short-changed

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词形变化

第三人称单数：short-changes 现在分词：short-changing 过去式：short-changed

英汉解释

v.	1. to treat someone unfairly or dishonestly by giving them less of something than they want or need 2. if someone short-changes you, they do not give you back enough money when you pay them more than the price of something

例句

Female drivers did not seem to mind the shirtless firefighters. Male drivers, though, felt they were getting short-changed.

女性驾驶人似乎并不在乎消防队员上空，但男性驾驶人则觉得被骗了。

And, now, investors short-changed with a strong arm that would make Tony Soprano proud.

现在，投资者短期改变了强壮的胳膊，使英国女高音骄傲。

Its stagnation is largely the fault of past governments that, eager for tax revenues, short-changed the company's investment budget.

过去的政府要为其产量停滞负主要责任。他们一心想要增加税收，却降低公司的投资预算。

But BofA shareholders are not the only ones potentially short-changed by the deal.

但是，美银股东还不是因为这宗交易而可能吃亏的唯一群体。

The public is at long last aware that it is being short-changed by the greedy short-termism of setting quotas too high.

公众终于知道贪图短期利益，将捕鱼配额设的过高，是很不公平的。

As for being short-changed, I doubt that you personally paid for your nursery education.

至于投入和回报不成比例，我不相信是你自己支付的幼儿园教育费用。

Africa has been short-changed and largely overlooked in much of the global discourse and policy developments relating to climate change.

非洲已经改变不多，大部分忽视了全球交易和与气候变化的政策发展。

Of course it is tiresome to be short-changed and muddled together with visiting crowds, but I am optimistic.

当然，小贩们少找零钱、与游客人群挤在一堆，有些令人生厌，但我还是非常乐观。

Its back seat is especially roomy and comfortable, so passengers will not feel short-changed by having to ride in back.

新君越的后座特别宽敞和舒适，后座乘客不会感到局促。

But when it comes to many vitamin supplements, some scientists say we're being seriously short-changed.

但是当谈到许多维生素补充剂，一些科学家说我们严重受骗了。

But no numerological thrill-seeker need feel short-changed in 2011.

但是，数字猎奇者们在2011年不会觉得少了什么。

Although few are saying it, it's clear they feel short-changed for my time and attention.

尽管有些人也抱有和我相同的观点，但是很显然，他们觉得我的时间和精力会不够用。

Excuse me. I bought this just now and here's a receipt. I'm afraid I was short-changed. Could you look into it?

对不起，我刚买了这东西，收据在这里。恐怕你少找我零钱了。你可以查一下吗？

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