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单词 short-leet
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short-leetv.

Brit. /ˈʃɔːtliːt/, U.S. /ˈʃɔrtˌlit/, Scottish English /ˈʃɔrtlit/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: short leet at leet n.3 2.
Etymology: < short leet at leet n.3 2. Compare short-list vb. at short list n. Derivatives.
Scottish.
transitive (chiefly in passive). To shortlist (someone or something) for a post, prize, etc.; to put (a candidate) on a short leet (short leet at leet n.3 2).
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > select from a number or for a purpose > reduce to a shortlist > put on a shortlist
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short-list1955
1919 Strathearn Herald 20 Sept. 3/3 New Burgh Surveyor... Four candidates had been short-leeted for interview, but in the interval one had secured another appointment elsewhere.
1989 in C. Rush Twelvemonth & Day (front matter) Christopher Rush..has twice been short-leeted for the Scottish Book of the Year Award.
2019 Sc. Farmer (Nexis) 15 Feb. It comes as no surprise that Bowhill Farming and Sion are regularly short leeted in various national agricultural competitions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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