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
同义词
英汉双解
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。 |
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高度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。 |
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~ 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。 |
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。 |
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 |
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
| 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. | 7. 简慢的;唐突的;无礼的;急性子的;不高兴的;发着脾气的 |
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英英解释
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?
发型师:如果您想把上面再剪短些,那我建议您两边也要跟着短些。
My younger brother , if shorter as compared with you , is much taller than I.
我弟弟虽然比你矮一些,但是比我却高多了。
Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still-long, still-black hair and bright, intelligent eyes.
里奇小姐比我记忆中要矮一些,但她那长长的黑发和充满智慧的双眼一点没变。
Myfirst impression upon receiving the book was that it was shorter (fewer pages)than I had expected.
我接触该书的第一印象是它比我原先设想的要短(页数不多)。
OK, then I'll introduce her to you. She has big eyes, and is blonde and a little shorter than I am.
好,到时我再给你介绍。她个子比我矮一点儿,金黄色的头发,大眼睛。
seemed shorter. It was the ALERT, cold face of a man of about five-and-thirty.
这是一个大约三十五岁的人的一张警觉、冷静的脸。
Because it is often shorter than the rest, the last line in a paragraph may remain unjustified after this command is invoked.
因为段落最后一行的长度通常比其他行短,因此调用此命令后,段落最后一行可能保持两端不对齐的状态。
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.
正如料想的那样,这种方法只在要磨削表面比所用砂轮宽度短时才使用。
A variable name is often shorter and easier to remember than the full path of methods and properties necessary to access the object itself.
变量名通常要比访问对象本身所需的方法和属性的完整路径短和容易记忆。
Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man.
另一位女子附和说,如果高个男子有犯罪记录,她可以考虑选一位稍矮一些的男人。
If the rope were shorter, it would cause the foal to hold his head up in an unnaturally high, fatiguing position.
如果绳子再缩短一点,这会导致马驹必须让他的头保持一个不自然的高而且容易疲劳的姿势。
As expected my energy level began to wane after a few months on the road, and my original ambitious itinerary grew a bit shorter.
正如所料,几个月后我的体力有所下降,对原本热望的旅程进行了缩减。
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.
半年的期货款的利率往往超过一年期货款利率的一半,因为货款期限越短,银行的管理费用就越高。
"Hmmm, " said the Abbot as they reached the heated brass doors of the shorter abishai's domain. "Do I hear another wager being made? "
“嗯…”议员说。这时他们已走近了矮个子的办公室的黄铜大门,“我是不是听到你又开了一桩赌?”
Xiamen other tenants rent on rent is usually shorter, especially for the kind of short-term travel or open meetings of the crowd.
另外厦门日租房通常房客租房时间较短,特别适合那种出外旅游或开短期会议的人群。
They began to look different than wolves. . . They were generally smaller than wolves, with a shorter nose.
它们开始看起来和狼有了一些不同……一般来说,它们都会比狼小一些,鼻子也会比狼短一些。
The US, however, seems to have fallen foul of a shorter-term reaction to the past year's events.
然而,美国似乎是因为对去年危机事件的一项短期应对措施而翻船。
IPF and Provident loan out smaller sums of money (the equivalent of a few hundred dollars, typically) at shorter durations and higher rates.
远景金融和国际个人金融(IPF)所提供的贷款,往往数额较小(放贷金额通常相当于几百美元),还贷时间较短,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.
他还表示,那些达到了建议睡眠时间量的孩子并不存在会患上肥胖,糖尿病,以及心血管疾病的风险。
However, depending on the severity of your operation, it might be appropriate to use much shorter or significantly longer service intervals.
不过,根据您所进行的操作的重要程度,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.
我没想到签遗嘱的事这么简单。
He was a small, dark, lop-sided individual, one leg being slightly shorter, and therefore one shoulder lower, than the other.
他是一个矮小,黑皮肤,身体不平衡的家伙,一只腿略微短一些,所以一边肩膀就比另一边低了些。
The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the limit of resolution of a microscope.
波长越短,显微镜的分辨限就越小。
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.
折射法一般能以比反射法更短的时间,较少的费用勘探一个指定的地区。
Each year his walk was shorter.
他散步的路程一年比一年短了。
The shorter way was by sea.
比较近的一条路是取道海上。
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,让我们找出你一年中在每一项中花费的时间。对于那些你知道花费了很少时间的项目,将它们组合到一起计算。
Is often used in introductions to tell someone else your name. You can also use a shorter form --- My name's.
经常用于向别人介绍你自己。你也可以使用它的简略形式。
Please make it a bit shorter in the back(on the sides).
后面(两边)请剪短一点。
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.
第二天,小女孩穿了一条更短的裙子,那男孩指着一棵更高的树对她说:我敢打赌你爬不上那棵树。
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.
它看到我身上没有遮盖物的时候,每个地方都完完全全像一只“野胡”,只是皮肤较白,没有那么多毛,爪子也短些罢了。
But she said men with shorter index fingers should not be "unduly worried" .
但她指出食指较短的男性不必过度焦虑。
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.
它的质地是铝合金,长为4英尺(实际也许更短一些),外形酷似一只标准的钢笔或铅笔。
A television show called "Glee" may top the ratings, but nowadays blissful feelings seem to be in shorter supply than ever before.
一个名为“喜悦”的电视节目或许得到了最高评级,但是如今喜悦的感觉比以往任何时候都要短缺。
If you find yourself using comma after comma after comma, try making two (or even three) shorter sentences out of that long one.
如果你发现自己使用了好几个逗号,就要把句子截断,在分成两个或三个句子。
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.
在他第二次在屋宇署浴室突破现场的黑暗骑士检查,诺兰开玩笑说,他将在下次短电影。
Higher wages. A shorter work day. Better working conditions. One of its first demands was an eight-hour work day.
它们所列的各项要求中,第一位的是要求八小时工作日。
There have already been some of these applicable to shorter time spans than I use in reporting to partners.
在比我向合伙人汇报的时间段更短的时期里,已经有了一些大范围波动的情况。
The bonus to all this research is discovering that shorter exercise sessions will allow you to hold on to more muscle.
好消息是,这些所有的研究指出,短的运动时间可以帮助你保留更多的肌肉。
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.
身材矮的男士适合短发型,因为长发型会遮盖住脖子跟肩膀,导致看上去跟身体连成一个整体,从而缩短身材。
And if the length of the string is a little less, the period would be a little shorter.
如果绳子的长度,有些微的减小,周期就会变短一点。
The shorter length of the Thames whale plus postmortem findings led the scientists to conclude it was a young animal.
泰晤士河的死鲸相对较短的长度让科学界得出结论,它是一条幼鲸。
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是捷径,但需要的时间更长。
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,德国早已制定了一项计划:对六个月内全勤与缩短工时的薪水差额,政府给予60%的补贴。
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,如果我去请教《金融时报》经济专家马丁•沃尔夫(MartinWolf)有关房价走向的话,我得到的回答可能还要简短些。
People who develop chronic lung disease are more likely to be shorter in height than the general population, researchers say.
研究人员称,患有慢性肺部疾病的人似乎比正常人群矮一些。