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1 being an amount of time that is less than average or usual
2 to not have enough of something
We're short on coffee - I'd better get some more. 我们的咖啡不多了——我最好去再买一些。
The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short. 账单是85英镑,但我们还缺15英镑。
I'm a little short (= I do not have much money) this week - could you lend me ten dollars? 我这星期钱有点儿不够用——能借我10美元吗?
She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs. 她爬楼梯时总是上气不接下气。
Free desks are in short supply in this office. 这间办公室里的可用的桌子不够。
My parents didn't have much money, but they made sure we didn't go short (of anything). 我父母并没有多少钱,但他们总是确保我们不会缺衣少食。
3 saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say
4 a drink of spirits (= type of strong alcohol) without water or any other liquid added
5 a short film, especially one made for showing before the main film at a cinema
6 informal for short circuit
7 informal for short-circuit (short circuit)
9 used with adjectives ending in -ed formed from nouns to describe something with a short part