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short short ★★☆☆☆1. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES 形容词和副词用法2. NOUN USES 名词用法Part-11  →see: Please look at category 24 to  if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 以下义项中未列出的表达方式请参第24项。； 2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短暂的；短促的；短期的 If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. The announcement was made a short time ago...通告是不久前才宣布的。How could you do it in such a short period of time?...你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的？Mr Annan took a short break before resuming his schedule...安南先生在继续自己的工作前先短暂休息了一下。Kemp gave a short laugh...肯普笑了一声。We had a short meeting.我们开了个短会。3[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]似乎过得很快的；短暂的 If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly.   [usu ADJ n]For a few short weeks there was peace...有过短短几周的和平。Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.仅短短 5 年时间后，你的钱就会增多 94,000 美元。4[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](演讲、信件、书等)短的，简短的 A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it.   [usu ADJ n]They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona...他们正表演莎士比亚剧作《维洛那二绅士》中的一个片段。This is a short note to say thank you.这是一封简短的致谢信。5[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]矮的；个子矮的 Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。...a short, elderly woman with grey hair...头发灰白的矮个子老妇人He's the shortest of four brothers.他是四兄弟中个子最矮的。6[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](距离、长度等)短的，不长的，不远的 Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. The city centre and shops are only a short distance away...市中心和商店离得很近。A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway...一段短短的台阶通向一个气派的大门口。His black hair was very short.他的黑发很短。7[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短缺的；不足的 If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left.   [v-link ADJ]Her father's illness left the family short of money...她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel...政府军的弹药和燃料都快用完了。Supplies of everything are unreliable, food is short...各种补给都不稳定，食品也短缺。Time is running short.快没时间了。8[ADJ	形容词]少于；不及；未达到 If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.   [v-link ADJ of n]He stopped a hundred yards short of the building...他在离大楼 100 码处停下了。So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?...那么如果社会党人得票领先却又未达到绝对多数，那会怎么样呢？Inflation is just short of 11 per cent...通货膨胀接近 11％。They were still 91 short of their target.他们离目标还差 91。9[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]除…之外；没有；如果不 Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing.   [PREP n/-ing]Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road...除非爬过 4 米高的栏杆，否则从这条路没办法进到园子里。They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。10[ADV	副词]终止；中断；打断 If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished.   [ADV after v]His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack...他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。Jackson cut short his trip to Africa...杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。His voice stopped short as he saw the blade emerge from Desmond's pocket.当他看到从德斯蒙德口袋里露出的刀刃时，他突然不吭声了。11[ADJ	形容词]简略的；缩写的；简称的 If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name.   [v-link ADJ for n]Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears...她的朋友凯斯(凯茜娃的简称)眼泪汪汪。'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'.O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外体验)的缩略形式。12[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:short-tempered；暴躁的；易怒的 If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily. ...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper.脾气暴躁、笨拙又忸怩的女人13[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]说话简短粗暴的；简慢无礼的 If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry.   [v-link ADJ]She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。14[PHRASE	短语](尤指在一时找不到厕所的情况下)内急，突然感觉要上厕所 If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.   [V inflects]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]15[PHRASE	短语]作为简称；作为缩写 If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name.   [usu n PHR]Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)...我对面是一位名叫贾丝明德(简称杰丝)的女子。This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.这种病情叫做季节性情感失调症，或简称 SAD。16[PHRASE	短语]缺乏(尤指食物) If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need.   [V inflects]Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials.有些人可能极不善于理财，因而不得不缺衣少食地将就过活。17[PHRASE	短语]总之；简而言之 You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary.   [PHR with cl]Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging...试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之，只要是有挑战性的。She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.她被医生、律师、家庭主妇——总之是一群像她一样的人——所包围着。18[PHRASE	短语]可以说是；简直；无异于 You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous.   [v-link PHR adj/n]  [emphasis]The results are nothing short of magnificent...结果非常不错。His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。19[PHRASE	短语]冒傻气的；不聪明的；愚蠢的；不理智的 If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy.   [v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]20[PHRASE	短语]缺乏，缺少(某种优良品质) If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]He was very short on enthusiasm...他太缺乏热情。The proposals were short on detail.这些提议缺少细节。21[PHRASE	短语]险些(做…)；差点没(做…) If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.   [V inflects]He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government...他几乎要直言批评政府了。The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。22[PHRASE	短语](因雇主付不起全工时工钱而出现的)短工时，开工不足 If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full time wage.   [on PHR]Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand...因需求量大幅下降，全国的工人都开工不足。Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working.大多数制造商不得不推行短工时工作制。23[PHRASE	短语]使突然终止；使突然中断 If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing.   [V inflects]The name on the gate pulled me up short.大门上的名字让我突然停了下来。24[PHRASE	短语]干净利落地处理(或打败)；迅速解决 If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Agassi made short work of his opponent.阿加西干净利落地击败了对手。25  short of breath→see: breath； at short notice→see: notice； to sell someone short→see: sell； to get short shrift→see: shrift； to cut a long story short→see: story； to draw the short straw→see: straw； in short supply→see: supply； in the short term→see: term； Part-21[N-PLURAL	复数名词]短裤 Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports.   [also a pair of N]...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts.两名身着色彩艳丽的棉质短裤和T恤衫的女子2[N-PLURAL	复数名词](男式)内裤，衬裤 Shorts are men's underpants with short legs.   [also a pair of N]  [mainly AM 主美]3[N-COUNT	可数名词]少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等) A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities.   [mainly BRIT 主英]4[N-COUNT	可数名词](尤指正片放映前的)电影短片 A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema.  short1 adjectiveshort2 nounshort3 adverbshort4 verbshortshort1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative shorter, superlative shortest)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1time happening or continuing for only a little time or for less time than usual  OPP  long:  a short meeting Morris gave a short laugh. a short course on business English Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter. I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time. For a short while (=a short time), the city functioned as the region’s capital. I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter. Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time. They met and married within a short space of time. I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (=short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time). For a few short weeks  (=they seemed to pass very quickly), the sun shone and the fields turned gold.2length/distance measuring a small amount in length or distance  OPP  long:  a short skirt Anita had her hair cut short. They went by the shortest route, across the fields. Carol’s office was only a short distance away, and she decided that she would walk there.a short walk/flight/drive It’s a short drive to the airport. The hotel is only a short walk from the beach.3not tall someone who is short is not as tall as most people  OPP  tall:  a short plump woman Chris was short and stocky, with broad shoulders. He’s a bit shorter than me.4book/letter a book, letter etc that is short does not have many words or pages  OPP  long:  a short novel I wrote a short note to explain. →short story5not enough a)if you are short of something, you do not have enough of itbe short (of something) Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m a little short.be short of money/cash/funds Our libraries are short of funds.be 5p/$10 etc short Have you all paid me? I’m about £9 short.I’m a bit short British English spoken (=I haven’t got much money at the moment)somebody is not short of something British English (=they have a lot of it) Your little girl’s not short of confidence, is she? They’re not short of a few bob (=they are rich). b)if something is short, there is not enough of it:  Money was short in those days. It’s going to be difficult – time is short. Gasoline was in short supply (=not enough of it was available) after the war.6be short on something to have less of something than you should have:  He’s a nice guy, but a little short on brains. The president’s speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.7less than a little less than a numbershort of Her time was only two seconds short of the world record.just/a little short of something She was just short of six feet tall.8short notice if something is short notice, you are told about it only a short time before it happens:  I can’t make it Friday. It’s very short notice.at short notice British English, on short notice American English The party was arranged at short notice.9in the short term/run during the period of time that is not very far into the future → short-term:  These measures may save money in the short term, but we’ll end up spending more later.10have a short memory if someone has a short memory, they soon forget something that has happened:  Voters have very short memories.11be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name:  Her name is Alex, short for Alexandra.12be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy:  He couldn’t walk far without getting short of breath.13be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:  Sorry I was short with you on the phone this morning.14have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily:  Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.15get/be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy:  McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 1976.16be nothing/little short of something used to emphasize that something is very good, very surprising etc:  Her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle. The results are little short of astonishing.17draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better:  Giles drew the short straw, and has to give us a talk this morning.18make short work of (doing) something to finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job:  The kids made short work of the sandwiches. Computers can make short work of complex calculations.19have/get somebody by the short and curlies (also have/get somebody by the short hairs) British English informal not polite to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want: · I signed the contract – they’ve got me by the short and curlies.20be one ... short of a ... spoken used humorously to say that someone is a little crazy or stupid:  Lady, are you a few aces short of a deck? He’s one sandwich short of a picnic.21short time British English when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage:  Most of the workers were put on short time.22in short order formal in a short time and without delay23give somebody short measure British English old-fashioned to give someone less than the correct amount of something, especially in a shop24sound technical a short vowel is pronounced quickly without being emphasized, for example the sound of a in ‘cat’, e in ‘bet’, and i in ‘bit’  OPP  long—shortness noun [uncountable]:  He was suffering from shortness of breath. Shirley was very conscious of her shortness and always wore high heels. → life’s too shortat life(27)GRAMMAR: Order of adjectivesIf there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.You say: · I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗Don’t say:  I bought a short beautiful dress.You say: · She has short black hair. ✗Don’t say:  She has black short hair.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUStimeshort not long: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.brief especially written lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: · The president will make a brief visit to Seattle today.· He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something: · I had a quick look at the map.· He had a quick shower and then went out.short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer: · short-lived success· The ceasefire was short-lived.· a short-lived romance· short-lived optimism about the economyfleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer: · a fleeting visit· a fleeting smile· She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.· a fleeting moment of happiness· a fleeting thoughtmomentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses: · There was a momentary pause in the conversation.· The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time: · passing fashions· He made only a passing reference to war.· It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).ephemeral formal lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world: · Beauty is ephemeral.· the ephemeral nature of our existence· His wealth proved to be ephemeral.personshort someone who is short is not as tall as most people: · He was a short fat man.not very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m.small short and with a small body: · My mother was a small woman.· The girl was quite small for her age  (=smaller than other girls of the same age).petite used about a woman who is attractively short and thin: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair.stocky used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged.dumpy short and fat: · a dumpy girl with red hairdiminutive formal literary very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels: · a diminutive figure dressed in blackstubby stubby fingers or toes are short and thick: · the baby’s stubby little fingersshort1 adjectiveshort2 nounshort3 adverbshort4 verbshortshort2 ●●○ noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1shorts [plural] a)short trousers ending at or above the knees:  a pair of shorts tourists in shorts and T-shirts →Bermuda shorts, cycling shorts b)especially American English men’s underwear with short legs:  Craig was standing in the kitchen in his shorts. →boxer shorts, Jockey shorts2in short used when you want to give the main point of something:  Carter hoped for greater trust between the two nations, more trade, more cultural exchanges – in short, a genuine peace.3for short used as a shorter way of saying a name:  His name’s Maximilian, but we just call him Max for short.4[countable] informal a short film shown in the cinema► see thesaurus at movie5[countable] British English informal a strong alcoholic drink that is not beer or wine, drunk in a small glass SYN shot American English:  Do you fancy a short?6[countable] informal a short circuit:  a short in the system → the long and the short of itat long1(10)short1 adjectiveshort2 nounshort3 adverbshort4 verbshortshort3 ●○○ adverb  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1fall short of something to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard:  The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority. Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations.fall short of a goal/target/ideal The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth.fall far/a long way/well short of something Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required. One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough).2be running short (of/on something) if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left:  We’re running short of coffee again. Our supplies of petrol were running short. Come on, time’s running short!3stop short of doing something to almost do something but then decide not to do it:  They accused the president of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.4stop short to suddenly stop speaking or stop what you are doing, because something has surprised you or you have just thought of something:  Seeing her tears, he stopped short.5be cut short if something is cut short, it is stopped before you expect or before it is finished:  His career was tragically cut short when, at the age of 42, he died of a heart attack.6cut somebody short to interrupt and stop someone when they are speaking:  I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short.7pull/bring somebody up short to surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment:  The question brought her up short, but, after a moment’s hesitation, she answered it.83 metres/5 miles etc short of something without reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it:  The plane touched down 200 metres short of the runway.9two weeks/a month etc short of something two weeks, a month etc before something:  He died two days short of his fifty-sixth birthday.10short of (doing) something without actually doing something:  Short of locking her in her room, he couldn’t really stop her from seeing Jack.11come up short to fail to win or achieve something:  We’ve been to the state tournament four times, but we’ve come up short every time.12go short (of something) British English to have less of something than you need:  She made sure that her children never went short.13be taken short/be caught short British English informal to have a sudden strong need to go to the toilet when you are not near oneshort1 adjectiveshort2 nounshort3 adverbshort4 verbshortshort4 (also short out) verb [intransitive, transitive]  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family  to short-circuit, or make something do this:  The toaster shorted and caused a fire.

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       ◆          He had short curly hair.          他有一头短鬈发。                          ◆          a short walk          短距离步行                          ◆          a short skirt          短裙                          OPP                                                    long                                                                height        高度                    2        ★                  (of a person          人          )                          small in height            个子矮的                                    ◆          She was short and dumpy.          她又矮又胖。                          OPP                                                    tall                                                                time        时间                    3        ★                  lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual            短的；短期的；短暂的                                    ◆          I'm going to France for a short break.          我打算去法国度个短假。                          ◆          Which is the shortest day of the year?          一年中哪一天最短？                          ◆          a short book            (= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages)                    一本小书                          ◆          She has a very            short memory            (= remembers only things that have happened recently).                    她的记性很短暂。                          ◆          (            informal)                                Life's too shortto sit around moping.                    人生苦短，不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦闷。                          ◆          It was all over in a relatively            short space of time.                    不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。                          OPP                                                    long                                                                4                  [only before noun          ]                          (of a period of time          一段时间          )                          seeming to have passed very quickly            短短的                                    ◆          Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.          短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的运动员。                          OPP                                                    long                                                                not enough        不足                    5        ★                  [not before noun          ]                          short(of sth)                          not having enough of sth; lacking sth            不足；短缺                                    ◆          I'm afraid I'm a little short            (= of money)this month.                    这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。                          ◆          She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.          事情出了差错，她老有借口。                            6                  shorton sth                          (            informal)                    lacking or not having enough of a particular quality            缺乏，缺少（某种品质）                                    ◆          He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.          他五大三粗，但头脑简单。                            7        ★                  [not before noun          ]                          not easily available; not supplying as much as you need            紧俏；紧缺                                    ◆          Money was short at that time.          那时候，钱紧缺。                            8                  [not before noun          ]                          short(of sth)                          less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed            少于；缺少；未达到                                    ◆          Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.          她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。                          ◆          The team was five players short.          球队还缺五名球员。                          ◆          She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died.          她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。                            of breath        呼吸                    9        ~ of breath                  having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness            （呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急                                      name/word        名称；单词                    10                  shortfor sth                          being a shorter form of a name or word            简略的；缩写的                                    ◆          Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna.          叫我乔好了，这是乔安娜的简称。                          ◆          file transfer protocol or FTP            for short                                *file transfer protocol （文件传输协议）或简称 FTP                                      rude        无礼                    11                  [not before noun          ]                          short(with sb)                          (of a person          人          )                          speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude            简单粗暴；简慢无礼                                    ◆          I'm sorry I was short with you earlier—I had other things on my mind.          对不起，我刚才怠慢你了，我脑子里在想别的事。                            vowel        元音                    12                  (            phonetics              语音            )                    a            shortvowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels            短音的                                    ◆          Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’.          比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。                          OPP                                                    long                                                                ☞see also                                    shortly                                                        ▶                short·ness                  /          ʃɔːtnəs                    ;            NAmE                    ʃɔːrtnəs                    /                          noun                          [uncountable          ]                                      ◆          She suffered from shortness of breath.          她患有气急的毛病。                            IDIOMS              a ˌbrick short of a ˈload, two ˌsandwiches short of a ˈpicnic, etc.                  (            informal)                                (of a person            人            )                                stupid; not very intelligent              冒傻气的；不大聪明的                                                  get the short end of the ˈstick                  (            NAmE)                                (                          BrE                        ˌdraw the short ˈstraw            )                                to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task              抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事                                                  give sb/sth/get short ˈshrift                              to give sb/get little attention or sympathy              不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）                                                  have/be on a short ˈfuse                              to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily              动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好                                            ◆            You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.            对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。                                      in ˌshort ˈorder                              quickly and without trouble              麻利；简单省事                                                  in the ˈshort run                              concerning the immediate future              从短期来看；眼下                                            ◆            In the short run, unemployment may fall.            从短期来看，失业率可能降低。                                      in ˌshort supˈply                              not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand              不充裕；短缺；紧缺                                            ◆            Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.            基本食物紧缺。                                ◆            Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.            西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。                                      little/nothing short of ˈsth                              used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth              可以说是；无异于；近乎                                            ◆            Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.            去年的数字简直是灾难。                                ◆            The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.            这种变化堪称奇迹。                                      make short ˈwork of sth/sb                              to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly              干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决）                                            ◆            Liverpool made short work of the opposition              (= in a football/                soccergame).                                      利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。                                ◆            He made short work of his lunch              (= ate it quickly).                        他三下两下吃完午饭。                                      ˌshort and ˈsweet                              (              informal)                        pleasant but not lasting a long time              短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑                                            ◆            We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.            我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。                                      ☞more at                                    draw                                   v.            ,                                    life                                   n.            ,                                    long                                   adj.            ,                                    measure                                   n.            ,                                    notice                                   n.            ,                                    term                                   n.            ,                                    thick                                   adj.                                  adverb                    (              short·er        ,        short·est            )              1              if you          go short ofor          run short ofsth, you do not have enough of it          缺少；不足                            ◆        I'd never let you go short of anything.        我什么都不会让你缺的。                    ◆        Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough.        为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥捱饿。                    ◆        They had          run short of          (= used most of their supply of)fuel.                他们燃料不够用了。                    2              not as far as you need or expect          未达到；不及                            ◆        All too often you pitch the ball short.        你投球老是距离不够。                    3              before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time          中间（打断）；过早地（终止）                            ◆        a career tragically          cut shortby illness                因病不幸中断的事业                    ◆        I'm afraid I'm going to have to          stopyou          shortthere, as time is running out.                时间快到了，恐怕我得就此打断你了。                    IDIOMS              be caught ˈshort                  (                      BrE also                    be taken ˈshort          )                          1                      (              BrE) (              informal)                        to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet/bathroom              突然感觉要上厕所；内急                                                2                      to be put at a disadvantage              被置于不利地位                                                  come ˈshort                              (              SAfrE) (              informal)                        to have an accident; to get into trouble              出事故；遇到麻烦                                                  fall ˈshort of sth                              to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need              未达到；不符合                                            ◆            The hotel fell far short of their expectations.            旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。                                      short of (doing) sth                              without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens              没有；如果不；除非                                            ◆            Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.            除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。                                ◆            Short of asking her to leave              (= and we don't want to do that)there's not a lot we can do about the situation.                        要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。                                      pull, bring, etc. sb up ˈshort                              to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing              使某人突然停止                                            ◆            I was brought up short by a terrible thought.            一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。                                      ☞more at                                    sell                                   v.            ,                                    stop                                   v.                                  noun              (      informal)              ☞see also                                    shorts                                      1              (          BrE)                a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of          whisky          少量烈酒                            2              a short film/movie, especially one that is shown before the main film          （尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片                            3      (        informal)            =                                            short circuit                                                  IDIOM              in ˈshort                              in a few words              总之；简言之                                            ◆            His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.            他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。                                      ☞more at                                    long                                   adj.                                  verb                    [intransitive        ,     transitive      ]              short(sth) (out)        (      informal)        =                                    short-circuit                                          short              /        ʃɔːt                ;          NAmE                ʃɔːrt                /                    short·ness              /        ʃɔːtnəs                ;          NAmE                ʃɔːrtnəs                /             short[ʃɔ:t]shorted, shorting, shorts级别:shorter, shortestCET4CET6TEM4考研v259052491870945512r375980236421338207711482818j627656941001315798160741220511604ADJ5622742575ADV4057256703VERB1735517727Spoken:68186479shorted[628] shorter[5287] shortest[1557] shorting[249]短的(65%)，缺少(7%)，短期的(7%)，矮的(6%)，短缺的(6%)，未达到(3%)，简略的(3%)，电影短片(2%)，粗暴无礼的(1%)n.短；缺乏；短路；短裤adj.短的；不足的；矮的，低的adv.不足；突然；唐突地n.(Short)人名；(英)肖特

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Collins	short ★★☆☆☆ 1. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES 形容词和副词用法 2. NOUN USES 名词用法 Part-1 1 →see: Please look at category 24 to if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 以下义项中未列出的表达方式请参第24项。； 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短暂的；短促的；短期的 If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. The announcement was made a short time ago... 通告是不久前才宣布的。 How could you do it in such a short period of time?... 你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的？ Mr Annan took a short break before resuming his schedule... 安南先生在继续自己的工作前先短暂休息了一下。 Kemp gave a short laugh... 肯普笑了一声。 We had a short meeting. 我们开了个短会。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]似乎过得很快的；短暂的 If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly. [usu ADJ n] For a few short weeks there was peace... 有过短短几周的和平。 Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000. 仅短短 5 年时间后，你的钱就会增多 94,000 美元。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](演讲、信件、书等)短的，简短的 A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it. [usu ADJ n] They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona... 他们正表演莎士比亚剧作《维洛那二绅士》中的一个片段。 This is a short note to say thank you. 这是一封简短的致谢信。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]矮的；个子矮的 Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat. 我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。 ...a short, elderly woman with grey hair... 头发灰白的矮个子老妇人 He's the shortest of four brothers. 他是四兄弟中个子最矮的。 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](距离、长度等)短的，不长的，不远的 Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. The city centre and shops are only a short distance away... 市中心和商店离得很近。 A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway... 一段短短的台阶通向一个气派的大门口。 His black hair was very short. 他的黑发很短。 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短缺的；不足的 If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left. [v-link ADJ] Her father's illness left the family short of money... 她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。 Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel... 政府军的弹药和燃料都快用完了。 Supplies of everything are unreliable, food is short... 各种补给都不稳定，食品也短缺。 Time is running short. 快没时间了。 8 [ADJ 形容词]少于；不及；未达到 If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. [v-link ADJ of n] He stopped a hundred yards short of the building... 他在离大楼 100 码处停下了。 So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?... 那么如果社会党人得票领先却又未达到绝对多数，那会怎么样呢？ Inflation is just short of 11 per cent... 通货膨胀接近 11％。 They were still 91 short of their target. 他们离目标还差 91。 9 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]除…之外；没有；如果不 Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing. [PREP n/-ing] Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road... 除非爬过 4 米高的栏杆，否则从这条路没办法进到园子里。 They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities. 他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。 10 [ADV 副词]终止；中断；打断 If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished. [ADV after v] His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack... 他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。 Jackson cut short his trip to Africa... 杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。 His voice stopped short as he saw the blade emerge from Desmond's pocket. 当他看到从德斯蒙德口袋里露出的刀刃时，他突然不吭声了。 11 [ADJ 形容词]简略的；缩写的；简称的 If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name. [v-link ADJ for n] Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears... 她的朋友凯斯(凯茜娃的简称)眼泪汪汪。 'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'. O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外体验)的缩略形式。 12 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:short-tempered ；暴躁的；易怒的 If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily. ...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper. 脾气暴躁、笨拙又忸怩的女人 13 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]说话简短粗暴的；简慢无礼的 If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry. [v-link ADJ] She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me. 她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。 14 [PHRASE 短语](尤指在一时找不到厕所的情况下)内急，突然感觉要上厕所 If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] 15 [PHRASE 短语]作为简称；作为缩写 If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name. [usu n PHR] Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)... 我对面是一位名叫贾丝明德(简称杰丝)的女子。 This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short. 这种病情叫做季节性情感失调症，或简称 SAD。 16 [PHRASE 短语]缺乏(尤指食物) If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need. [V inflects] Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials. 有些人可能极不善于理财，因而不得不缺衣少食地将就过活。 17 [PHRASE 短语]总之；简而言之 You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary. [PHR with cl] Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging... 试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之，只要是有挑战性的。 She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself. 她被医生、律师、家庭主妇——总之是一群像她一样的人——所包围着。 18 [PHRASE 短语]可以说是；简直；无异于 You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous. [v-link PHR adj/n] [emphasis] The results are nothing short of magnificent... 结果非常不错。 His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco. 他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。 19 [PHRASE 短语]冒傻气的；不聪明的；愚蠢的；不理智的 If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy. [v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] 20 [PHRASE 短语]缺乏，缺少(某种优良品质) If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have. [V inflects] [disapproval] He was very short on enthusiasm... 他太缺乏热情。 The proposals were short on detail. 这些提议缺少细节。 21 [PHRASE 短语]险些(做…)；差点没(做…) If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it. [V inflects] He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government... 他几乎要直言批评政府了。 The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence. 这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。 22 [PHRASE 短语](因雇主付不起全工时工钱而出现的)短工时，开工不足 If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full time wage. [on PHR] Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand... 因需求量大幅下降，全国的工人都开工不足。 Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working. 大多数制造商不得不推行短工时工作制。 23 [PHRASE 短语]使突然终止；使突然中断 If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing. [V inflects] The name on the gate pulled me up short. 大门上的名字让我突然停了下来。 24 [PHRASE 短语]干净利落地处理(或打败)；迅速解决 If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Agassi made short work of his opponent. 阿加西干净利落地击败了对手。 25 short of breath→see: breath ； at short notice→see: notice ； to sell someone short→see: sell ； to get short shrift→see: shrift ； to cut a long story short→see: story ； to draw the short straw→see: straw ； in short supply→see: supply ； in the short term→see: term ； Part-2 1 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]短裤 Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. [also a pair of N] ...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts. 两名身着色彩艳丽的棉质短裤和T恤衫的女子 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](男式)内裤，衬裤 Shorts are men's underpants with short legs. [also a pair of N] [mainly AM 主美] 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等) A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities. [mainly BRIT 主英] 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指正片放映前的)电影短片 A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema.
Oxford	short ★ / ʃɔːt ; NAmE ʃɔːrt / adjective , adverb , noun , verb short shorts shorted shorting shorter shortest adjective ★ ( short·er , short·est ) length/distance 长度；距离 1 ★ measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual 短的 ◆ He had short curly hair. 他有一头短鬈发。 ◆ a short walk 短距离步行 ◆ a short skirt 短裙 OPP long height 高度 2 ★ (of a person 人 ) small in height 个子矮的 ◆ She was short and dumpy. 她又矮又胖。 OPP tall time 时间 3 ★ lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual 短的；短期的；短暂的 ◆ I'm going to France for a short break. 我打算去法国度个短假。 ◆ Which is the shortest day of the year? 一年中哪一天最短？ ◆ a short book (= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages) 一本小书 ◆ She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). 她的记性很短暂。 ◆ ( informal) Life's too shortto sit around moping. 人生苦短，不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦闷。 ◆ It was all over in a relatively short space of time. 不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。 OPP long 4 [only before noun ] (of a period of time 一段时间 ) seeming to have passed very quickly 短短的 ◆ Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country. 短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的运动员。 OPP long not enough 不足 5 ★ [not before noun ] short(of sth) not having enough of sth; lacking sth 不足；短缺 ◆ I'm afraid I'm a little short (= of money)this month. 这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。 ◆ She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. 事情出了差错，她老有借口。 6 shorton sth ( informal) lacking or not having enough of a particular quality 缺乏，缺少（某种品质） ◆ He was a big strapping guy but short on brains. 他五大三粗，但头脑简单。 7 ★ [not before noun ] not easily available; not supplying as much as you need 紧俏；紧缺 ◆ Money was short at that time. 那时候，钱紧缺。 8 [not before noun ] short(of sth) less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed 少于；缺少；未达到 ◆ Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record. 她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。 ◆ The team was five players short. 球队还缺五名球员。 ◆ She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died. 她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。 of breath 呼吸 9 ~ of breath having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness （呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急 name/word 名称；单词 10 shortfor sth being a shorter form of a name or word 简略的；缩写的 ◆ Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna. 叫我乔好了，这是乔安娜的简称。 ◆ file transfer protocol or FTP for short *file transfer protocol （文件传输协议）或简称 FTP rude 无礼 11 [not before noun ] short(with sb) (of a person 人 ) speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude 简单粗暴；简慢无礼 ◆ I'm sorry I was short with you earlier—I had other things on my mind. 对不起，我刚才怠慢你了，我脑子里在想别的事。 vowel 元音 12 ( phonetics 语音 ) a shortvowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels 短音的 ◆ Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’. 比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。 OPP long ☞see also shortly ▶ short·ness / ʃɔːtnəs ; NAmE ʃɔːrtnəs / noun [uncountable ] ◆ She suffered from shortness of breath. 她患有气急的毛病。 IDIOMS a ˌbrick short of a ˈload, two ˌsandwiches short of a ˈpicnic, etc. ( informal) (of a person 人 ) stupid; not very intelligent 冒傻气的；不大聪明的 get the short end of the ˈstick ( NAmE) ( BrE ˌdraw the short ˈstraw ) to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task 抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事 give sb/sth/get short ˈshrift to give sb/get little attention or sympathy 不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情） have/be on a short ˈfuse to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily 动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好 ◆ You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager. 对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。 in ˌshort ˈorder quickly and without trouble 麻利；简单省事 in the ˈshort run concerning the immediate future 从短期来看；眼下 ◆ In the short run, unemployment may fall. 从短期来看，失业率可能降低。 in ˌshort supˈply not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand 不充裕；短缺；紧缺 ◆ Basic foodstuffs were in short supply. 基本食物紧缺。 ◆ Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast. 西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。 little/nothing short of ˈsth used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth 可以说是；无异于；近乎 ◆ Last year's figures were little short of disastrous. 去年的数字简直是灾难。 ◆ The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle. 这种变化堪称奇迹。 make short ˈwork of sth/sb to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly 干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决） ◆ Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ soccergame). 利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。 ◆ He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly). 他三下两下吃完午饭。 ˌshort and ˈsweet ( informal) pleasant but not lasting a long time 短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑 ◆ We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet. 我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。 ☞more at draw v. , life n. , long adj. , measure n. , notice n. , term n. , thick adj. adverb ( short·er , short·est ) 1 if you go short ofor run short ofsth, you do not have enough of it 缺少；不足 ◆ I'd never let you go short of anything. 我什么都不会让你缺的。 ◆ Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough. 为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥捱饿。 ◆ They had run short of (= used most of their supply of)fuel. 他们燃料不够用了。 2 not as far as you need or expect 未达到；不及 ◆ All too often you pitch the ball short. 你投球老是距离不够。 3 before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time 中间（打断）；过早地（终止） ◆ a career tragically cut shortby illness 因病不幸中断的事业 ◆ I'm afraid I'm going to have to stopyou shortthere, as time is running out. 时间快到了，恐怕我得就此打断你了。 IDIOMS be caught ˈshort ( BrE also be taken ˈshort ) 1 ( BrE) ( informal) to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet/bathroom 突然感觉要上厕所；内急 2 to be put at a disadvantage 被置于不利地位 come ˈshort ( SAfrE) ( informal) to have an accident; to get into trouble 出事故；遇到麻烦 fall ˈshort of sth to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need 未达到；不符合 ◆ The hotel fell far short of their expectations. 旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。 short of (doing) sth without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens 没有；如果不；除非 ◆ Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose. 除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。 ◆ Short of asking her to leave (= and we don't want to do that)there's not a lot we can do about the situation. 要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。 pull, bring, etc. sb up ˈshort to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing 使某人突然停止 ◆ I was brought up short by a terrible thought. 一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。 ☞more at sell v. , stop v. noun ( informal) ☞see also shorts 1 ( BrE) a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whisky 少量烈酒 2 a short film/movie, especially one that is shown before the main film （尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片 3 ( informal) = short circuit IDIOM in ˈshort in a few words 总之；简言之 ◆ His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned. 他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。 ☞more at long adj. verb [intransitive , transitive ] short(sth) (out) ( informal) = short-circuit short / ʃɔːt ; NAmE ʃɔːrt / short·ness / ʃɔːtnəs ; NAmE ʃɔːrtnəs /
LDC	short1 adjective short2 noun short3 adverb short4 verb shortshort1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative shorter, superlative shortest) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1time happening or continuing for only a little time or for less time than usual OPP long: a short meeting Morris gave a short laugh. a short course on business English Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter. I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time. For a short while (=a short time), the city functioned as the region’s capital. I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter. Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time. They met and married within a short space of time. I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (=short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time). For a few short weeks (=they seemed to pass very quickly), the sun shone and the fields turned gold.2length/distance measuring a small amount in length or distance OPP long: a short skirt Anita had her hair cut short. They went by the shortest route, across the fields. Carol’s office was only a short distance away, and she decided that she would walk there.a short walk/flight/drive It’s a short drive to the airport. The hotel is only a short walk from the beach.3not tall someone who is short is not as tall as most people OPP tall: a short plump woman Chris was short and stocky, with broad shoulders. He’s a bit shorter than me.4book/letter a book, letter etc that is short does not have many words or pages OPP long: a short novel I wrote a short note to explain. → short story 5not enough a)if you are short of something, you do not have enough of itbe short (of something) Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m a little short.be short of money/cash/funds Our libraries are short of funds.be 5p/$10 etc short Have you all paid me? I’m about £9 short.I’m a bit short British English spoken (=I haven’t got much money at the moment)somebody is not short of something British English (=they have a lot of it) Your little girl’s not short of confidence, is she? They’re not short of a few bob (=they are rich). b)if something is short, there is not enough of it: Money was short in those days. It’s going to be difficult – time is short. Gasoline was in short supply (=not enough of it was available) after the war.6be short on something to have less of something than you should have: He’s a nice guy, but a little short on brains. The president’s speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.7less than a little less than a numbershort of Her time was only two seconds short of the world record.just/a little short of something She was just short of six feet tall.8short notice if something is short notice, you are told about it only a short time before it happens: I can’t make it Friday. It’s very short notice.at short notice British English, on short notice American English The party was arranged at short notice.9in the short term/run during the period of time that is not very far into the future → short-term: These measures may save money in the short term, but we’ll end up spending more later.10have a short memory if someone has a short memory, they soon forget something that has happened: Voters have very short memories.11be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name: Her name is Alex, short for Alexandra.12be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: He couldn’t walk far without getting short of breath.13be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: Sorry I was short with you on the phone this morning.14have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily: Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.15get/be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy: McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 1976.16be nothing/little short of something used to emphasize that something is very good, very surprising etc: Her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle. The results are little short of astonishing.17draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better: Giles drew the short straw, and has to give us a talk this morning.18make short work of (doing) something to finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job: The kids made short work of the sandwiches. Computers can make short work of complex calculations.19have/get somebody by the short and curlies (also have/get somebody by the short hairs) British English informal not polite to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want: · I signed the contract – they’ve got me by the short and curlies.20be one ... short of a ... spoken used humorously to say that someone is a little crazy or stupid: Lady, are you a few aces short of a deck? He’s one sandwich short of a picnic.21short time British English when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage: Most of the workers were put on short time.22in short order formal in a short time and without delay23give somebody short measure British English old-fashioned to give someone less than the correct amount of something, especially in a shop24sound technical a short vowel is pronounced quickly without being emphasized, for example the sound of a in ‘cat’, e in ‘bet’, and i in ‘bit’ OPP long—shortness noun [uncountable]: He was suffering from shortness of breath. Shirley was very conscious of her shortness and always wore high heels. → life’s too short at life(27) GRAMMAR: Order of adjectivesIf there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.You say: · I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗Don’t say: I bought a short beautiful dress.You say: · She has short black hair. ✗Don’t say: She has black short hair.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUStimeshort not long: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.brief especially written lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: · The president will make a brief visit to Seattle today.· He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something: · I had a quick look at the map.· He had a quick shower and then went out.short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer: · short-lived success· The ceasefire was short-lived.· a short-lived romance· short-lived optimism about the economyfleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer: · a fleeting visit· a fleeting smile· She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.· a fleeting moment of happiness· a fleeting thoughtmomentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses: · There was a momentary pause in the conversation.· The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time: · passing fashions· He made only a passing reference to war.· It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).ephemeral formal lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world: · Beauty is ephemeral.· the ephemeral nature of our existence· His wealth proved to be ephemeral.personshort someone who is short is not as tall as most people: · He was a short fat man.not very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m.small short and with a small body: · My mother was a small woman.· The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age).petite used about a woman who is attractively short and thin: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair.stocky used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged.dumpy short and fat: · a dumpy girl with red hairdiminutive formal literary very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels: · a diminutive figure dressed in blackstubby stubby fingers or toes are short and thick: · the baby’s stubby little fingers short1 adjective short2 noun short3 adverb short4 verb shortshort2 ●●○ noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1shorts [plural] a)short trousers ending at or above the knees: a pair of shorts tourists in shorts and T-shirts → Bermuda shorts , cycling shorts b)especially American English men’s underwear with short legs: Craig was standing in the kitchen in his shorts. → boxer shorts , Jockey shorts 2in short used when you want to give the main point of something: Carter hoped for greater trust between the two nations, more trade, more cultural exchanges – in short, a genuine peace.3for short used as a shorter way of saying a name: His name’s Maximilian, but we just call him Max for short.4[countable] informal a short film shown in the cinema ► see thesaurus at movie 5[countable] British English informal a strong alcoholic drink that is not beer or wine, drunk in a small glass SYN shot American English: Do you fancy a short?6[countable] informal a short circuit: a short in the system → the long and the short of it at long1(10) short1 adjective short2 noun short3 adverb short4 verb shortshort3 ●○○ adverb Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1fall short of something to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard: The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority. Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations.fall short of a goal/target/ideal The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth.fall far/a long way/well short of something Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required. One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough).2be running short (of/on something) if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left: We’re running short of coffee again. Our supplies of petrol were running short. Come on, time’s running short!3stop short of doing something to almost do something but then decide not to do it: They accused the president of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.4stop short to suddenly stop speaking or stop what you are doing, because something has surprised you or you have just thought of something: Seeing her tears, he stopped short.5be cut short if something is cut short, it is stopped before you expect or before it is finished: His career was tragically cut short when, at the age of 42, he died of a heart attack.6cut somebody short to interrupt and stop someone when they are speaking: I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short.7pull/bring somebody up short to surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment: The question brought her up short, but, after a moment’s hesitation, she answered it.83 metres/5 miles etc short of something without reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it: The plane touched down 200 metres short of the runway.9two weeks/a month etc short of something two weeks, a month etc before something: He died two days short of his fifty-sixth birthday.10short of (doing) something without actually doing something: Short of locking her in her room, he couldn’t really stop her from seeing Jack.11come up short to fail to win or achieve something: We’ve been to the state tournament four times, but we’ve come up short every time.12go short (of something) British English to have less of something than you need: She made sure that her children never went short.13be taken short/be caught short British English informal to have a sudden strong need to go to the toilet when you are not near one short1 adjective short2 noun short3 adverb short4 verb shortshort4 (also short out) verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family to short-circuit, or make something do this: The toaster shorted and caused a fire.
WDF	short [ʃɔ:t]shorted, shorting, shorts级别:shorter, shortest CET4CET6TEM4考研 v25905 249 18 70 94 55 12 r3759 8023 642 1338 2077 1148 2818 j627 65694 10013 15798 16074 12205 11604 ADJ562 2742575 ADV4057 256703 VERB17355 17727 Spoken: 68186479 shorted[628] shorter[5287] shortest[1557] shorting[249] 短的(65%)，缺少(7%)，短期的(7%)，矮的(6%)，短缺的(6%)，未达到(3%)，简略的(3%)，电影短片(2%)，粗暴无礼的(1%) n.短；缺乏；短路；短裤 adj.短的；不足的；矮的，低的 adv.不足；突然；唐突地 n.(Short)人名；(英)肖特

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