short-change

verb

/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/

/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they short-change	/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
he / she / it short-changes	/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/
past simple short-changed	/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/
past participle short-changed	/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/
-ing form short-changing	/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

short-change somebody to give back less than the correct amount of money to somebody who has paid for something with more than the exact price少找给（某人）零钱
- I think I've been short-changed at the bar.我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。
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- buy
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- receipt
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- refund
- short-change
- store card
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short-change somebody to treat somebody unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve亏待；克扣
- America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don’t attend college as failures.美国将那些没有上大学的人视为失败者，从而欺骗了一半的年轻人。