shortchange

shortchange

美 [ˌʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ] 　英 [ˌʃɔː(r)tˈtʃeɪndʒ]

• v.少找零钱
• 网络欺骗；偷工减料；少找钱

词形变化

第三人称单数：shortchanges  现在分词：shortchanging  过去式：shortchanged  

英汉解释

v.

1. 少找零钱

英英解释

v.	1. to treat someone or something in an unfair way by not giving them enough of the praise, opportunities, attention, etc. that they need or deserve 2. if you shortchange someone who is paying for something, you do not give them back enough money when they have paid more than the price of the thing

例句

He sees no point in ever trying to shortchange business partners.

他认为永远试图欺骗商业伙伴毫无意义。

If you want a good business reputation then don't shortchange your customers, word may get out.

如果你想有良好的商业信誉，那就不要少找你客户零钱。因为事情（的真相）会传出去。

Shortchange your education now and you may be short of change the rest of your life.

如果你现在在你的教育上偷工减料，未来你可能会一无所有。

They're eager to shortchange the economy when it needs help, even as they balk at dealing with long-run budget problems.

经济需要援手时，他们急迫的打点蝇头小利，正如他们在解决长期预算问题时的踌躇不前。

When schools shortchange subjects of humanity and social science, students could either perform well in other vocational subjects.

当学校没有给与人文和社会科学学科应有的重视的时候，学生也不能够在职业类的学科上有出色的表现。

People might try to use "the economy" as an excuse to shortchange you this week.

人们可能会试图用“经济”为借口，克扣你这个星期。

I'd never let my deafness shortchange my dreams. I wasn't about to start now.

我从来不会让我的听觉欺骗我的梦想，我只是现在还没有开始。

The sharpshooters always shortchange the little kids and other pure people.

奸商经常欺骗小孩和其他单纯的人们。

As a college history major, I didn't want to shortchange the book, so I took the time to read it for myself.

作为一名大学历史教授，我不能去欺骗这本书，所以我自己也读了一遍。