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short-term adj.短期的 (1) 恶意软件是短期的恶意软件。(2) 那是个短期的特殊使命。 The word term often applies to units of time, like a politician's term in office. This word has to do with time, but only small amounts of time: anything short-term occurs for a little while, and then it's over. A short-term illness goes away quickly, and a short-term problem won't weigh you down for long. The opposite of short-term is long-term, which refers to things happening for a greater period of time.

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英 [ʃɔːt tɜːm] 美 [ʃɔːrt tɜːrm] (1) Malware is short for malicious software.(2) That was a short special assignment. Anything short-term doesn't last long. A short-term romance might be for a few weeks instead of a lifetime, and a short-term job won't provide you long-term security. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短期的；近期的 Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.   [usu ADJ n]Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years...投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain...这是为了获取短期政治利益而损人利己地对局势进行操纵。The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts...公司有 90 名员工，几乎全是签的短期合同。The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy...近期的就业前景依然暗淡。There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's economic malaise.没有什么办法在短期内就可以轻易解决英国的经济问题。

英语单词	short-term
英美音标	英 [ʃɔːt tɜːm] 美 [ʃɔːrt tɜːrm]
中文释义	adj.短期的
英语例句	(1) Malware is short for malicious software. (2) That was a short special assignment.
中文例句	(1) 恶意软件是短期的恶意软件。 (2) 那是个短期的特殊使命。
vocabulary简明	Anything short-term doesn't last long. A short-term romance might be for a few weeks instead of a lifetime, and a short-term job won't provide you long-term security.
vocabulary扩展	The word term often applies to units of time, like a politician's term in office. This word has to do with time, but only small amounts of time: anything short-term occurs for a little while, and then it's over. A short-term illness goes away quickly, and a short-term problem won't weigh you down for long. The opposite of short-term is long-term, which refers to things happening for a greater period of time.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短期的；近期的 Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future. [usu ADJ n] Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years... 投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。 This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain... 这是为了获取短期政治利益而损人利己地对局势进行操纵。 The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts... 公司有 90 名员工，几乎全是签的短期合同。 The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy... 近期的就业前景依然暗淡。 There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's economic malaise. 没有什么办法在短期内就可以轻易解决英国的经济问题。

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