short

释义

adj.

短的；个子矮的；短期的；短暂的

adv.

缺少；不足；未达到；不及

v.

卖空(股票)；故意少给；欺骗；【电】使短路

n.

少量烈酒；（尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片

网络

短整型；短裤；短整数

词形变化

比较级：shorter 最高级：shortest 复数：shorts 现在分词：shorting 过去式：shorted

常用短语 20 组

short of

缺乏；不足；除…以外

in short

总之；简言之

for short

简称；缩写

short time

短时间；不足的工时

short term

[经]短期

short period

adj. 短周期的；短过期的

short supply

供不应求

short circuit

短路；漏电

short for

是…的略称

short on

缺乏；欠缺

cut short

v. 缩短；打断；缩减

short message

短讯；短报文

short distance

短距离；短程

fall short

不符合标准

short story

短篇小说（指一万字以内的小说）

fall short of

达不到；缺乏

short life

短使用期限；短寿命；不耐久的

for a short time

临时的

short hair

短头发

short in

缩短；在…方面短（缺）的

在例句中理解 42 句

1. The manager told her that he was unhappy with her work, but he stopped short of dismissing her from her job.

   经理告诉她，他对她的工作不满意，可是他尚没有解雇她。

2. Today was the penultimate training session of this short week leading up to Saturday evening's derby game.

   今天是周六晚上德比前的倒数第二次训练。

3. As you pass the fields, you see signs the farmers have posted telling in short code what sort of seed they have planted.

   当你穿过田野时，你见到农场主张贴的指示牌，上面用简短的标记写明他们播下的是什么种子。

4. There is going to be SHORT TERM PAIN for the next 1 - 4 months, no doubt about it.

   不可否认的是，在接着的一到四个月内形势会比较麻烦。

5. In short, he took charge, and started doing all the things he ought to have been doing a lot earlier.

   总之，他不予余力，开始去做他本该在更早以前就应该做的事情。

6. All this still seems well short of what many generals think is needed for an effective counter-insurgency campaign.

   一切看起来都很好，除了非常缺乏许多将军们认为必要的有效的饭叛乱运动。

7. Half the group was lucky enough to get out of bed for an hour a day to spin around in the NASA Short-Range Human Centrifuge.

   其中一半人有幸每天下床，在美国航空航天局（NASA）的短距人体离心机里进行旋转体验。

8. Most people opt for a "squoval" shape, but this summer is all about round shapes for short nails or almond shapes for long nails.

   许多人喜欢由方形过渡到椭圆的指甲形状，但是今夏的潮流是：短指磨成甲圆形，长指甲磨成杏仁形。

9. Any attempt to short-circuit the hierarchy is deemed an act of disloyalty and a violation of the traditional consensual corporate culture.

   任何越级上报的行为都被视为是不忠诚以及破坏传统的共识性企业文化。

10. A devaluation leads to a real depreciation in the short run but has no effect on the real exchange rate in the long run.

    贬值导致了短期内真实的跌价，但是它对长期实际汇率并无影响。

11. Grandma Mary worked inside the factory for a short while-just as her mother and my great aunt Lucia did before they opened the restaurant.

    玛丽奶奶曾在巧克力工厂里工作过一段很短的时间，她母亲和我的露西阿姨婆在开餐厅前也是。

12. It sounds as though Harold is a bit short of mates and reads to make up for it.

    这听起来仿佛是哈罗德可以通过阅读来弥补他同行的缺乏。

13. It was just a few short years ago that Yang Xin was applying his skills as assistant to BIG general manager Lin Xiao Wu but not any more.

    几年前，杨辛凭其的能力曾经担任了比格文化传播有限公司林小五总经理的助理。

14. The only sign of life was an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope (which was) tied to a tree in a field nearby.

    废弃的村落，唯一的生命是一只被短绳拴在地头树上的难看的黑羊。

15. For a short guy, sparring or fighting against someone with a height and reach advantage can be a real pain in the ass.

    很短的家伙，掀起或反对某人与高度和达到的优势，可以成为真正的疼痛，在驴。

16. with a head so big and a neck so short, it looks like he has had his head directly upon his shoulders.

    他脑袋那么大，脖子那么短，结果头简直就象是架在肩膀上。

17. a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation.

    没有提前准备的即兴弹奏的短的音乐段落。

18. Even though I fell short of what was required of me, my teacher graced me with love and understanding.

    尽管我没有达到要求，我的老师给予了我爱和理解。

19. In short, a supply of genetic variation is all that's necessary for evolution to continue.

    简而言之，遗传变异是进化不断向前的必要动力。

20. And whatever his flaws as a novelist, his growing mastery of the short-story form continued to define him as a writer.

    他作为一个小说家的缺点先不去评说，他对短篇小说的驾驭能力不断增长。

21. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.

    好像是很短的一步，从相信所有的事情都有原因到相信所有的灾害都是我们的错误。

22. Use it if you're taken prisoner by the enemy. It'll send you into a state of false death for a short time.

    在被敌人俘虏后使用，它会让你进入一小段时间的假死状态。

23. Forms the most basic information unit - short enough to be easily readable, but long enough to make sense on its own.

    组成了最基本的信息单位足够短以便于阅读，同时又足够长以表达明确的意义。

24. Generally speaking, the "inverted Huang Mei" of the time not long , short, about a week, long the 10 -day and a half months.

    一般说来，“倒黄梅”维持的时间不长，短则一周左右，长则十天半月。

25. Mr Brahimi's central recommendation was the creation of multinational brigades around the world ready to deploy at short notice.

    普拉希米建议的要旨是在全球范围内组建几支随时准备好在短期内迅速展开部署的旅级多国部队。

26. Short answer is no. Mere possession of a gun by a suspect is NOT enough to justify deadly force.

    简短的回答是否定的。仅仅拥有枪支的嫌疑人，是不够使用致命武力的理由。

27. Because other components work for only a short time with a connection, this delay is usually short.

    因为其他组件只对连接占用很短的时间，因此这种延迟通常较短。

28. ZTE said it had no such acquisition plans in the short term but would not exclude the possibility in the longer term.

    中兴表示，短期内没有此类收购计划，但中长期而言不排除这种可能性。

29. Rather than commit to a long contract, try to arrange a short-term trial run of a month or two to see if it works for you.

    先别签定长期的合约，而要设法安排一两个月的短期试验课程，看看是否适合你再说。

30. Wang said the company never explained why her milk fell short of standards.

    王说雀巢公司从未解释过为什么她的牛奶低于标准。

31. a short meeting

    一个短会

32. Morris gave a short laugh.

    莫里斯笑了一声。

33. a short course on business English

    商业英语短期课程

34. Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter.

    冬天来临，白天变短了。

35. I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time .

    我才来布里斯班不久。

36. For a short while (= a short time ) , the city functioned as the region’s capital.

    这座城市曾经在很短的一段时间里是这个地区的首府。

37. I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter.

    在当初级记者的这段短暂时间里，我学到了许多。

38. Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time .

    德国在相对较短的时间里取得了非凡的经济成就。

39. They met and married within a short space of time .

    他们从相识到结婚时间很短。

40. I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (= short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time ) .

    我保证会议开得简短不拖拉。

41. For a few short weeks (= they seemed to pass very quickly ) the sun shone and the fields turned gold.

    短短的几个星期里，阳光照耀，田野变成了一片金黄。

42. Seeing her tears, he stopped short.

    看到她在流泪，他吃惊地停了下来。