| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | short UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective DISTANCE 距离 ESSENTIAL ■small in length, distance or height 短的；矮的 •a short skirt短裙 •Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.她的头发比过去短多了。 •It's only a short walk to the station.去车站只需走很短一段路程。 •I'm quite short but my brother's very tall.我很矮，可我弟弟很高。 ADVANCED ■describes a name that is used as a shorter form of a name （名字）简称的，缩略的 •Her name's Jo - it's short for •Her name's Josephine, or Jo for UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective TIME 时间 ESSENTIAL ■being an amount of time which is less than average or usual 短的，短暂的 •a short film/visit短片／短暂的访问 •He's grown so much in such a short time.他在如此短的时间里长高了这么多。 •I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.如果每小时我都休息一小会儿，我的工作效率会高很多。 IMPROVER ■describes books, letters and other examples of writing that do not contain many words and do not take much time to read （书、信等）简短的 •It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour.这是一本篇幅很短的书——你一个小时就能读完。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective LACKING 缺乏的 be short (of sth) ADVANCED ■to not have enough of something 短缺的，缺乏的 •to be short of •We're a bit short of •The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short.账单是85英镑，但我们还缺15英镑。 •I'm a little short (= I do not have much money) this week - could you lend me ten dollars?我这星期钱有点不够用——能借我十块美金吗？ short of breath ■unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise 喘不过气，上气不接下气 •She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs.她爬楼梯时总是上气不接下气。 be in short supply ■to be few or not enough in number 不够用，数量不足 •Computers are in rather short supply in this office.这个办公室里的电脑不够用。 go short mainly UK ■to not have something, especially when it is something you need in order to live 缺少，缺乏（尤指生存必需品） •My parents didn't have much money, but they made sure we didn't go short (of UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective NOT PATIENT 不耐烦的 [after verb] ■saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say （说话时）简短不耐的，简短愠怒的 •I'm sorry if I was a bit short with UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective be caught/taken short UK informal ■to suddenly and unexpectedly need to go to the toilet, especially when it is not convenient for you to do so （尤指不便上厕所时）突然想上厕所；内急 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective be short notice ■to be very near the time when an event is expected to happen 临时通知；距离预定发生时间非常近 •I will have to cancel this afternoon's class - I'm sorry it's such short notice.我将不得不取消今天下午的课——临时才通知大家非常抱歉。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective draw / get the short straw informal ■to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it （常因被选中而）不得不做最无趣的事情，做最苦的差事 •Colin, I'm afraid you've drawn the short straw - you're cleaning out the toilets.科林，恐怕你得做最苦的差事了——去打扫厕所。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective get the short end of the stick US Australian ■to suffer the bad effects of a situation 倒楣，承受某情况的恶果 •The people who get the short end of the stick are those whose income is just too high to qualify for help from the government.倒楣的是收入太高、没有资格取得政府援助的那些人。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective have (got) sb by the short and curlies (also have (got) sb by the short hairs) slang ■to have someone in your power 某人在掌握之中；抓住某人的辫子 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective have a short memory ■to forget things quickly 健忘，记性不好 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective in short ■used before describing something or someone in as few words and as directly as possible 简而言之，总之 •He's disorganized, inefficient, never there when you want him - in short, the man's hopeless.他这个人既没有条理，又没有效率，你需要他的时候他从来不在——简而言之，这个人是不可救药了。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective make short work of sth informal ■to finish or deal with something quickly 快速完成；快速解决 •Well you certainly made short work of the chocolate cake! There's none left for your dad.你把巧克力蛋糕一下子就吃完了！没有留一点给你爸爸。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective not be short of a bob or two UK informal ■to be rich 非常富有 •Did you see his car? He's not short of a bob or two!你看到他的车了吗？他真有钱！ UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective short and sweet informal ■surprisingly short in a way that is pleasing 短得令人高兴的 •This morning's lecture was short and sweet.今天早上的课时间很短，太让人高兴了。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adjective short sharp shock ■(describing or relating to) punishment that is quick and effective 快速而有效的惩罚；（惩罚）快速而有效的 •He's in favour of the short sharp shock treatment UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] noun countable DRINK 饮料 UK informal ■a drink of spirits (= type of strong alcohol) without water or any other liquid added （未掺水的）纯烈酒 •She only drinks shorts, never wine or beer.她只喝纯烈酒，从不喝葡萄酒或啤酒。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] noun countable FILM 电影 ■a short film, especially one which is made for showing before the main film at a cinema （尤指正片播映之前播放的）电影短片 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] noun countable ELECTRICITY informal for ■short circuit 短路 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] verb intransitive or transitive informal for ■short-circuit 短路 •The plumber's shorted the electric shower.水电工把电热水器弄得短路了。 UK [ʃɔ:t] US [ʃɔ:rt] adverb ■before the arranged or expected time or place 早；提前 •We had to cut •We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped |
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