1VERB 少找给…钱 If someone short-changes you, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them. 少找给…钱
The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him. [VERB noun]
收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。
2VERB [usually passive]欺骗;亏待;克扣 If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve. 欺骗;亏待;克扣
Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press. [beVERB-ed]
实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。
short-changed
Some theatre-goers may feel short-changed when they arrive expecting to see an international superstar perform.