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short DISTANCEHFC:t, $FC:rtadj-er, -est small in length, distance or height短的，矮的Both long and short skirts are fashionable this year.长裙子和短裙子在今年都流行。I wish I didn't have such short legs.要是我的腿不这么短就好了。Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.她的头发比以前短多了。It's only a short walk to the station.去车站只用走很短的一段路。Could you write a short report about the meeting?你能写一份关于会议的简短报告吗？I'm quite short but my brother's very tall.我很矮，但我兄弟很高。Short is used with adjectives ending in -ed formed from nouns.短…的a short-haired dog (= a dog with short hair)短毛狗a short-sleeved shirt (= a shirt with short sleeves)短袖衬衫Her name's Jo--it's short for (= the shorter form of) Josephine.她名字叫乔----是约瑟芬的简称。Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short.她名叫约瑟芬，或简称乔。(infml) To draw/get the short straw is to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it.因被选中而不得不做最讨厌的事情Colin, I'm afraid you've drawn the short straw--you're cleaning out the toilets.科林，恐怕你得做你最讨厌的事----你将打扫厕所。(slang) If you have (got) someone by the short and curlies/by the short hairs, you have them in your power.控制A short back and sides is an old-fashioned hairstyle for men in which the hair is cut short at the back and sides, showing the ears.盖式（指脑后及两侧皆剪短的男子发式）A short-circuit (infml short) in an electrical system is a wrong electrical connection which causes the current to flow in the wrong direction, often having the effect of stopping the power supply. A machine that goes wrong in this way short-circuits.短路If those two wires touch, the appliance will short-circuit and probably go up in flames.如果那两根电线接触，该装置将短路并可能燃烧起来。A short cut is a route which leads from one place to another which is quicker and more direct than the usual route.捷径I know a short cut to town through the back streets.我知道走小街去镇上的捷径。(fig.) When you're cooking every night for seven people, you quickly get to learn the short cuts (= quickest methods).当每晚得为七个人煮饭时，你很快就能学会走捷径。If someone has a short fuse, they get angry very easily.急躁脾气He has a short fuse, and is liable to be rude to colleagues who disagree with him.他脾气急躁，容易对有不同意见的同事很无礼。A short list is a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which one person will be chosen.已经过初步筛选的名单We've drawn up (= decided) a short list for the job.我们确定了供最后筛选任这个职位的名单。She's on the short list for a teaching post.她已列入供最后挑选任教师的人选。His latest novel has been short-listed for the Booker prize.他最近的一部小说被列入获布克奖的入围名单。Short-range means reaching a short distance or relating to a short time.短距离的，短期的short-range missiles/weapons短程导弹/武器a short-range weather forecast近期天气预报Someone who is short-sighted (Am also near-sighted, specialized myopic) can only see objects clearly which are close to them.近视眼的 ☆ LONG 中的long-sightedShort-sightedness (Am also near-sightedness, specialized myopia) is an inability to see distant things clearly.近视(disapproving) A short-sighted action or way of thinking is one that will not bring help or advantage in the future but only considers the effects it will have in the present.目光短浅的It's very short-sighted of the government not to invest in technological research.政府没有对技术研究进行投资实在是目光短浅。A short story is an invented story which is no more than about 10 000 words in length.短篇小说He has just published a book of short stories.他刚出版了一本短篇小说集。
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