shortchanged

shortchanged

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

But even though the U. S. is a mature, developed country, many economists believe it has shortchanged infrastructure investment for decades.

但是即使美国是一个成熟的发达国家，许多经济学家相信美国几十年来还缺少基础建设投资。

But, in other ways, both sides have shortchanged one of Lincoln's most important ideals: that of self-help and upward mobility.

但另一方面，两党在林肯最重要的理想上短斤缺两：自力更生以及自强不息。

Anybody was cheated and shortchanged by me, it was the women, the girls, the very recipients of my uncensored emotions.

大家都被我骗了，女人们，女孩们，那些接受我失控的情绪的人们

People of African or Asian ancestry buying a DNA scan "are getting shortchanged, " he said.

他称，非洲或亚洲人购买DNA扫描记录就是“在搞欺骗”。

Suffice to ask: Have we shortchanged ourselves?

我们只需要问：我们是否被蒙骗了？

"His role has been shortchanged in Ponzi accounts going back to the 1920s, " she said.

“回头看20年代，他在庞奇案中的角色被缩减了，”她说。

Mondale borrowed the line from a hamburger commercial that had used the phrase to suggest that competing products shortchanged the consumer.

这句话是蒙代尔借用了一则汉堡包的广告词，这句广告词暗示说，那些与之竞争的产品偷工减料，欺骗了消费者。

History is not an area that requires testing under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, so it often gets shortchanged, teachers said.

历史不是一个要求这个联邦考试时不让一个孩子掉队的科目，所以它一直没有受到足够的重视，老师们说。

Some experts worry that, to cut costs, expensive quality-control systems are being shortchanged .

一些专家担心为了降低成本，花费昂贵的质量控制体系可能会被削减。

Unless the yuan takes off, investors may be left feeling shortchanged.

除非人民币升值，否则投资者可能会觉得受到了欺骗。

I always felt a little shortchanged by that.

我总是觉得有点受骗了。

And when it takes the nectar, the flowers don't feel shortchanged.

同时当它得到花蜜，花并不会感到不公。

With the help of almighty God, we will not be shortchanged .

藉全能的神帮助，我们不会失算的！

Many believe that other countries, such as Iran, have similarly shortchanged investment to bolster popular support.

市场普遍认为，其他国家，如伊朗，已以投资的缺斤少两来支撑大致需要。

He sold his shares in June 1983 and later lost a lawsuit claiming he'd been shortchanged.

比尔科赫于1983年出售了其股份，后因被欺骗而在一场官司中败诉。

The cashier shortchanged me.

出纳员少找我钱了。

I was shortchanged 10 dollars to pay.

我被骗多付了十美元。