英语词汇“in short words”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Of a speech, sentence, book, word, etc.: Having a small extent from beginning to end; brief. Phrases, to make a long story short: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 3g; to make short of long. Also †in short words: in few words, briefly. the short answer to (something) is (and variants) (colloquial), used to introduce a straightforward, immediate, or peremptory response or solution; also transferred and figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > brief

shortc1000

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > in short

at a (also one) wordOE

at few wordsOE

shortly1303

in short wordsc1380

oncec1384

in short and plainc1386

in sum?a1425

at short wordsa1450

at short1513

briefly?1521

in a word1522

in one word1522

with a word1522

summa1535

to be short1544

in (the) fine1545

in few1550

summarily1567

in a sum1574

in shorta1577

in brief1609

briefa1616

in a little1623

tout court1747

sans phrase1808

in a nutshell1822

in nuce1854

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > be concise or brief [verb (intransitive)]

to be at a (also one) wordOE

to make short1556

to be brief1588

abbreviate1596

to cut short1691

to cut (also make) a long story short1732

to make short of long1883

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > a sharp answer, retort

regestion1565

snaphance1598

regest1609

retortion1609

retort1610

retractation1637

riposte1877

comeback1908

answer-back1921

the short answer to (something) is1955

c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints I. iv. 140 We hit sæcgað eow on þa scortostan wisan.

1300 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 190 And forto make schorte tales, Ther cam [etc.].

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 98 Þe bezechinge þet he ous made of his uayre yblessede mouþe uayre guode ssorte an cleuiynde.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 221 Jesus Crist made it [the Paternoster], and comaundid it in schorte wordis.

1411 26 Polit. Poems 40 At a sarmon wil bid a frere Make it short, or ellys be stylle.

c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 8 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 29 Hillarius, In schorth spech sayand þus [etc.].

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope viii Thre fables wel shorte.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Bviii A short recapitulacion.

1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. ii. v. sig. Eiii^v Short tale to make, I [etc.].

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 156 Their names that you geue them [sc. dogs], must be short.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 182 When I consider how short were the Lawes of antient times.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. Pref. sig. a 2^v They are only not so full as they would have been, had the Author liued to decipher the Short Notes.

1747 in Further Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1874) 150 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. D) XII. 199 A full double of the said summons with a short copy on the foot thereof.

1751 T. Gray Elegy viii. 6 The short and simple annals of the poor.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 16 A short rent-roll.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xii. 103 Osborne's were short and soldierlike letters.

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano iv. vii. 160 There, to make short of long, was he way-laid By many knights at once.

1891 E. T. Olver & T. E. O'Reilly Imperial Tariff 262 When it is complete he makes a short copy.

1908 E. Fowler Between Trent & Ancholme 275 Important letters or short notes.

1955 New Statesman 24 Dec. 851/1 I suppose the short answer is money.

1962 Times 24 Nov. 4/6 The short answer is that they seem to indicate a far less cavalier attitude to viewers' wishes on the part of the television companies than has previously been manifest.

1966 ‘W. Cooper’ Mem. New Man i. iv. 47 ‘The short answer to that, my dear, is No.’ ‘But what about the long answer?’

1968 Guardian 10 June 7/6 There's no short answer. We have tried.. to persuade our dealers that giving service increases sales.

1978 A. Price '44 Vintage vi. 69 We don't get captured, Jack—that's the short answer.

1980 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 Mar. 11/3 The short answer is: yes, it is ill will.

单词	in short words
释义	> as lemmas in short words a. Of a speech, sentence, book, word, etc.: Having a small extent from beginning to end; brief. Phrases, to make a long story short: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 3g; to make short of long. Also †in short words: in few words, briefly. the short answer to (something) is (and variants) (colloquial), used to introduce a straightforward, immediate, or peremptory response or solution; also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > brief shortc1000 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > in short at a (also one) wordOE at few wordsOE shortly1303 in short wordsc1380 oncec1384 in short and plainc1386 in sum?a1425 at short wordsa1450 at short1513 briefly?1521 in a word1522 in one word1522 with a word1522 summa1535 to be short1544 in (the) fine1545 in few1550 summarily1567 in a sum1574 in shorta1577 in brief1609 briefa1616 in a little1623 tout court1747 sans phrase1808 in a nutshell1822 in nuce1854 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > be concise or brief [verb (intransitive)] to be at a (also one) wordOE to make short1556 to be brief1588 abbreviate1596 to cut short1691 to cut (also make) a long story short1732 to make short of long1883 the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > a sharp answer, retort regestion1565 snaphance1598 regest1609 retortion1609 retort1610 retractation1637 riposte1877 comeback1908 answer-back1921 the short answer to (something) is1955 c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints I. iv. 140 We hit sæcgað eow on þa scortostan wisan. 1300 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 190 And forto make schorte tales, Ther cam [etc.]. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 98 Þe bezechinge þet he ous made of his uayre yblessede mouþe uayre guode ssorte an cleuiynde. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 221 Jesus Crist made it [the Paternoster], and comaundid it in schorte wordis. 1411 26 Polit. Poems 40 At a sarmon wil bid a frere Make it short, or ellys be stylle. c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 8 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 29 Hillarius, In schorth spech sayand þus [etc.]. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope viii Thre fables wel shorte. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Bviii A short recapitulacion. 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. ii. v. sig. Eiii^v Short tale to make, I [etc.]. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 156 Their names that you geue them [sc. dogs], must be short. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 182 When I consider how short were the Lawes of antient times. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. Pref. sig. a 2^v They are only not so full as they would have been, had the Author liued to decipher the Short Notes. 1747 in Further Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1874) 150 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. D) XII. 199 A full double of the said summons with a short copy on the foot thereof. 1751 T. Gray Elegy viii. 6 The short and simple annals of the poor. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 16 A short rent-roll. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xii. 103 Osborne's were short and soldierlike letters. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano iv. vii. 160 There, to make short of long, was he way-laid By many knights at once. 1891 E. T. Olver & T. E. O'Reilly Imperial Tariff 262 When it is complete he makes a short copy. 1908 E. Fowler Between Trent & Ancholme 275 Important letters or short notes. 1955 New Statesman 24 Dec. 851/1 I suppose the short answer is money. 1962 Times 24 Nov. 4/6 The short answer is that they seem to indicate a far less cavalier attitude to viewers' wishes on the part of the television companies than has previously been manifest. 1966 ‘W. Cooper’ Mem. New Man i. iv. 47 ‘The short answer to that, my dear, is No.’ ‘But what about the long answer?’ 1968 Guardian 10 June 7/6 There's no short answer. We have tried.. to persuade our dealers that giving service increases sales. 1978 A. Price '44 Vintage vi. 69 We don't get captured, Jack—that's the short answer. 1980 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 Mar. 11/3 The short answer is: yes, it is ill will. extracted from shortadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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