| 释义 |
Examples:word (general term including monosyllables through short phrases)—make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)—lit. feel as if one's intestines have been cut short—short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc—nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)—lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest—one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); cut a long story short—brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)—lit. a short-cut crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner—(tourism) visit a destination for only a short stay—undesirable boyfriend (i.e. short, ugly and poor) (Internet slang)—a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches—Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established—fall short of the best but be better than the worst—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays—lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. see only a small piece of the big picture—can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what—long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain—lit. sing accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can—vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft—citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)—Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)—Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad—inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc—lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat—Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist and short story writer—lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for short time intervals; or quarter of an hour—the winter days are short and the nights long [idiom.]— |