short是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 small in length, distance, or height -- 短的；矮的

  • a short skirt 短裙

  • Her hair is much shorter than it used to be. 她的头发比过去短多了。

  • It's only a short walk to the station. 去车站只需走很短一段路程。

  • I'm fairly short but my brother's very tall. 我们家人都比较矮，可我弟弟却很高。

  • Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine. 她名叫乔，是约瑟芬的简称。

  • Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short. 她名叫约瑟芬，或简称为乔。

• 1 being an amount of time that is less than average or usual -- 短的，短暂的

  • a short film/visit 短片／短暂的访问

  • He's grown so much in such a short time. 他在如此短的时间里长高了这么多。

  • I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so. 如果每小时我都休息一小会儿，我的工作效率会高很多。

  • It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour. 这是一本篇幅很短的书——你1个小时就能读完。

• 2 to not have enough of something -- 短缺的，缺乏的

  • to be short of space/time 空间／时间不足

  • 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 -- （说话时）简慢的，简短无礼的

  • I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning. 我很抱歉今天早上我在电话里对你有点不耐烦。

• 4 a drink of spirits (= type of strong alcohol) without water or any other liquid added -- （未掺兑的）纯烈性酒

  • She only drinks shorts, never wine or beer. 她只喝纯烈性酒，从不喝葡萄酒或啤酒。

• 5 a short film, especially one made for showing before the main film at a cinema -- （尤指正片播映之前播放的）电影短片

• 6 informal for short circuit -- 短路（同 short circuit）

• 7 informal for short-circuit (short circuit) -- 短路（同 short circuit）

  • The plumber shorted the washing machine. 水管工把洗衣机弄短路了。

• 8 before the arranged or expected time or place -- 早；提前

  • We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss. 我们想完整地介绍这些计划，但是主席提前打断了我们的发言，因为还有其他重要的事情需要讨论。

• 9 used with adjectives ending in -ed formed from nouns to describe something with a short part -- （与以 -ed 结尾、由名词变化而来的形容词连用）短…的

  • a short-haired dog (= a dog with short hair) 短毛狗

  • a short-sleeved shirt (= a shirt with short sleeves) 短袖衬衫