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short shrift
1. 〈古〉(临刑前给死刑犯的)短暂忏悔时间
2. 死亡前的短暂时间
a man condemned to a short shrift by his doctor 被医生判定没几天好活的人
3. 淡漠的对待(或处理)；草率的对待(或处理)
phr. get short shrift 受冷遇 The proposal is likely to get short shrift in London.伦敦方面很可能不会认真对待这个建议。This kind of idle talk gets short shrift from us. 我们不要听这种空谈。give short shrift to1. 对…漠然处之，漠视 give short shrift to an opponent's arguments对对手的论点不予理会2. 草率处理 (或对待)，对…敷衍了事 make short shrift of= give short shrift to |