short
US
UK short adj: (length) (长度)
SC 短的 duǎn de
Please hand me the short rope.
请把那截短绳儿递给我。
short adj: (height: not tall) (高度)
SC 矮的，矮小的 ǎi de ，ǎi xiǎo de
The boy is too short to reach.
这男孩太矮了，够不着。
short adj: (clothing: not long) (衣物)
SC 短小的 duǎn xiǎo de
SC 过短的 duǎn xiǎo de，guò duǎn de
His trousers were short, so you could see quite a bit of hairy leg above his socks when he sat down. Is this skirt too short to wear to a wedding?
他的裤子太短了，一坐下就露出毛茸茸的腿，袜子都遮不住。
婚礼上穿这条裙子是不是有点太短了？
short adj: (hair: not long) (头发)
SC 短的 duǎn de
Short hair is easier to take care of.
短发容易打理一些。
short adj: (distance: not far) (距离)
SC 短的，近的，里程少的 duǎn de ，jìn de ，lǐ chéng shǎo de
It's only a short walk from here.
从这里到那里只是很短的一段路。
short adj: (of brief duration) (时间)
SC 短的，短暂的，时间少的 duǎn de ，duǎn zàn de ，shí jiān shǎo de
TC 短暫的
TC 短暫的
That movie was very short.
那电影时间很短。
short adj: (concise)
SC 简短的 jiǎn duǎn de
TC 簡短的
TC 簡短的
SC 简洁的 jiǎn duǎn de ，jiǎn jié de
TC 簡潔的
TC 簡潔的
Her speech was short and to the point.
她的演讲简短且主旨突出。
short for [sth] adj + prep: (abbreviation of)
SC 是…的缩写
SC 是…的简写
The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth".
名字“贝蒂（Betty）”有些时候是“伊丽莎白（Elizabeth）”的简写。
short with [sb] adj + prep: informal (abrupt, curt)
SC 简短的，短促的 jiǎn duǎn de ，duǎn cù de
TC 簡短的
TC 簡短的
SC 简略的 jiǎn lüè de
TC 簡略的
TC 簡略的
When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me.
我问他能不能帮忙，他没多说什么。
be short on [sth] v expr: informal (short of: not enough)
SC 不足的 bù zú de
SC 短缺的 bù zú de ，duǎn quē de
We're short on printer ink.
我们的打印机油墨快用完了。
short adj: figurative (finance: of a short sale) (证券、股票等)
SC 卖空的，空头交易的 mài kōng de，kōng tóu jiāo yì de
He held a short position on the stock.
short adj: (phonetics) (语音学)
SC 短音的 duǎn yīn de
The short vowels are common in English.
短元音在英语里很常见。
short adj: (of a small drink) (酒、饮料等)
SC 一小杯的 yì xiǎo bēi de
I'd like a short cocktail, please.
我想要一小杯鸡尾酒，谢谢。
short adj: (abbreviated)
SC 简短的，简略的，缩写的 jiǎn duǎn de ，jiǎn lüè de
TC 簡短的，簡略的
TC 簡短的，簡略的
I'm is the short form of I am.
“I'm”是“I am”的缩写形式。
short on [sth] adj + prep: pejorative, informal (lacking)
SC 缺少…，缺乏…，欠缺…
The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters.
党的新晋领导人缺乏魅力，他肯定不会赢得选民的支持的。
short adv: (suddenly)
SC 唐突地 táng tū de
SC 突然地 táng tū de ，tū rán de
The sight of the accident made us stop short.
事故现场的景象使我们俩突然地停下了。
short adv: (on near side of a target)
SC 未达到目标 wèi dá dào mù biāo
SC 没达到靶子 wèi dá dào mù biāo，méi dá dào bǎ zi
The arrow fell short.
那支箭中途坠落了。
short adv: (baseball: position) (棒球)
SC 处于游击手位置地 chǔ yú yóu jī shǒu wèi zhì de
The outfielders were playing short.
外场手正处于游击手位置。
short adv: (insufficient)
SC 缺少地 quē shǎo de
SC 不足地 quē shǎo de ，bù zú de
SC 短缺地 quē shǎo de ，duǎn quē de
The cashier came up short.
那位出纳短了钱。
short n: (cinema: brief film)
SC 短的影片 duǎn de yǐng piàn
TC 短片
TC 短片
SC 短片 duǎn de yǐng piàn，duǎn piàn
Bill produced a short that won a prize.
比尔拍摄的一则短片赢了奖。
short n: (electricity: short circuit) (电路)
SC 短路，短路故障 duǎn lù，duǎn lù gù zhàng
TC 短路
TC 短路
Crossed wires produced a short in the system.
交叉的电线造成了系统短路。
short n: (garment size) (衣服尺寸)
SC 短尺寸，个子矮的尺寸 duǎn chǐ cùn，gè zi ǎi de chǐ cùn
My coat is a forty-two short.
我的外套是四十二短尺寸的。
short n: (baseball: position) (棒球)
SC 游击手 yóu jī shǒu
TC 游擊手
TC 游擊手
Daniels is playing third, while James is at short.
丹尼尔斯是三垒手，而詹姆士是游击手。
shorts npl: (short pants)
SC 短裤 duǎn kù
I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today.
今天很热，我要穿短裤和凉鞋。
shorts npl: mainly US (men's underpants) (男士)
SC 内裤 nèi kù
short of doing [sth] prep: (except)
SC 除了 chú le
TC 除了
TC 除了
I don't know what to do, short of leaving.
short vi: (short circuit) (电)
SC 短路 duǎn lù
TC 短路
TC 短路
The entire circuit shorted out.
整个电路都短路了。
short [sth] vtr: (short circuit)
SC 使短路 shǐ duǎn lù
Dripping water shorted the fuse box.
short [sth] vtr: (to sell shares short)
SC 卖空 mài kōng
SC 做空
He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall.
short [sb] vtr: US, informal (cheat, shortchange)
SC 少付
My company shorted me two days' pay this month.
come up short vi phrasal + adj: informal (disappoint)
SC 无计可施的
cut [sth] short, cut short [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (interrupt, finish prematurely)
SC 中断 zhōng duàn
TC 中斷
TC 中斷
SC 打断 zhōng duàn，dǎ duàn
TC 打斷
TC 打斷
SC 突然停止 zhōng duàn，tū rán tíng zhǐ
We had to cut the vacation short when Jim broke his ankle.
吉姆脚踝骨折了，我们不得不提前结束休假。
draw the short straw v expr: (stuck with an unwanted task, fate)
SC 不得不做最苦的差事
SC 不得不做最困难的事
fall short v expr: (not be satisfactory)
SC 达不到（要求、目标等） dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng
SC 不让人满意 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bú ràng rén mǎn yì
SC 不符合要求 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bù fú hé yāo qiú
The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations.
那个男孩的成绩达不到父亲的要求。
fall short v expr: (not be sufficient)
SC 缺乏 quē fá
TC 缺乏
TC 缺乏
SC 不够 quē fá，bú gòu
TC 不夠
TC 不夠
SC 不足 quē fá，bù zú
TC 不足
TC 不足
The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year.
今年水库的储水量没有达到我们的目标。
for a short time adv: (briefly)
SC 不久 bù jiǔ
TC 不久
TC 不久
SC 短期地 bù jiǔ，duǎn qī de
He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks.
for short adv: (as an abbreviation)
SC 缩写 suō xiě
SC 简称 suō xiě，jiǎn chēng
TC 簡稱
TC 簡稱
get short shrift from [sb] v expr: (be treated curtly by)
SC 受到某人的怠慢
SC 受到某人的冷遇
give [sb] short shrift, give short shrift to [sb] v expr: (deal curtly with)
SC 怠慢 dài màn
SC 轻慢
have a short fuse v expr: figurative (lose your temper easily)
SC 容易发脾气，易怒
hold short v expr: (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (飞机)
SC 在跑道外等待
in a short time adv: (soon)
SC 很快 hěn kuài
SC 不久 hěn kuài，bù jiǔ
TC 不久
TC 不久
I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient.
in a short time adv: (within a brief span of time)
SC 短期内 duǎn qī nèi
SC 短时间内 duǎn qī nèi，duǎn shí jiān nèi
TC 短時間內
TC 短時間內
In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings.
in a short while adv: (soon)
SC 不一会 bù yī huì
TC 不一會
TC 不一會
SC 很快 bù yī huì，hěn kuài
in a short while adv: (within a brief span of time)
SC 短时间内 duǎn shí jiān nèi
TC 短時間內
TC 短時間內
in short adv: (in summary, in brief)
SC 总之 zǒng zhī
TC 總之
TC 總之
SC 简言之 zǒng zhī，jiǎn yán zhī
TC 簡言之
TC 簡言之
In short, the film is well worth seeing.
总之，那部电影很值得一看。
in short order adv: US, figurative (quickly)
SC 快速地 kuài sù de
SC 快捷地 kuài sù de ，kuài jié de
in short supply expr: (few available)
SC 供应不足 gōng yìng bù zú
SC 缺乏 gōng yìng bù zú，quē fá
TC 缺乏
TC 缺乏
in the short run expr: (short term)
SC 在短期内，短期内 duǎn qī nèi
The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run.
in the short term adv: (temporarily, for a brief time in the future)
SC 短期内 duǎn qī nèi
the long and short of it is, the long and the short of it is that expr: informal (in summary)
SC 长话短说
SC 简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī
TC 簡而言之
TC 簡而言之
The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant.
make short work of [sth] expr: (do [sth] quickly)
SC 迅速完成，迅速做
The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it.
make short work of [sth/sb] expr: (deal with summarily)
SC 立即处理，立刻处理
The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with noun: only)
SC 只有 zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with adjective: utterly)
SC 十足，简直 shí zú
TC 十足，簡直
TC 十足，簡直
His behaviour was nothing short of rude.
on short notice, at short notice, on a moment's notice, at a moment's notice adv: (with little warning)
SC 短期通知 duǎn qī tōng zhī
Her appointment was cancelled on short notice.
I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday.
run short of [sth], run short on [sth] v expr: (have few left)
SC …短缺，…快用完了
run short v expr: (stocks: get low)
SC 快用完，短缺 duǎn quē
I see the sugar is running short; we'd better buy some next time we go shopping.
sell yourself short v expr: informal (underestimate your abilities) (非正式用语)
SC 低估自己
SC 妄自菲薄
short and sweet adj: (brief, concise)
SC 短暂而甜蜜 duǎn zàn ér tián mì
SC 简明扼要 duǎn zàn ér tián mì，jiǎn míng è yào
He kept his answers to the police short and sweet.
short answer n: (concise reply)
SC 简答 jiǎn dá
Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no.
short circuit n: (electrical malfunction)
SC 短路 duǎn lù
TC 短路
TC 短路
short description n: (brief account)
SC 简短描述 jiǎn duǎn miáo shù
TC 簡短描述
TC 簡短描述
Please give us a short description of your new proposal.
short distance n: (brief interval in space)
SC 短距离 duǎn jù lí
TC 短距離
TC 短距離
The taxis are only a short distance from the train station.
short film n: (movie less than feature length)
SC 短片 duǎn piàn
SC 电影短片
short fuse: (quick temper)
SC 坏脾气 huài pí qì
TC 壞脾氣
TC 壞脾氣
SC 脾气暴躁 huài pí qì，pí qì bào zào
short hair n: (hair: close-cropped)
SC 短发 duǎn fà
short haul n: (journey: short distance)
SC 短途旅行 duǎn tú lǚ xíng
TC 短途旅行
TC 短途旅行
short-haul n as adj: (over short distance)
SC 短途的
short memory n: (tendency to forget quickly)
SC 健忘 jiàn wàng
I have a very short memory for people's names.
short memory n: (short-term recall)
SC 短时记忆 duǎn shí jì yì
TC 短時記憶
TC 短時記憶
short notice n: (little warning)
SC 临时通知 lín shí tōng zhī
TC 臨時通知
TC 臨時通知
Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons.
代课教师通常在接到临时通知后开始备课。
short of [sth] expr: (other than)
SC 除…外 chú wài
Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack.
除了“突袭”饼干罐外，为了零食我们别无他法。
short of doing [sth] expr: (other than do [sth])
SC 除做…外
Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem.
要想解决这个问题，除了换掉整个引擎外别无他法。
be short of [sth] v expr: (lacking)
SC 不足，短缺 bù zú，duǎn quē
TC 不足
TC 不足
SC 未达到，少于 wèi dá dào，shǎo yú
I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk.
我需要去采购了，面包和牛奶都不够了。
short of breath adj: (having difficulty breathing)
SC 呼吸短促 hū xī duǎn cù
TC 呼吸短促
TC 呼吸短促
SC 气短
short order, short-order n: US (food at diner, etc.)
SC 快餐 kuài cān
short pants npl: US (shorts, thigh-length trousers)
SC 短裤 duǎn kù
The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants.
short period n: (brief or limited time)
SC 短时间 duǎn shí jiān
TC 短時間
TC 短時間
The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now.
short ribs npl: US (cut of beef)
SC 牛小排
SC 牛仔排
short rib, short-rib n as adj: (beef: short ribs)
SC 牛小排的
My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices.
short sale: (finance)
SC 亏本出售
short scale n: (naming system for powers of a million)
SC 短阶
SC 短尺度
short shorts npl: (hot pants)
SC 热裤 rè kù
I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts.
short skirt n: (above-the-knee or mini skirt)
SC 短裙 duǎn qún
Her short skirt violated the school dress code.
short staffed, short-staffed adj: (not enough employees)
SC 人手不足的 rén shǒu bù zú de
SC 员工不足的
short story n: (written fiction shorter than a novella)
SC 短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō
TC 短篇小說
TC 短篇小說
He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas.
他撰写关于生活在农村地区人民的短篇小说。
short story writer, short-story writer n: (author of short fiction)
SC 短篇小说作家 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō zuò jiā
Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer.
short temper n: (tendency to be quick to anger)
SC 急性子 jí xìng zi
SC 暴躁脾气
short term adj: (temporary, not long-lasting)
SC 短期的 duǎn qī de
My short-term educational goal is to graduate college.
我短期的学业目标是从大学毕业。
short time n: (brief period)
SC 短时间 duǎn shí jiān
TC 短時間
TC 短時間
During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me.
short time, short-time n: (temporarily working for less pay) (多指因工作不多)
SC 减工，缩减工时
short version n: (abridged or condensed form)
SC 缩写版 suō xiě bǎn
TC 縮寫版
TC 縮寫版
This is just a short version of the full-length movie production.
short version n: informal (concise account) (非正式用语)
SC 缩略概括 suō lüè gài kuò
TC 縮略概括
TC 縮略概括
I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later.
short way n: (little distance)
SC 捷径 jié jìng
It's only a short way to the grocery store.
short-circuit vi: (malfunction electrically)
SC 短路 duǎn lù
TC 短路
TC 短路
short-circuit [sth] vtr: (cause to malfunction electrically)
SC 导致…短路
The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer.
short-circuit [sth] vtr: figurative (procedure: not follow)
SC 使…绕过
SC 使...避开
The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process.
short-circuit [sth] vtr: US, figurative (impede, thwart)
SC 阻碍 zǔ ài
TC 阻礙
TC 阻礙
Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic.
short-dated adj: (financial security: under 5 years to run) (金融)
SC 短期的 duǎn qī de
short-haired adj: (having short hair)
SC 短毛的
SC 短发的
short-lived adj: (brief)
SC 短暂的，短期的 duǎn zàn de ，duǎn qī de
TC 短暫的
TC 短暫的
SC 短命的，短寿的
The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week.
short-range n as adj: (covering a limited distance)
SC 短程的，近程的，近距离的 jìn jù lí de
TC 近距離的
TC 近距離的
short-run adj: (short period of time)
SC 短期的 duǎn qī de
short-sleeved, short-sleeve adj: (shirt: sleeves above elbow)
SC 短袖的 duǎn xiù de
Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding.
short-stay adj: (accommodation: for short period) (住处)
SC 暂住的，短期停留的
short-tempered adj: (easily angered)
SC 易怒的 yì nù de
SC 脾气暴躁的 yì nù de ，pí qì bào zào de
I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way.
short-term memory n: (capacity for recall over a brief period)
SC 短时记忆 duǎn shí jì yì
TC 短時記憶
TC 短時記憶
His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age.
short-winded adj: (short of breath)
SC 气喘吁吁的, 上气不接下气的
shortchange [sb] (US), short-change [sb] (UK) vtr: (return insufficient money to) (找钱时)
SC 少找零钱
shortchange [sb] (US), short-change [sb] (UK) vtr: informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth])
SC 欺骗, 骗取
shortcrust, shortcrust pastry, short crust n: UK (light crumbly pastry)
SC 小脆皮糕点 xiǎo cuì pí gāo diǎn
short-cut [sth] vtr: (use a shortcut on [sth])
SC 在…上走捷径
Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do.
不要在该流程上走捷径，否则会失败的。
short-cut vi: (use a shortcut)
SC 走捷径 zǒu jié jìng
TC 走捷徑
TC 走捷徑
This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it?
shorthanded, short-handed adj: (lacking staff)
SC 人手不足的 rén shǒu bù zú de
SC 人员缺乏的 rén shǒu bù zú de，rén yuán quē fá de
shorthanded, short-handed adj: US, Can (sports team: lacking players) (体育运动队伍)
SC 缺乏球员的
SC 缺人的
shortlist, short-list, short list n: (list: chosen finalists)
SC 决选名单 jué xuǎn míng dān
TC 決選名單
TC 決選名單
The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year.
short-list, shortlist vtr: often passive (choose as finalist)
SC 将…列入决选名单 jiāng liè rù jué xuǎn míng dān
The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award.
short-sighted (UK), nearsighted (US) adj: (myopic) (本义)
SC 近视的，近视眼的 jìn shì de，jìn shì yǎn de
TC 近視的
TC 近視的
The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses.
short-sighted (UK), shortsighted (US) adj: figurative (failing to plan ahead) (比喻)
SC 目光短浅的，没远见的，鼠目寸光的 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn de，méi yuǎn jiàn de，shǔ mù cùn guāng de
Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted.
short-sightedness (UK), nearsightedness (US) n: (vision clear at short distance only)
SC 近视 jìn shì
short-sightedness (UK), shortsightedness (US) n: figurative (inability to plan long-term)
SC 鼠目寸光，目光短浅 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn
stop short of [sth] v expr: informal (not become)
SC 没有成为
SC 未变成
The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic.
stop short of doing [sth] v expr: informal (not do)
SC 不做某事
I was furious with her, but I stopped short of saying something I'd regret.
thick as two short planks, as thick as two short planks expr: UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid)
SC 笨得像木头
SC 太笨
ton, short ton n: US (907 kg) (907公斤)
SC 短吨 duǎn dūn
The builder ordered a ton of gravel.
建筑工订购了一短吨碎石。
too short adj: (not long enough)
SC 太短的 tài duǎn de
Your essay was too short for the exam standards.
too short adj: (not tall enough)
SC 太矮的 tài ǎi de
He was too short to join the basketball team.
very short adj: (extremely brief)
SC 非常简短的 fēi cháng jiǎn duǎn de
Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short.
very short adj: (not tall)
SC 非常短的 fēi cháng duǎn de
SC 非常矮的 fēi cháng duǎn de，fēi cháng ǎi de(个子)
He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short.