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| /ʃɔːt/ |
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| 1 | measuring a small height , length , or distance 矮的；短的；近的 |
| She’ s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. 她身材娇小，头发浅棕，眼睛碧蓝。 |
| You’ ll need three short boards for the shelves. 你需要3块短木板来撑架子。 |
| The theatre is a relatively short distance from here. 剧院离这儿比较近。 |
| | 1a | not long enough or tall enough 不够长的；不够高的 | | The fence posts are all six inches short. 栅栏柱都矮6英寸。 | | The sleeves are much too short. 袖子太短了。 | |
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| 2 | a period of time that is short does not last very long or seems to pass quickly 短暂的；短期的 |
| a short while He was here for a short while last week. 他上周在这儿呆了一小会儿。 |
| a short period/spell After a short period living in London, she moved back to Glasgow. 在伦敦小住一段时间后，她重新搬回到格拉斯哥。 |
| a short stay I’ m sorry this has been such a short stay. 很抱歉停留的时间这么短。 |
| a few short hours/days/weeks In a few short weeks he’ ll be going back to school. 短短的几个星期后，他就要回到学校去。 |
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| 3 | expressed in few words or containing few pages 简短的；短篇的 |
| Could you give us a short summary of what happened? 你可以简要说明一下发生了什么事吗？ |
| a short article/book/poem It was a short book and she read it in one night. 那本书很薄，她一个晚上就看完了。 |
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| 4 | using fewer words or letters than the full form of something 缩写的；缩略的 |
| +for Memo is short for memorandum. memo是memorandum的缩略形式。 |
| for short My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short. 我叫伊丽莎白，也可以简称为莉兹。 |
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| 5 | used for saying that you do not have enough of something 短缺的；不足的 |
| Have you got any change on you? I’ m £20 short (=I have £20 less than I need) . 你身上有零钱吗？我还差20英镑。 |
| We’ re one waitress short tonight, so everyone will have to work harder. 今晚我们少一位服务生，所以大家要更辛苦些。 |
| +on He’ s very bright but a little short on personality. 他很聪明，但略欠个性。 |
| +of They were three short of a majority, so the vote wasn’ t passed. 他们差3票没有达到法定多数，所以这次表决没有通过。 |
| short of money/food/clothing Many of our clients are short of money. 我们的许多客户都资金短缺。 |
| | 5a | if something is short or in short supply , there is not enough of it or it is not easy to get 匮乏的；稀少的 | | Dad wasn’ t working and money was short. 爸爸没有工作，家里很缺钱。 | | Skilled workers are in short supply around here. 这儿熟练工人短缺。 | |
| | 5b | finding it difficult to breathe 呼吸困难的；上气不接下气的 | | I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat. 从楼梯爬上她的公寓后，我累得上气不接下气。 | |
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| 6 | if you have a short memory you are not able or willing to remember things that did not happen recently （记忆力）差的，短期的 |
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| 7 | rude and unfriendly when speaking to someone 唐突的；无礼的；简慢的 |
| She’ s very busy and can be a little short at times. 她很忙，所以可能有时会有点儿简慢。 |
| | 7a | to get angry very easily 脾气暴躁；易怒 | |
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| 8 | full of butter or other fat 多黄油的；多脂的 |
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| 9 | linguistics a short vowel or syllable is one that you pronounce quickly （元音或音节）短的 |
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| - | at short notice
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| without being given much warning before something happens |
| 接到通知就 |
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| I was asked to do it at very short notice. 我被要求一接到通知就马上去做。 |
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| - | draw/get the short straw
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| to be the person in a group who has to do an unpleasant or difficult job |
| 抽中了下签；摊上苦差事 |
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| I drew the short straw and had to stay late. 我摊上苦差事，晚上得熬夜了。 |
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| - | in short order
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| quickly and without any problems |
| 迅速而干脆地；干脆利落地 |
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| I managed to get her out of the room in short order. 我干脆利落地把她弄出了房间。 |
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| - | in the short run/term
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| during the period of time that is not very far into the future |
| 在短时期内 |
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| The policy served him well in the short term but later backfired. 短时期内，这个策略对他很管用，但后来就适得其反了。 |
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| - | in/within a short space of time
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| before much time has passed |
| 没过多久 |
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| In a short space of time he was promoted from sales rep to area manager. 没过多久，他就从销售代表晋升为区域经理了。 |
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| - | make short work of sth
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| to deal with something quickly and easily |
| 很快解决掉某事物 |
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| He made short work of his opponent, winning the fight after only two rounds. 他仅仅用了两个回合就打败对手，赢得了比赛的胜利。 |
| You kids certainly made short work of those cakes! 你们这些孩子把蛋糕解决得可真快啊！ |
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| - | short and sweet
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| not too long or complicated |
| 简明扼要 |
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| Time is limited, so please keep your remarks short and sweet. 时间有限，所以发言时请简明扼要。 |
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