shorter

shorter

美 [ʃɔrt]  英 [ʃɔː(r)t]

  • adj.缺乏;不足;短缺;缺少;短的;短暂的;矮的;低的
  • adv.不足;缺少;未达到;不及;缺乏;不足;突然;忽然
  • n.概略;要点;不足;缺乏;少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)电影短片
  • v.卖空(股票);故意少给;欺骗;【电】使短路;欺骗;卖空(股票);故意少给;【电】使短路
  • 网络更矮的;较短地;更短的

词形变化

比较级:shorter  最高级:shortest  复数:shorts  现在分词:shorting  过去式:shorted  

反义词

adj.

同义词

英汉双解

adj.
— see also
shortly
长度;距离length/distance
1.
短的measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
He had short curly hair.
他有一头短鬈发。
a short walk
短距离步行
a short skirt
短裙
高度height
2.
个子矮的small in height
She was short and dumpy.
她又矮又胖。
时间time
3.
短的;短期的;短暂的lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
I'm going to France for a short break.
我打算去法国度个短假。
Which is the shortest day of the year?
一年中哪一天最短?
a short book(= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages)
一本小书
She has a very short memory(= remembers only things that have happened recently) .
她的记性很差。
Life's too short to sit around moping.
人生苦短,不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦恼。
It was all over in a relatively short space of time .
不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。
4.
[obn]
短短的seeming to have passed very quickly
Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.
短短两年前,他还是全国最优秀的运动员。
不足not enough
5.
[nbn]
~ (of sth)
不足;短缺not having enough of sth; lacking sth
I'm afraid I'm a little short(= of money) this month.
这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.
事情出了差错,她老有借口。
6.
~ on sth
缺乏,缺少(某种品质)lacking or not having enough of a particular quality
He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.
他五大三粗,但头脑简单。
7.
[nbn]
紧俏;紧缺not easily available; not supplying as much as you need
Money was short at that time.
那时候,钱紧缺。
8.
[nbn]
~ (of sth)
少于;缺少;未达到less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed
Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.
她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。
The team was five players short.
球队还缺五名球员。
She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died.
她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。
呼吸of breath
9.
~ of breath
(呼吸)短促,困难;(气)急having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness
名称;单词name/word
10.
~ for sth
简略的;缩写的being a shorter form of a name or word
Call me Jo─it's short for Joanna.
叫我乔好了,这是乔安娜的简称。
file transfer protocol or FTP for short
file transfer protocol (文件传输协议)或简称 FTP
无礼rude
11.
[nbn]
~ (with sb)
简单粗暴;简慢无礼speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude
I'm sorry I was short with you earlier─I had other things on my mind.
对不起,我刚才怠慢你了,我脑子里在想别的事。
元音vowel
12.
短音的ashort vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels
Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’.
比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。
adv.
1.
缺少;不足if yougo short of orrun short of sth, you do not have enough of it
I'd never let you go short of anything.
我什么都不会让你缺的。
Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough.
为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭,做母亲的经常忍饥挨饿。
They had run short of(= used most of their supply of) fuel.
他们燃料不够用了。
2.
未达到;不及not as far as you need or expect
All too often you pitch the ball short.
你投球老是距离不够。
3.
中间(打断);过早地(终止)before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time
a career tragically cut short by illness
因病不幸中断的事业
I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out.
时间快到了,恐怕我得就此打断你了。
n.
— see also
shorts
1.
少量烈酒a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whisky
2.
(尤指在正片前放映的)电影短片a short film/movie, especially one that is shown before the main film
v.

习惯用语

a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
冒傻气的;不大聪明的stupid; not very intelligent
get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉签;被派做苦差事to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
give sb/sth/get short shrift
不重视(或同情);不受重视(或同情)to give sb/get little attention or sympathy
have/be on a short fuse
动辄发火;性情暴躁;脾气不好to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily
You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.
对付十几岁的半大孩子,你可能动不动就会生气。
in short order
麻利;简单省事quickly and without trouble
in the short run
从短期来看;眼下concerning the immediate future
In the short run, unemployment may fall.
从短期来看,失业率可能降低。
in short supply
不充裕;短缺;紧缺not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.
基本食物紧缺。
Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.
西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。
little/nothing short of sth
可以说是;无异于;近乎used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
去年的数字简直是灾难。
The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
这种转化堪称奇迹。
make short work of sth/sb
干净利落地打败(或处理);三下五除二就打垮(或解决)to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
Liverpool made short work of the opposition(= in a football/ soccer game) .
利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。
He made short work of his lunch(= ate it quickly) .
他三下两下吃完午饭。
short and sweet
短暂而美好;简明扼要;紧凑pleasant but not lasting a long time
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.
我们时间不多,我就长话短说吧。
be caught short
突然感觉要上厕所;内急to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet/bathroom
被置于不利地位to be put at a disadvantage
come short
出事故;遇到麻烦to have an accident; to get into trouble
fall short of sth
未达到;不符合to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need
The hotel fell far short of their expectations.
旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。
short of (doing) sth
没有;如果不;除非without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens
Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
除非发生奇迹,否则我们输定了。
Short of asking her to leave(= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation.
要是不请她走,我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。
pull, bring, etc. sb up short
使某人突然停止to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing
I was brought up short by a terrible thought.
一个可怕的念头闪过,我一下子愣住了。
in short
总之;简言之in a few words
His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.
他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话,已经过时了。

英汉解释

adj.
1.
短的;短暂的
2.
矮的;低的
3.
简短的;简略的;缩写的
4.
不足的;不够的;短少的
5.
(智力等)弱的;(记忆力)差的
6.
短期的
7.
简慢的;唐突的;无礼的;急性子的;不高兴的;发着脾气的
8.
〈口〉不搀水的,强烈的(酒等);纯的
9.
【商】卖空的;抛空的;无存货的
10.
脆的;易裂的;易碎的;松脆的(饼等)
11.
【语】短音的
12.
不及的;达不到的
13.
(见闻等)浅陋的
14.
波涛汹涌的(海)
adv.
1.
缺乏;不足
2.
突然;忽然
3.
简短地;简单地
4.
5.
简慢地;唐突地
n.
1.
概略;要点;不足;缺乏
2.
(报刊的)短讯;短篇;(电影的)短片
3.
【商】卖空;(交易所的)空方;空头
4.
【电】同“short-circuit”
5.
(运动)短裤
6.
萧特
7.
【语】短音节;【乐】短音符
8.
次货;废料;次粉;细麦子
9.
〈美俚〉汽车
10.
短期票据[债券]
11.
【棒】游击手
12.
不到规定长度的东西[鱼等]
13.
短少的数额;【印】短少部数;追加部数
v.
1.
卖空(股票)
2.
故意少给;欺骗
3.
【电】使短路

英英解释

adj.
adv.
n.
v.

例句

Stylist: If you're going to cut the top that short, then might I suggest that you fade the sides a little shorter as well?

发型如果上面建议两边跟着

My younger brother , if shorter as compared with you , is much taller than I.

弟弟虽然一些但是

Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still-long, still-black hair and bright, intelligent eyes.

里奇小姐记忆一些长长黑发充满智慧双眼一点

Myfirst impression upon receiving the book was that it was shorter (fewer pages)than I had expected.

接触第一印象原先设想页数)。

OK, then I'll introduce her to you. She has big eyes, and is blonde and a little shorter than I am.

介绍个子一点儿金黄色头发眼睛

seemed shorter. It was the ALERT, cold face of a man of about five-and-thirty.

一个大约三十五警觉冷静

Because it is often shorter than the rest, the last line in a paragraph may remain unjustified after this command is invoked.

因为段落最后一行长度通常其他因此调用命令段落最后一行可能保持两端不对状态

As you can see, this method can be applied only when the surface to be ground is shorter than the width of the grinding wheel used.

正如料想那样这种方法磨削表面砂轮宽度使用

A variable name is often shorter and easier to remember than the full path of methods and properties necessary to access the object itself.

变量通常访问对象本身方法属性完整路径容易记忆

Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man.

一位女子附和如果高个男子犯罪记录可以考虑一位一些男人

If the rope were shorter, it would cause the foal to hold his head up in an unnaturally high, fatiguing position.

如果绳子缩短一点导致马驹必须保持一个自然而且容易疲劳姿势

As expected my energy level began to wane after a few months on the road, and my original ambitious itinerary grew a bit shorter.

正如几个体力有所下降原本热望旅程进行缩减

The change rate of half year is higher half than a year. because he loan time is shorter, the bank's management charge is higher.

半年期货利率往往超过货款利率一半因为货款期限银行管理费用

"Hmmm, " said the Abbot as they reached the heated brass doors of the shorter abishai's domain. "Do I hear another wager being made? "

…”议员这时他们矮个子办公室黄铜大门,“是不是听到?”

Xiamen other tenants rent on rent is usually shorter, especially for the kind of short-term travel or open meetings of the crowd.

另外厦门租房通常房客租房时间特别适合那种出外旅游短期会议人群

They began to look different than wolves. . . They were generally smaller than wolves, with a shorter nose.

它们开始看起来一些不同……一般来说它们一些鼻子一些

The US, however, seems to have fallen foul of a shorter-term reaction to the past year's events.

然而美国似乎因为去年危机事件短期应对措施翻船

IPF and Provident loan out smaller sums of money (the equivalent of a few hundred dollars, typically) at shorter durations and higher rates.

远景金融国际个人金融IPF提供贷款往往数额较小放贷金额通常相当于几百美元),还贷时间利率较高

"But, as the amount of sleep became shorter and the regularity of sleep became less organized, the risk for obesity increased, " he said.

表示那些达到建议睡眠时间孩子并不存在患上肥胖糖尿病以及心血管疾病风险

However, depending on the severity of your operation, it might be appropriate to use much shorter or significantly longer service intervals.

不过根据进行操作重要程度可以适当缩短或者增加保养间隔时间

The signing of the will was a much shorter matter than I had anticipated.

想到遗嘱这么简单

He was a small, dark, lop-sided individual, one leg being slightly shorter, and therefore one shoulder lower, than the other.

一个矮小皮肤身体平衡家伙略微一些所以一边肩膀一边

The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the limit of resolution of a microscope.

波长显微镜分辨

The absorption is most effective for the shorter wave length rays.

对于短波部分来说吸收效应尤为明显

Refraction usually makes it possible to cover a given area in a shorter time and more economically than with the reflection method.

折射一般反射时间较少费用勘探一个指定地区

Each year his walk was shorter.

散步路程

The shorter way was by sea.

比较取道海上

Now, lets figure how much you spend on each item in a given year For the amounts you know on a shorter timeframe, figure them out together.

现在我们找出每一花费时间对于那些知道花费很少时间项目它们组合一起计算

Is often used in introductions to tell someone else your name. You can also use a shorter form --- My name's.

经常用于别人介绍自己可以使用简略形式

Please make it a bit shorter in the back(on the sides).

后面两边一点

The next day the girl wore an even shorter skirt the boy said to her again, "I bet you can't climb that tree" , pointing to a taller one.

第二女孩穿裙子男孩打赌

that when he saw me without my covering, I was an exact Yahoo in every part, only of a whiter colour, less hairy, and with shorter claws.

看到身上没有遮盖时候每个地方完完全全”,只是皮肤没有那么多毛爪子罢了

But she said men with shorter index fingers should not be "unduly worried" .

指出食指男性不必过度焦虑

It's made of aluminum and while it looks to be as thick as a standard pen or pencil, at 4 inches in length it's probably just a bit shorter.

质地铝合金4英尺实际也许一些),外形酷似标准钢笔铅笔

A television show called "Glee" may top the ratings, but nowadays blissful feelings seem to be in shorter supply than ever before.

一个喜悦电视节目或许得到最高评级但是如今喜悦感觉以往任何时候短缺

If you find yourself using comma after comma after comma, try making two (or even three) shorter sentences out of that long one.

如果发现自己使用好几个逗号就要句子截断分成两个句子

After his second bathroom break during the BD-Live screening of The Dark Knight, Nolan joked that he would make a shorter film next time.

第二屋宇浴室突破现场黑暗骑士检查诺兰开玩笑下次电影

Higher wages. A shorter work day. Better working conditions. One of its first demands was an eight-hour work day.

它们各项要求第一要求小时工作日

There have already been some of these applicable to shorter time spans than I use in reporting to partners.

合伙人汇报时间时期已经一些范围波动情况

The bonus to all this research is discovering that shorter exercise sessions will allow you to hold on to more muscle.

消息这些所有研究指出运动时间可以帮助保留更多肌肉

Short hair works best for shorter men as long hair tends to hide the neck and shoulders making them look one part of the body.

身材男士适合发型因为发型遮盖住脖子肩膀导致看上去身体一个整体从而缩短身材

And if the length of the string is a little less, the period would be a little shorter.

如果绳子长度有些减小周期就会一点

The shorter length of the Thames whale plus postmortem findings led the scientists to conclude it was a young animal.

泰晤士河相对长度科学界得出结论

The straight road seems to be one travelled slowly, even if it looks shorter.

沿直线道路前进虽然看起来捷径需要时间

Germany, for instance, has long had a scheme that covers 60% of the gap between shorter hours and a full-time wage for up to six months.

例如德国早已制定计划六个全勤缩短工时薪水差额政府给予60%补贴

Frankly, if I'd gone to ask Martin Wolf, the FT's economics expert, about the direction of house prices I'd have got a shorter answer.

事实上如果请教金融时报经济专家马丁•沃尔夫(MartinWolf有关房价走向的话得到回答可能简短

People who develop chronic lung disease are more likely to be shorter in height than the general population, researchers say.

研究人员患有慢性肺部疾病似乎正常人一些

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