : having little height; not tall: a short man.
- : extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.
- : brief in duration; not extensive in time:a short wait.
- : brief or concise, as writing.
- : rudely brief; abrupt; brusque: short behavior.
- : low in amount; scanty: short rations.
- : not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.
- : below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.: short measure.
- : having a scanty or insufficient amount of: He was short in experience.
- : being below a necessary or desired level; lacking: The office is short due to winter colds and flu.
- : Cooking. crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening. containing a relatively large amount of shortening.
- : deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.
- : of less than ordinary length from front to back.
- : Stock Exchange. not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.
- : Phonetics. lasting a relatively short time: “Bit” has a shorter vowel-sound than “bid” or “bead.”belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto.having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.
- : Prosody. lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.unstressed.
- : small:a short drink.
- : Chiefly British. undiluted; straight.
- : Ceramics. not plastic enough to be modeled.
- : Ropemaking. hard.

adv.副词 adverb

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- : abruptly or suddenly: to stop short.
- : briefly; curtly.
- : on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short.
- : Baseball. with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual: He held the bat short and flied out.in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.

n.名词 noun

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- : something that is short.
- : that which is deficient or lacking.
- : Usually the short . the sum and substance of a matter; gist: Here's the short of it: they broke up two weeks before the wedding.See also long.
- : shorts, trousers, knee-length or shorter.short pants worn by men as an undergarment.knee breeches, formerly worn by men.Finance.short-term bonds.Mining.crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade.Compare fine. remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.
- : a size of garment for men who are shorter than average: He wears a 42 short.
- : a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.
- : Military. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.
- : Electricity. short circuit.
- : Prosody. a short sound or syllable.
- : Baseball. shortstop.
- : Movies. short subject.
- : Finance. short seller.
- : a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.
- : Chiefly British. a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.

v.有主动词 verb

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- : to cause a short circuit in.
- : to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.

v.无主动词 verb

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- : to short-circuit.

Phrases

short and sweet
short end of the stick, the
short for
short haul
short notice, on
short of
short order
short run
short shrift, give
by the short hairs
caught short
cut short
fall short
for short
in brief (short)
in short order
in short supply
in the long (short) run
life is too short
long and short of it
long (short) haul
make a long story short
make short work of
nothing short of
run short
sell short
stop short

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.insufficient

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

Synonyms

limited有限的,有限,有限性 poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷 shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的 slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的 slim苗条,纤细的,纤细,苗条的 tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张 failing失败,失败的,失效,失误 lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏 needing需要,需要的,有必要,需要的是 scant寥寥无几,稀少的,少量的,少量 scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄 wanting想要,想要的,希望,要的 deficient亏损,亏损的,亏欠,欠缺 exiguous冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连 inadequate不够,不足,不足的,不够的 low on低上,低在,低于,低 meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的 niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人 scarce稀缺,缺少,匮乏,紧张 short-handed缺少人手,手足无措,缺少人手的,手足无措的 skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的 sparse稀少的,稀疏的,稀疏,寥寥无几

Antonyms

adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的 sufficient充分,足够的,充分的,足够 abundant丰富的,丰富,充裕,丰富的内容 courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的 enough足够的,足够多的,足够,足够了 high高,很高,高度,较高 kind种类,一种,种,样 large大,大型,大的,大型的 lengthy漫长的,冗长的,冗长,漫长 long长,长的,长时间,长期 polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人 tall高大的,高个子,高高的,高大 thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密 unabridged未删节的,未删节,未删减的,不删节的

adj.not tall

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

Synonyms

abbreviated缩略语,缩略,缩写,简称 low低,低的,低位,低级 small小,小型,小的,小型的 thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密 tiny微小的,微小,渺小,渺小的 compact紧凑型,紧凑,紧凑的,结构紧凑 diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小 little少许,少,少量,少少 petite娇小的,娇小,小巧,娇小玲珑 pocket口袋,袋子,袋装,口袋里 slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微 squat蹲下,下蹲,蹲踞,蹲着 stunted矮小的,矮小,发育不良,发育不良的 wee凌晨,凌晨时分,凌晨时分的 chunky矮胖的,胖胖的,大块的,矮胖 close to the ground紧贴地面,贴近地面,贴地,接近地面 not long不长,时间不长,不长时间,不长的时间 pint-sized小巧玲珑,矮小的,小小的,小巧的 pocket-sized袖珍型,袖珍型的,袖珍,袖珍的 runty流动性,奔放,奔放的,跑步 sawed-off锯断的,锯掉的,锯断,锯断式 skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的 squatty蹲踞式,蹲式,蹲着的,蹲踞式的 stocky粗壮的,矮胖的,矮胖,肥硕的 stubby倔强的,矮胖子,倔强的人,顽固的 thickset厚实,厚重,厚重感,厚实的 undersized尺寸过小,尺寸不足,规模不足,尺寸不足的

Antonyms

big大,大的,大型,很大 enormous巨大的,巨大,庞大的,庞大 huge巨大的,巨大,庞大的,庞大 large大,大型,大的,大型的 great巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害 important重要,重要的,重要的是,很重要 tall高大的,高个子,高高的,高大 adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的 courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的 enough足够的,足够多的,足够,足够了 high高,很高,高度,较高 kind种类,一种,种,样 lengthy漫长的,冗长的,冗长,漫长 long长,长的,长时间,长期 polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人 sufficient充分,足够的,充分的,足够 unabridged未删节的,未删节,未删减的,不删节的

adj.abridged

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

Synonyms

abbreviated缩略语,缩略,缩写,简称 brief简介,简要,简短的,简短 precise准确,精确,准确的,精密 short-lived昙花一现,昙花一现的,短暂的,寿命短的 shortened缩短,缩短了,简化,缩短的 terse简练,简练的,简洁的,精练 abbreviate缩略语,缩略,简略,缩减 bare光光的,赤裸裸的,光光,裸露的 compressed压缩的,压缩,压缩空气,压缩后 condensed浓缩的,凝练,浓缩,凝练的 curtailed缩减,缩减的,缩减了,削减了 decreased减少,减少了,降低,减少的 diminished减损,减弱,减弱的,减少的 fleeting转瞬即逝,转瞬即逝的,稍纵即逝,稍纵即逝的 lessened减轻,减轻了,减少了,减少 little少许,少,少量,少少 pointed尖锐的,尖锐,尖的,尖头 summarized概述,总结,概括地说,归纳 summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要 aphoristic言简意赅,箴言式的,谚语,警句式 boiled down归结为,煮熟的,煮熟了的,煮熟了 breviloquent冗长的话语,冗长的语言,漫无边际,长篇大论 compendiary汇编,简编,汇辑,汇编本 compendious简明扼要,简明扼要的,简明扼要的说,简明扼要地 concise简要,简洁,简洁的,简明扼要 curtate凝视,遏止,凝视着,凝视的 cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间 cut to the bone刻骨铭心,斩钉截铁,斩钉截铁的说 decurtate去掉了,去掉,蜕变,去掉了的 epigrammatic象征性的,象形文字,象征性,象征性的文字 in a nutshell简而言之,一言以蔽之,简言之,概括地说 laconic沉默寡言,口齿不清,沉默寡言的,口齿不清的 momentary瞬间,瞬间的,瞬时,暂时的 not protracted非旷日持久,不是旷日持久的,非旷日持久的,不是旷日持久 pithy简洁,简洁的,简明扼要,精辟 sententious感性的,感性,多情的,感情丰富的 short and sweet短小精悍,短暂而甜蜜,短暂而温馨,短暂而甜蜜的 short-term短期,短期的,短期内,短线 succinct简明扼要,简明扼要的,简明,简练的 undersized尺寸过小,尺寸不足,规模不足,尺寸不足的 unprolonged旷日持久,旷日持久的,不长的时间,漫长的 unsustained未坚持,未坚持的,未坚持下来的,未坚持下去

Antonyms

enduring持久性,持久,持久的,持久不衰 lasting持久性,持久,持久不变,持久的 lengthy漫长的,冗长的,冗长,漫长 long-lived寿命长的,寿命长,长寿的,长寿 long长,长的,长时间,长期 adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的 courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的 enough足够的,足够多的,足够,足够了 high高,很高,高度,较高 kind种类,一种,种,样 large大,大型,大的,大型的 polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人 sufficient充分,足够的,充分的,足够 tall高大的,高个子,高高的,高大 thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密 unabridged未删节的,未删节,未删减的,不删节的

adj.abrupt, discourteous

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

Synonyms

brief简介,简要,简短的,简短 sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利 straight直,直接,笔直的,直的 terse简练,简练的,简洁的,精练 blunt直言不讳,直率的,钝的,直率 direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说 bad-tempered脾气不好的人,脾气不好的,脾气不好,坏脾气 breviloquent冗长的话语,冗长的语言,漫无边际,长篇大论 brusque粗鲁的,粗鲁,蛮横的,粗糙的 curt咖特,遏制,遏止,凝视 gruff粗糙的,粗鲁的,粗暴的,粗糙的声音 impolite不礼貌的,不客气的,不客气,不礼貌 inconsiderate不周全,不周全的,不周,不周到 irascible暴躁,暴躁的,气急败坏,脾气暴躁 offhand大手大脚,大大咧咧,大大咧咧的,大手大脚的 rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的 short-spoken简言之,简短语气,短语,简言之就是 short-tempered气短,气急败坏,心急吃不了热豆腐,心急如焚 snappy蹩脚的,爽快的,爽快,蹩脚 snippety嗅觉,嗅探,嗅嗅,嗅觉敏感 snippy嗅觉灵敏,嗅觉,嗅觉敏锐,嗅觉灵敏的 testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人 thoughtless没心没肺,不加思索,不思进取,没心没肺的 unceremonious毫不客气地,毫不客气的说,毫不客气的,毫不客气地说 uncivil不文明,不文明的,不公,不文明行为 ungracious无礼,毫无风度,无礼的,不礼貌的

Antonyms

lengthy漫长的,冗长的,冗长,漫长 adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的 courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的 enough足够的,足够多的,足够,足够了 high高,很高,高度,较高 kind种类,一种,种,样 large大,大型,大的,大型的 long长,长的,长时间,长期 polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人 sufficient充分,足够的,充分的,足够 tall高大的,高个子,高高的,高大 thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密 unabridged未删节的,未删节,未删减的,不删节的

adj.crumbly

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

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Antonyms

adv.abruptly

Forms: shorted, shorting, shorts

Synonyms

suddenly突然间,忽然间,忽然,突然 unawares不经意间,不经意地,不经意,不经意的 aback退缩,失望,惊愕,惊慌失措 by surprise惊奇地发现,惊讶,惊讶之余,惊喜 forthwith立刻,随即,立即,马上 sudden突然,忽然,突然的,突发 unanticipatedly未料到,未料到的是,意外地,未料到的 unaware不知不觉中,不知不觉,不知道,不知不觉间 unexpectedly不料,岂料,蓦地里,蓦地 without delay毫不迟疑地,毫不拖延地,毫不迟疑,毫不迟疑的 without hesitation毅然决然,毫不犹豫地,毅然决然地,毫不迟疑地 without warning毫无征兆,毫无预兆,毫无征兆地,毫无预警

Antonyms

long长,长的,长时间,长期

Examples

In short, he moved closer to Pelosi’s position after a monthlong showdown.
Antebellum, the film, has its roots in a short story the duo wrote in October 2017.
When a QED calculation leads to an infinite sum, cut it short.
Rapid short-term cooling following the Chicxulub impact at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.
For best results, cut a short section of FireCord and remove the red strand.
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
In short, we found ways to couch messages of failure or inadequacy.
Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.

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