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shorts
short S0362100 (shôrt)adj. short·er, short·est 1. Having little length; not long.2. Having little height; not tall.3. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough: a short toss.4. a. Lasting a brief time: a short holiday.b. Appearing to pass quickly: finished the job in a few short months.5. Not lengthy; succinct: short and to the point.6. a. Rudely brief; abrupt: The owner was quite short with the new hire.b. Easily provoked; irascible: has a short temper.7. Inadequate; insufficient: oil in short supply; were short on experience.8. Lacking in length or amount: a board that is short two inches.9. Lacking in breadth or scope: a short view of the problem.10. Deficient in retentiveness: a short memory.11. a. Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index: short investors; an investor who is short gold.b. Of or relating to a short sale: a short position.12. a. Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky: a short pie crust.b. Not ductile; brittle: short iron.13. a. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mălus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mālus, "apple tree."b. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound (ă) in pat or (o͝o) in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.14. Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.15. Slang Close to the end of a tour of military duty.adv. shorter, shortest 1. Abruptly; quickly: stop short.2. In a rude or curt manner.3. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target.4. At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the sudden storm.5. By means of a short sale: selling a commodity short.n.1. Something short, as:a. Linguistics A short syllable, vowel, or consonant.b. A brief film; a short subject.c. A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.d. shorts Short pants extending to the knee or above.e. shorts Undershorts.2. a. A short sale.b. One that sells short.3. shorts A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.4. shorts Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.5. a. A short circuit.b. A malfunction caused by a short circuit.6. Baseball A shortstop.v. short·ed, short·ing, shorts v.tr.1. To cause a short circuit in.2. Informal To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.3. To short-sell (a security or index).v.intr. To short-circuit.Idioms: for short As an abbreviation: He's called Ed for short. in short In summary; briefly. short for An abbreviation of: Ed is short for Edward. short of1. Having an inadequate supply of: We're short of cash.2. Less than: Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.3. Other than; without resorting to: Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.4. Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of: She stopped short of throwing out the old photo. the short end of the stick The worst side of an unequal deal.
[Middle English, from Old English sceort, scort; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
short′ness n.shorts (ʃɔːts) pl n1. (Clothing & Fashion) trousers reaching the top of the thigh or partway to the knee, worn by both sexes for sport, relaxing in summer, etc2. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly US and Canadian men's underpants that usually reach mid-thigh. Usual Brit word: pants 3. (Stock Exchange) short-dated gilt-edged securities4. (Banking & Finance) short-term bonds5. (Stock Exchange) securities or commodities that have been sold short6. (Forestry) timber cut shorter than standard lengths7. (Agriculture) a livestock feed containing a large proportion of bran and wheat germ8. items needed to make up a deficiencypants shortsIn British English, pants are a piece of clothing worn by men, women, or children under their other clothes. Pants have two holes to put your legs through and elastic round the waist or hips to keep them up. Men's pants are sometimes referred to as underpants. Women's pants are sometimes referred to as panties or knickers. In American English, a piece of clothing like this for men is usually referred to as shorts or underpants. For women, they are usually called panties. In American English, the word pants is used to refer to men's or women's trousers. He wore brown corduroy pants and a white cotton shirt.In both British and American English, shorts are also trousers with very short legs that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. I usually wear shorts and a T-shirt when I play tennis.Both pants and shorts are plural nouns. You use a plural form of a verb with them. The pants were white with a lace trim.His grey shorts were far too big.Be Careful!
Don't say 'a pants' or 'a shorts'. You can say a pair of pants or a pair of shorts. It doesn't take long to choose a pair of pants.He is wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.You use a singular form of a verb with a pair of pants or a pair of shorts. Why is this pair of pants on the floor?Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shorts - trousers that end at or above the kneeshort pants, trunksBermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts - short pants that end at the kneehot pants - skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garmentlederhosen - leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavariatrouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | | 2. |  shorts - underpants worn by men boxers, boxershorts, drawers, underdrawersunderpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skinplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Translationsshort (ʃoːt) adjective1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short? 短的 短的2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man. 矮的 矮的3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details. 短暫的 短暂的4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short. 短少的 短少的5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days. 缺少的 缺少的6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. 脆的 脆的 adverb1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me. 突然地，猛然 突然，急忙 2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short. 未達目標 达不到预想程度地ˈshortness noun 短，矮 短，矮 ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water. 缺少 缺少ˈshorten verb to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it. 弄短，變短 弄短，缩短 ˈshortening noun (especially American) the fat used for making pastry. (尤在美國)製作糕點時所使用的油脂 食用油脂（酥油/雪白奶油） ˈshortly adverb soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived. 不久 不久，即刻 shorts noun plural short trousers for men or women. 短褲 短裤ˈshortbread noun a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. 奶油酥餅 奶油脆饼ˌshort-ˈchange verb to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. 少找零錢欺騙客人 故意少找给顾客零头short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit) 短路 短路ˈshortcoming noun a fault. 缺點 缺点ˈshortcut noun a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field. 捷徑 近路，捷径 ˈshorthand noun a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. 速記 速记ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. 缺乏人手的 缺乏人��的 ˈshort-list noun a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. 決選名單 决选名单 verb to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants. 列入決選名單 列入决选名单ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm. 短命的 短命的ˌshort-ˈrange adjective1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles. 短程的 短程的2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast. 近期的 近期的ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted. 近視的，短視的 近视的，目光短浅的 ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb 近視地，短視地 近视地，目光短浅地 ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun 近視，短視 近视，目光短浅 ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings. 易怒的 脾气坏的，易怒的 ˌshort-ˈterm adjective1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans. 短暫的 短期的2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan. 短期的 短期延续的by a short head by a very small amount. to win by a short head. 少量的，小幅度的 小胜for short as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short. 簡稱(或簡寫)為... 简称（或简写）为... go short to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk). 使...缺少 缺少in short in a few words. 總之 简而言之，总之 in short supply not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply. 供應不足，缺乏的 供应不足make short work of to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream. 迅速解決 迅速处置某事run short1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short. 變缺(少的) 快用完了，不够 2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money. 缺少 缺少short and sweetHis reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted. 簡短扼要 简短扼要short for an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for? 是...的略語,簡稱 是…的缩写，简写 short of not as far as or as much as. Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London. 缺乏，不足 缺少，差一点 IdiomsSeeshortshorts
shorts[′shȯrts] (engineering) Oversize particles held on a screen after sieving the fines through the screen. (food engineering) Wheat-husk parts that are finer than bran; used in flour milling. Shorts
Shorts BONDS and DEBENTURES which have a redemption date of less than five years.shorts
Related to shorts: H&MSynonyms for shortsnoun trousers that end at or above the kneeSynonymsRelated Words- Bermuda shorts
- Jamaica shorts
- hot pants
- lederhosen
- trouser
- pant
- plural
- plural form
noun underpants worn by menSynonyms- boxers
- boxershorts
- drawers
- underdrawers
Related Words- underpants
- plural
- plural form
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