3ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]似乎过得很快的;短暂的 If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly. 似乎过得很快的;短暂的
For a few short weeks there was peace.
有过短短几周的和平。
Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.
仅短短 5 年时间后,你的钱就会增多 94,000 美元。
4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](演讲、信件、书等)短的,简短的 A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it. (演讲、信件、书等)短的,简短的
They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.
6ADJ-GRADED (距离、长度等)短的,不长的,不远的 Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. (距离、长度等)短的,不长的,不远的
The city centre and shops are only a short distance away.
市中心和商店离得很近。
A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway.
一段短短的台阶通向一个气派的大门口。
His black hair was very short.
他的黑发很短。
7ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]短缺的;不足的 If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left. 短缺的;不足的
Her father's illness left the family short of money. [+ of]
她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。
Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel.
政府军的弹药和燃料都快用完了。
Supplies of everything are unreliable, food is short.
各种补给都不稳定,食品也短缺。
Time is running short.
快没时间了。
8ADJ 少于;不及;未达到 If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. 少于;不及;未达到
He stopped a hundred yards short of the building. [+ of]
他在离大楼 100 码处停下了。
So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?.
9PREP-PHRASE 除…之外;没有;如果不Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing. 除…之外;没有;如果不
Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road.
除非爬过 4 米高的栏杆,否则从这条路没办法进到园子里。
They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.
他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。
10ADV [ADVERB after verb]终止;中断;打断 If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished. 终止;中断;打断
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.
他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。
Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.
杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。
His voice stopped short as he saw the blade emerge from Desmond's pocket.
14ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]说话简短粗暴的;简慢无礼的 If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry. 说话简短粗暴的;简慢无礼的
She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me. [+ with]
15PHRASE [VERB inflects](尤指在一时找不到厕所的情况下)内急,突然感觉要上厕所 If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. (尤指在一时找不到厕所的情况下)内急,突然感觉要上厕所 [British, informal]
16PHRASE 作为简称;作为缩写 If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name. 作为简称;作为缩写
Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short).
我对面是一位名叫贾丝明德(简称杰丝)的女子。
This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.
这种病情叫做季节性情感失调症,或简称 SAD。
17PHRASE 缺乏(尤指食物) If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need. 缺乏(尤指食物)
Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials. [+ of]
有些人可能极不善于理财,因而不得不缺衣少食地将就过活。
18PHRASE 总之;简而言之 You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary. 总之;简而言之
Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging.
试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之,只要是有挑战性的。
She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.
19PHRASE 可以说是;简直;无异于 You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous. 可以说是;简直;无异于 [emphasis]
The results are nothing short of magnificent.
结果非常不错。
His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.
他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。
20PHRASE 冒傻气的;不聪明的;愚蠢的;不理智的 If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy. 冒傻气的;不聪明的;愚蠢的;不理智的 [informal]
21PHRASE 缺乏,缺少(某种优良品质) If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have. 缺乏,缺少(某种优良品质) [disapproval]
He was very short on enthusiasm.
他太缺乏热情。
The proposals were short on detail.
这些提议缺少细节。
22PHRASE 险些(做…);差点没(做…) If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it. 险些(做…);差点没(做…)
He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government.
他几乎要直言批评政府了。
The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.
这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。
23PHRASE (因雇主付不起全工时工钱而出现的)短工时,开工不足 If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full time wage. (因雇主付不起全工时工钱而出现的)短工时,开工不足
Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand.
因需求量大幅下降,全国的工人都开工不足。
Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working.
大多数制造商不得不推行短工时工作制。
24PHRASE 使突然终止;使突然中断 If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing. 使突然终止;使突然中断
The name on the gate pulled me up short.
大门上的名字让我突然停了下来。
25PHRASE 干净利落地处理(或打败);迅速解决 If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly. 干净利落地处理(或打败);迅速解决 [informal]
Agassi made short work of his opponent.
阿加西干净利落地击败了对手。
26. short of breath→see: breath at short notice→see: notice to sell someone short→see: sell to get short shrift→see: shrift to cut a long story short→see: story to draw the short straw→see: straw in short supply→see: supply in the short term→see: term
1N-PLURAL [oft a pair ofNOUN]短裤Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. 短裤
...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts.
两名身着色彩艳丽的棉质短裤和T恤衫的女子
2N-PLURAL [oft a pair ofNOUN](男式)内裤,衬裤Shorts are men's underpants with short legs. (男式)内裤,衬裤 [mainly US]
3N-COUNT 少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等) A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities. 少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等) [mainly British]
4N-COUNT (尤指正片放映前的)电影短片 A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema. (尤指正片放映前的)电影短片
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