| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | short (once / 21 pages) 1adjadvn 2adjadv 3nv 4adjadvv 5adjadv 6adj 7adjadv 8adv Short describes something that is not as long as usual. If your childhood bed is too short for you, your feet will dangle over the edge, and if a school day is short, you'll get out early. The adjective short describes things that aren't long when you measure them, or have a small distance from one end to another, like your short hair or the short walk to the library. A small amount of time can also be described as short, like a short chat with your mom. As a verb, short can describe cheating someone out of money or not paying what is owed, like a friend who shorts you when the lunch bill arrives. WORD FAMILYshort: shorted, shorten, shorter, shortest, shorting, shortish, shortly, shortness, shorts+/foreshorten: foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens/shorten: foreshorten, shortened, shortener, shortening, shortens/shortener: shorteners/shortening: shortenings USAGE EXAMPLESWhite’s passes, even the short ones, were often well off the mark. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) But the judge stopped short of forcing the company to apologise and did not say Chen’s dismissal was related to his gender identity. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) If Trump gets his way, maybe the “Age of Computer” will be shorter than we think. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length short skirts short hair the board was a foot short a short toss Syn|Ant abbreviated, brief (of clothing) very short closeused of hair or haircuts curtal(obsolete) cut short sawed-off, sawn-off, shortenedcut short shortishsomewhat short short-rangelimited to short distances short-snoutedhaving a snout that is shorter than average snubunusually short stubbyshort and blunt shortened, telescopedshortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another truncate, truncatedterminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off long primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified elongate, elongatedhaving notably more length than width; being long and slender elongated, extended, lengthened, prolongeddrawn out or made longer spatially extendable, extendiblecapable of being lengthened farbeing of a considerable distance or length lanklong and thin and often limp long-handled, pole-handledhaving a long handle long-rangesuitable for or reaching long distances long-snoutedhaving a snout that is longer than average long-staplehaving relatively long fibers long-wool, long-wooled(of sheep) having relatively long wool oblongdeviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction polysyllabic, sesquipedalian(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables stretchhaving an elongated seating area 2adj low in stature; not tall he was short and stocky short in stature a short smokestack Syn|Ant little low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpyshort and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thicksethaving a short and solid form or stature half-lengthrepresenting only the upper half of the body pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-offwell below average height short-stalkedof plants having relatively short stalks squab, squabbyshort and fat tall great in vertical dimension; high in stature high(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') big, largeabove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent gangling, gangly, lanky, rangytall and thin and having long slender limbs in heighthaving a specified height leggy, long-legged, long-shankedhaving long legs leggy, tall-growing(of plants) having tall spindly stems longof relatively great height long-stalked, tall-stalkedof plants having relatively long stalks stately, statuesqueof size and dignity suggestive of a statue tallishsomewhat tall 3adv at some point or distance before a goal is reached he fell short of our expectations 4n the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed Hyper parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land 5n the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 2Syn|Hyper shortstop position (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player 1adj primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration a short life a short flight a short holiday a short story only a few short months Syn|Ant abbreviated, shortened, truncated cut short in duration briefof short duration or distance clipped(of speech) having quick short sounds fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentarylasting for a markedly brief time short and sweetdealt with very quickly; to the point short-datedof a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption short-rangerelating to the near future short-run, short-termrelating to or extending over a limited period long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified agelonglasting through all time bimestrialtwo months long; lasting two months chronic, continuingof long duration daylonglasting through an entire day drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protractedrelatively long in duration; tediously protracted durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-livedexisting for a long time eight-daylasting for eight days endless, eternal, interminabletiresomely long; seemingly without end hourlonglasting for an hour lifelong, womb-to-tombcontinuing through life long-actingactive over a long period of time long-datedof a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption longishsomewhat long long-life(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual longitudinalover an extended time long-rangeinvolving an extended span of time long-run, long-term, semipermanentrelating to or extending over a relatively long time longstandinghaving existed for a long time monthlonglast through a month all-night, nightlong, overnightlasting, open, or operating through the whole night perenniallasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal time-consumingof a task that takes time and patience seven-day, weeklonglasting through a week yearlonglasting through a year 2adj of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short Ant long (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration 3adv quickly and without warning Syn abruptly, dead, suddenly 4adv so as to interrupt 3She took him up short before he could continue 1n accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference Syn|Hyper short circuit contact, tangency (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact 2v create a short circuit in 4Syn|Hyper short-circuit create, make make or cause to be or to become 1adj not sufficient to meet a need money is short on short rations food is in short supply short on experience Syn inadequate, poor deficient, insufficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement 2adj lacking foresight or scope a short view of the problem Syn myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful improvident not provident; not providing for the future 3adj (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range a short memory Syn|Ant forgetful, unretentive forgetful, mindless, unmindful not mindful or attentive long, recollective, retentive, tenacious good at remembering aware, mindfulbearing in mind; attentive to 4adj less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so regularly gives short weight Syn light, scant deficient, insufficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement 5adv at a disadvantage I was caught short Syn unawares 6v cheat someone by not returning him enough money 5Syn|Hyper short-change bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize deprive of by deceit 1adj not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices a short sale short in cotton Ant long holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices 2adv without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 6he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash adj tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 7shortbread is a short crumbly cookie a short flaky pie crust Syn breakable capable of being broken or damaged 1adj marked by rude or peremptory shortness the salesgirl was very short with him Syn brusk, brusque, curt discourteous showing no courtesy; rude 2adv in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner 8he talked short with everyone Syn curtly, shortly adv clean across the car's axle snapped short |
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