short 的英语意思
shortshort1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ adjective (comparative shorter, superlative shortest) 
查看全部语言翻译1time happening or continuing for only a little time or for less time than usual发生或持续时间短暂，或比通常更短的 OPP long: 
a short meeting一次短暂的会议 Morris gave a short laugh.莫里斯轻笑了一声。 a short course on business English一门商务英语短期课程 Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter.冬天快到了，白天越来越短。 I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time.我在布里斯班只待了很短的一段时间。 For a short while (=a short time), the city functioned as the region’s capital.有短暂的一段时间（=短时间内），这座城市曾作为该地区的首府运作。 I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter.在我担任初级记者的短暂时期里，我学到了很多。 Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time.德国在相对较短的时间内取得了令人瞩目的经济成就。 They met and married within a short space of time.他们在短短时间内相识并结婚。 I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (=short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time).我保证让会议简短而高效（=简短且令人满意，尤其不拖沓）。 For a few short weeks (=they seemed to pass very quickly), the sun shone and the fields turned gold.在短短几周内（=时间过得飞快），阳光普照，田野一片金黄。2length/distance measuring a small amount in length or distance长度或距离较短的 OPP long: a short skirt一条短裙 Anita had her hair cut short.阿尼塔把头发剪短了。 They went by the shortest route, across the fields.他们走了穿越田野的最短路线。 Carol’s office was only a short distance away, and she decided that she would walk there.卡罗尔的办公室只有很短的一段距离，她决定步行前往。a short walk/flight/drive It’s a short drive to the airport.开车去机场很近。 The hotel is only a short walk from the beach.酒店距海滩步行片刻即可到达。3not tall someone who is short is not as tall as most people某人身材矮小，不如大多数人高 OPP tall: a short plump woman一位矮胖的女性 Chris was short and stocky, with broad shoulders.克里斯身材矮壮，肩膀宽阔。 He’s a bit shorter than me.他比我矮一点。4book/letter a book, letter etc that is short does not have many words or pages书、信件等篇幅短的，文字或页数不多 OPP long: a short novel一部短篇小说 I wrote a short note to explain.我写了一张简短的便条来说明。 → short story5not enough a)if you are short of something, you do not have enough of it如果你缺少某物，表示你没有足够的量be short (of something) Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m a little short.能借我几美元吗？我有点缺钱。be short of money/cash/funds Our libraries are short of funds.我们的图书馆资金短缺。be 5p/$10 etc short Have you all paid me? I’m about £9 short.你们都付钱了吗？我大约还差9英镑。I’m a bit short British English spoken口语 (=I haven’t got much money at the moment)（=我目前手头没多少钱）somebody is not short of something British English (=they have a lot of it)（=他们有很多） Your little girl’s not short of confidence, is she?你的小女儿自信心可不差，是吧？ They’re not short of a few bob (=they are rich).他们不差钱（=他们很有钱）。 b)if something is short, there is not enough of it如果某物短缺，表示数量不够: Money was short in those days.那个年代钱很紧张。 It’s going to be difficult – time is short.情况会很难——时间不多了。 Gasoline was in short supply (=not enough of it was available) after the war.战后汽油供应不足（=可用数量不够）。6be short on something to have less of something than you should have拥有的某物少于应有的量: He’s a nice guy, but a little short on brains.他是个好人，但脑子稍微不够用。 The president’s speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.总统的演讲辞藻丰富，但解决方案寥寥无几。7less than a little less than a number比某个数字略少short of Her time was only two seconds short of the world record.她的成绩仅差两秒就打破世界纪录。just/a little short of something She was just short of six feet tall.她的身高略低于六英尺。8short notice if something is short notice, you are told about it only a short time before it happens如果某事是临时通知，意味着你在事发前不久才得到告知: I can’t make it Friday. It’s very short notice.我周五去不了。通知得太突然了。at short notice British English, on short notice American English The party was arranged at short notice.这次聚会是临时安排的。9in the short term/run during the period of time that is not very far into the future在不太遥远的将来这段时间内: These measures may save money in the short term, but we’ll end up spending more later.这些措施短期内或许能省钱，但我们最终还是会花更多。10have a short memory if someone has a short memory, they soon forget something that has happened如果某人记性短，他们很快就会忘记发生过的事情: Voters have very short memories.选民的记性非常短。11be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name是某个名字的简称: Her name is Alex, short for Alexandra.她的名字是Alex，是Alexandra的简称。12be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy呼吸困难，尤其是因为身体状况不佳: He couldn’t walk far without getting short of breath.他走不了多远就会气短。13be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly用极少的言语与人说话，显得无礼或不友好: Sorry I was short with you on the phone this morning.抱歉，今早在电话里对你太冷淡了。14have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily非常容易发怒: Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.脾气极为暴躁的雅托先生叫她滚出去。15get/be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy如果你或你的想法、建议等遭到冷遇，意味着立刻被告知你是错的，且没有得到任何关注或同情: McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 1976.1976年麦克拉伦第一次向各大唱片公司介绍他的新乐队时，遭到了所有公司的冷遇。16be nothing/little short of something used to emphasize that something is very good, very surprising etc用于强调某事非常好、非常令人惊讶等: Her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle.她的康复简直就是奇迹。 The results are little short of astonishing.这些结果简直令人咋舌。17draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better被分配到困难或不愉快的任务，尤其是当别人获得了更好的任务时: Giles drew the short straw, and has to give us a talk this morning.贾尔斯抽到了短签，今天早上不得不给我们做一次报告。18make short work of (doing) something to finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job迅速轻松地完成某事，尤其是食物或工作: The kids made short work of the sandwiches.孩子们很快就把三明治吃光了。 Computers can make short work of complex calculations.计算机能轻松处理复杂的计算。19have/get somebody by the short and curlies (also have/get somebody by the short hairs) British English informal非正式 not polite不礼貌 to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want使某人陷入被迫做你想要的事或接受你意愿的处境: · I signed the contract – they’ve got me by the short and curlies.我签了合同——他们把我捏在手心里了。20be one ... short of a ... spoken口语 used humorously to say that someone is a little crazy or stupid幽默地用来形容某人有点疯疯癫癫或愚蠢: Lady, are you a few aces short of a deck?女士，你脑子是不是少根弦？ He’s one sandwich short of a picnic.他脑子有点不够用。21short time British English when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage因公司无力支付全额工资而缩短工人工作时间: Most of the workers were put on short time.大多数工人被安排了缩短工时。22in short order formal正式 in a short time and without delay很快且毫不拖延地23give somebody short measure British English old-fashioned旧式 to give someone less than the correct amount of something, especially in a shop给某人的数量少于正确数量，尤其是在商店里24sound technical术语 a short vowel is pronounced quickly without being emphasized, for example the sound of a in ‘cat’, e in ‘bet’, and i in ‘bit’短元音发音快速且不重读，例如"cat"中的a、"bet"中的e和"bit"中的i OPP long—shortness noun [uncountable]: He was suffering from shortness of breath.他患有呼吸急促症状。 Shirley was very conscious of her shortness and always wore high heels.雪莉非常在意自己个子矮，总是穿高跟鞋。 → life’s too short at life(27)GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives语法：形容词顺序If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.如果有不止一个形容词，通常按固定顺序排列。You say: · I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗Don’t say: I bought a short beautiful dress.应说：I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗不要说：I bought a short beautiful dress.You say: · She has short black hair. ✗Don’t say: She has black short hair.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES应说：She has short black hair. ✗不要说：She has black short hair。语法指南 — 形容词THESAURUS同义词辨析time时间short not long不长的: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.我在东京住了很短的一段时间。· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.吸烟者的预期寿命比非吸烟者短。brief especially written尤用于书面语 lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English仅持续短暂时间。brief比short更正式，尤其用于书面英语: · The president will make a brief visit to Seattle today.总统今天将对西雅图进行短暂访问。· He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.他在20世纪90年代短暂地执教过辛吉斯。quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something做某事花费的时间很短: · I had a quick look at the map.我快速看了一眼地图。· He had a quick shower and then went out.他快速洗了个澡，然后出去了。short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer仅持续短暂时间——尤其用于表达某人希望美好状况能持续更长时间的遗憾: · short-lived success昙花一现的成功· The ceasefire was short-lived.停火是短暂的。· a short-lived romance一段短暂的恋情· short-lived optimism about the economy对经济的短暂乐观情绪fleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer仅持续极短的时间——尤其用于表达某人希望某事能持续更长时间的遗憾: · a fleeting visit短暂的拜访· a fleeting smile转瞬即逝的微笑· She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.她瞥见了他一眼，转瞬即逝。· a fleeting moment of happiness转瞬即逝的幸福时刻· a fleeting thought一个一闪而过的念头momentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses持续时间极短——尤其用于形容感情或停顿: · There was a momentary pause in the conversation.谈话出现了片刻的停顿。· The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.当他发现两岁的儿子正高兴地在商店外等候时，短暂的恐慌随即消散。passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time仅持续短暂时间——尤其用于描述人们对某事只有短暂兴趣或只是顺带提及的情况: · passing fashions一时的流行趋势· He made only a passing reference to war.他只是顺带提了一下战争。· It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).这只是一个短暂的阶段（=很快就会过去）。ephemeral formal正式 lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world仅持续短暂时间，像世间万物一样迅速消逝: · Beauty is ephemeral.美丽是短暂易逝的。· the ephemeral nature of our existence我们存在的无常本质· His wealth proved to be ephemeral.他的财富被证明是转瞬即逝的。person人short someone who is short is not as tall as most people身材矮小，不如大多数人高: · He was a short fat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。not very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short相当矮。这种说法比直接说某人short（矮）听起来更委婉: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m.她个子不是很高——大概1.60米左右。small short and with a small body矮小，身材小巧: · My mother was a small woman.我母亲是个身材娇小的女性。· The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age).这个女孩对于她的年龄来说相当矮小（=比同龄其他女孩都小）。petite used about a woman who is attractively short and thin用于形容身材娇小迷人、纤细的女性: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair.她是一位留着金发的娇小女性。stocky used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong用于形容身材矮壮、结实的男孩或男性: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged.哈里身材矮壮，已步入中年。dumpy short and fat矮胖的: · a dumpy girl with red hair一个红发矮胖的女孩diminutive formal正式 literary文学 very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels极为矮小——尤其用于小说中的人物描写: · a diminutive figure dressed in black一个穿着黑衣的矮小人影stubby stubby fingers or toes are short and thickstubby的手指或脚趾短而粗: · the baby’s stubby little fingers婴儿短粗的小手指
查看全部语言翻译1time happening or continuing for only a little time or for less time than usual发生或持续时间短暂，或比通常更短的 OPP long: a short meeting一次短暂的会议 Morris gave a short laugh.莫里斯轻笑了一声。 a short course on business English一门商务英语短期课程 Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter.冬天快到了，白天越来越短。 I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time.我在布里斯班只待了很短的一段时间。 For a short while (=a short time), the city functioned as the region’s capital.有短暂的一段时间（=短时间内），这座城市曾作为该地区的首府运作。 I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter.在我担任初级记者的短暂时期里，我学到了很多。 Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time.德国在相对较短的时间内取得了令人瞩目的经济成就。 They met and married within a short space of time.他们在短短时间内相识并结婚。 I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (=short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time).我保证让会议简短而高效（=简短且令人满意，尤其不拖沓）。 For a few short weeks (=they seemed to pass very quickly), the sun shone and the fields turned gold.在短短几周内（=时间过得飞快），阳光普照，田野一片金黄。2length/distance measuring a small amount in length or distance长度或距离较短的 OPP long: a short skirt一条短裙 Anita had her hair cut short.阿尼塔把头发剪短了。 They went by the shortest route, across the fields.他们走了穿越田野的最短路线。 Carol’s office was only a short distance away, and she decided that she would walk there.卡罗尔的办公室只有很短的一段距离，她决定步行前往。a short walk/flight/drive It’s a short drive to the airport.开车去机场很近。 The hotel is only a short walk from the beach.酒店距海滩步行片刻即可到达。3not tall someone who is short is not as tall as most people某人身材矮小，不如大多数人高 OPP tall: a short plump woman一位矮胖的女性 Chris was short and stocky, with broad shoulders.克里斯身材矮壮，肩膀宽阔。 He’s a bit shorter than me.他比我矮一点。4book/letter a book, letter etc that is short does not have many words or pages书、信件等篇幅短的，文字或页数不多 OPP long: a short novel一部短篇小说 I wrote a short note to explain.我写了一张简短的便条来说明。 → short story5not enough a)if you are short of something, you do not have enough of it如果你缺少某物，表示你没有足够的量be short (of something) Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m a little short.能借我几美元吗？我有点缺钱。be short of money/cash/funds Our libraries are short of funds.我们的图书馆资金短缺。be 5p/$10 etc short Have you all paid me? I’m about £9 short.你们都付钱了吗？我大约还差9英镑。I’m a bit short British English spoken口语 (=I haven’t got much money at the moment)（=我目前手头没多少钱）somebody is not short of something British English (=they have a lot of it)（=他们有很多） Your little girl’s not short of confidence, is she?你的小女儿自信心可不差，是吧？ They’re not short of a few bob (=they are rich).他们不差钱（=他们很有钱）。 b)if something is short, there is not enough of it如果某物短缺，表示数量不够: Money was short in those days.那个年代钱很紧张。 It’s going to be difficult – time is short.情况会很难——时间不多了。 Gasoline was in short supply (=not enough of it was available) after the war.战后汽油供应不足（=可用数量不够）。6be short on something to have less of something than you should have拥有的某物少于应有的量: He’s a nice guy, but a little short on brains.他是个好人，但脑子稍微不够用。 The president’s speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.总统的演讲辞藻丰富，但解决方案寥寥无几。7less than a little less than a number比某个数字略少short of Her time was only two seconds short of the world record.她的成绩仅差两秒就打破世界纪录。just/a little short of something She was just short of six feet tall.她的身高略低于六英尺。8short notice if something is short notice, you are told about it only a short time before it happens如果某事是临时通知，意味着你在事发前不久才得到告知: I can’t make it Friday. It’s very short notice.我周五去不了。通知得太突然了。at short notice British English, on short notice American English The party was arranged at short notice.这次聚会是临时安排的。9in the short term/run during the period of time that is not very far into the future在不太遥远的将来这段时间内: These measures may save money in the short term, but we’ll end up spending more later.这些措施短期内或许能省钱，但我们最终还是会花更多。10have a short memory if someone has a short memory, they soon forget something that has happened如果某人记性短，他们很快就会忘记发生过的事情: Voters have very short memories.选民的记性非常短。11be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name是某个名字的简称: Her name is Alex, short for Alexandra.她的名字是Alex，是Alexandra的简称。12be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy呼吸困难，尤其是因为身体状况不佳: He couldn’t walk far without getting short of breath.他走不了多远就会气短。13be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly用极少的言语与人说话，显得无礼或不友好: Sorry I was short with you on the phone this morning.抱歉，今早在电话里对你太冷淡了。14have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily非常容易发怒: Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.脾气极为暴躁的雅托先生叫她滚出去。15get/be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy如果你或你的想法、建议等遭到冷遇，意味着立刻被告知你是错的，且没有得到任何关注或同情: McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 1976.1976年麦克拉伦第一次向各大唱片公司介绍他的新乐队时，遭到了所有公司的冷遇。16be nothing/little short of something used to emphasize that something is very good, very surprising etc用于强调某事非常好、非常令人惊讶等: Her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle.她的康复简直就是奇迹。 The results are little short of astonishing.这些结果简直令人咋舌。17draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better被分配到困难或不愉快的任务，尤其是当别人获得了更好的任务时: Giles drew the short straw, and has to give us a talk this morning.贾尔斯抽到了短签，今天早上不得不给我们做一次报告。18make short work of (doing) something to finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job迅速轻松地完成某事，尤其是食物或工作: The kids made short work of the sandwiches.孩子们很快就把三明治吃光了。 Computers can make short work of complex calculations.计算机能轻松处理复杂的计算。19have/get somebody by the short and curlies (also have/get somebody by the short hairs) British English informal非正式 not polite不礼貌 to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want使某人陷入被迫做你想要的事或接受你意愿的处境: · I signed the contract – they’ve got me by the short and curlies.我签了合同——他们把我捏在手心里了。20be one ... short of a ... spoken口语 used humorously to say that someone is a little crazy or stupid幽默地用来形容某人有点疯疯癫癫或愚蠢: Lady, are you a few aces short of a deck?女士，你脑子是不是少根弦？ He’s one sandwich short of a picnic.他脑子有点不够用。21short time British English when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage因公司无力支付全额工资而缩短工人工作时间: Most of the workers were put on short time.大多数工人被安排了缩短工时。22in short order formal正式 in a short time and without delay很快且毫不拖延地23give somebody short measure British English old-fashioned旧式 to give someone less than the correct amount of something, especially in a shop给某人的数量少于正确数量，尤其是在商店里24sound technical术语 a short vowel is pronounced quickly without being emphasized, for example the sound of a in ‘cat’, e in ‘bet’, and i in ‘bit’短元音发音快速且不重读，例如"cat"中的a、"bet"中的e和"bit"中的i OPP long—shortness noun [uncountable]: He was suffering from shortness of breath.他患有呼吸急促症状。 Shirley was very conscious of her shortness and always wore high heels.雪莉非常在意自己个子矮，总是穿高跟鞋。 → life’s too short at life(27)GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives语法：形容词顺序If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.如果有不止一个形容词，通常按固定顺序排列。You say: · I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗Don’t say: I bought a short beautiful dress.应说：I bought a beautiful short dress. ✗不要说：I bought a short beautiful dress.You say: · She has short black hair. ✗Don’t say: She has black short hair.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES应说：She has short black hair. ✗不要说：She has black short hair。语法指南 — 形容词THESAURUS同义词辨析time时间short not long不长的: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.我在东京住了很短的一段时间。· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.吸烟者的预期寿命比非吸烟者短。brief especially written尤用于书面语 lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English仅持续短暂时间。brief比short更正式，尤其用于书面英语: · The president will make a brief visit to Seattle today.总统今天将对西雅图进行短暂访问。· He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.他在20世纪90年代短暂地执教过辛吉斯。quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something做某事花费的时间很短: · I had a quick look at the map.我快速看了一眼地图。· He had a quick shower and then went out.他快速洗了个澡，然后出去了。short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer仅持续短暂时间——尤其用于表达某人希望美好状况能持续更长时间的遗憾: · short-lived success昙花一现的成功· The ceasefire was short-lived.停火是短暂的。· a short-lived romance一段短暂的恋情· short-lived optimism about the economy对经济的短暂乐观情绪fleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer仅持续极短的时间——尤其用于表达某人希望某事能持续更长时间的遗憾: · a fleeting visit短暂的拜访· a fleeting smile转瞬即逝的微笑· She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.她瞥见了他一眼，转瞬即逝。· a fleeting moment of happiness转瞬即逝的幸福时刻· a fleeting thought一个一闪而过的念头momentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses持续时间极短——尤其用于形容感情或停顿: · There was a momentary pause in the conversation.谈话出现了片刻的停顿。· The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.当他发现两岁的儿子正高兴地在商店外等候时，短暂的恐慌随即消散。passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time仅持续短暂时间——尤其用于描述人们对某事只有短暂兴趣或只是顺带提及的情况: · passing fashions一时的流行趋势· He made only a passing reference to war.他只是顺带提了一下战争。· It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).这只是一个短暂的阶段（=很快就会过去）。ephemeral formal正式 lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world仅持续短暂时间，像世间万物一样迅速消逝: · Beauty is ephemeral.美丽是短暂易逝的。· the ephemeral nature of our existence我们存在的无常本质· His wealth proved to be ephemeral.他的财富被证明是转瞬即逝的。person人short someone who is short is not as tall as most people身材矮小，不如大多数人高: · He was a short fat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。not very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short相当矮。这种说法比直接说某人short（矮）听起来更委婉: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m.她个子不是很高——大概1.60米左右。small short and with a small body矮小，身材小巧: · My mother was a small woman.我母亲是个身材娇小的女性。· The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age).这个女孩对于她的年龄来说相当矮小（=比同龄其他女孩都小）。petite used about a woman who is attractively short and thin用于形容身材娇小迷人、纤细的女性: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair.她是一位留着金发的娇小女性。stocky used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong用于形容身材矮壮、结实的男孩或男性: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged.哈里身材矮壮，已步入中年。dumpy short and fat矮胖的: · a dumpy girl with red hair一个红发矮胖的女孩diminutive formal正式 literary文学 very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels极为矮小——尤其用于小说中的人物描写: · a diminutive figure dressed in black一个穿着黑衣的矮小人影stubby stubby fingers or toes are short and thickstubby的手指或脚趾短而粗: · the baby’s stubby little fingers婴儿短粗的小手指shortshort2 noun 1shorts [plural] a)short trousers ending at or above the knees裤脚至膝盖或膝盖以上的短裤: a pair of shorts一条短裤 tourists in shorts and T-shirts穿着短裤和T恤的游客 → Bermuda shorts, cycling shorts b)especially American English men’s underwear with short legs有短裤腿的男式内裤: Craig was standing in the kitchen in his shorts.克雷格穿着内裤站在厨房里。 → boxer shorts, Jockey shorts2in short used when you want to give the main point of something用于概括某事的要点: Carter hoped for greater trust between the two nations, more trade, more cultural exchanges – in short, a genuine peace.卡特希望两国间建立更大的信任，开展更多贸易和文化交流——总之，实现真正的和平。3for short used as a shorter way of saying a name用作名字的简称: His name’s Maximilian, but we just call him Max for short.他的名字是Maximilian，但我们简称他为Max。4[countable] informal非正式 a short film shown in the cinema在电影院放映的短片
► see thesaurus at movie5[countable] British English informal非正式 a strong alcoholic drink that is not beer or wine, drunk in a small glass用小杯饮用的烈性酒精饮料（非啤酒或葡萄酒） SYN shot American English: Do you fancy a short?你想来一杯烈酒吗？6[countable] informal非正式 a short circuit短路: a short in the system系统中的短路故障 → the long and the short of it at long1(10)
1shorts [plural] a)short trousers ending at or above the knees裤脚至膝盖或膝盖以上的短裤: a pair of shorts一条短裤 tourists in shorts and T-shirts穿着短裤和T恤的游客 → Bermuda shorts, cycling shorts b)especially American English men’s underwear with short legs有短裤腿的男式内裤: Craig was standing in the kitchen in his shorts.克雷格穿着内裤站在厨房里。 → boxer shorts, Jockey shorts2in short used when you want to give the main point of something用于概括某事的要点: Carter hoped for greater trust between the two nations, more trade, more cultural exchanges – in short, a genuine peace.卡特希望两国间建立更大的信任，开展更多贸易和文化交流——总之，实现真正的和平。3for short used as a shorter way of saying a name用作名字的简称: His name’s Maximilian, but we just call him Max for short.他的名字是Maximilian，但我们简称他为Max。4[countable] informal非正式 a short film shown in the cinema在电影院放映的短片► see thesaurus at movie5[countable] British English informal非正式 a strong alcoholic drink that is not beer or wine, drunk in a small glass用小杯饮用的烈性酒精饮料（非啤酒或葡萄酒） SYN shot American English:
Do you fancy a short?你想来一杯烈酒吗？6[countable] informal非正式 a short circuit短路: a short in the system系统中的短路故障 → the long and the short of it at long1(10)shortshort3 adverb 1fall short of something to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard低于所需、预期或期望的水平，或未能达到令人满意的标准: The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority.共和党人增加了得票份额，但仍未能获得多数。 Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations.由于利润未达伦敦金融城预期，该公司股价昨天下跌了26便士。fall short of a goal/target/ideal The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth.经济增长未能达到财政部设定的2%目标。fall far/a long way/well short of something Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required.这些学校的设施远未达到所需标准。 One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough).专辑中有一两首歌还不错，但大多数都未达标（=质量不够好）。2be running short (of/on something) if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left如果你的某物快用完了，或某物快耗尽了，意味着它正在被消耗，很快就会所剩不足: We’re running short of coffee again.我们的咖啡又快用完了。 Our supplies of petrol were running short.我们的汽油储备快用完了。 Come on, time’s running short!快点，时间不多了！3stop short of doing something to almost do something but then decide not to do it几乎要做某事，但最终决定不做: They accused the president of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.他们指责总统无能，但没有进一步要求他辞职。4stop short to suddenly stop speaking or stop what you are doing, because something has surprised you or you have just thought of something因某事令你惊讶或你突然想到了什么而突然停止说话或停下所做的事: Seeing her tears, he stopped short.看到她的眼泪，他猛然停了下来。5be cut short if something is cut short, it is stopped before you expect or before it is finished如果某事被中途打断，即在预期之前或完成之前被停止: His career was tragically cut short when, at the age of 42, he died of a heart attack.他在42岁时因心脏病发作去世，职业生涯就此悲剧性地戛然而止。6cut somebody short to interrupt and stop someone when they are speaking在某人说话时打断并制止其继续: I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short.我正解释到一半，沃尔特就打断了我。7pull/bring somebody up short to surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment使某人感到惊讶或震惊，以至于停下所做或所说的事情，思考片刻: The question brought her up short, but, after a moment’s hesitation, she answered it.那个问题让她猛然一怔，但在片刻犹豫后，她还是回答了。83 metres/5 miles etc short of something without reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it因仍与目的地相距一定距离而未能到达: The plane touched down 200 metres short of the runway.飞机在距跑道200米处着陆。9two weeks/a month etc short of something two weeks, a month etc before something在某事发生前两周、一个月等时间: He died two days short of his fifty-sixth birthday.他在五十六岁生日的两天前去世。10short of (doing) something without actually doing something不实际去做某事: Short of locking her in her room, he couldn’t really stop her from seeing Jack.除非把她锁在房间里，否则他根本无法阻止她去见杰克。11come up short to fail to win or achieve something未能赢得或实现某事: We’ve been to the state tournament four times, but we’ve come up short every time.我们参加了四次州锦标赛，但每次都未能成功。12go short (of something) British English to have less of something than you need拥有的某物少于所需: She made sure that her children never went short.她确保孩子们从不缺任何东西。13be taken short/be caught short British English informal非正式 to have a sudden strong need to go to the toilet when you are not near one不在厕所附近时突然强烈想上厕所
1fall short of something to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard低于所需、预期或期望的水平，或未能达到令人满意的标准: The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority.共和党人增加了得票份额，但仍未能获得多数。 Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations.由于利润未达伦敦金融城预期，该公司股价昨天下跌了26便士。fall short of a goal/target/ideal The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth.经济增长未能达到财政部设定的2%目标。fall far/a long way/well short of something Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required.这些学校的设施远未达到所需标准。 One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough).专辑中有一两首歌还不错，但大多数都未达标（=质量不够好）。2be running short (of/on something) if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left如果你的某物快用完了，或某物快耗尽了，意味着它正在被消耗，很快就会所剩不足: We’re running short of coffee again.我们的咖啡又快用完了。 Our supplies of petrol were running short.我们的汽油储备快用完了。 Come on, time’s running short!快点，时间不多了！3stop short of doing something to almost do something but then decide not to do it几乎要做某事，但最终决定不做: They accused the president of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.他们指责总统无能，但没有进一步要求他辞职。4stop short to suddenly stop speaking or stop what you are doing, because something has surprised you or you have just thought of something因某事令你惊讶或你突然想到了什么而突然停止说话或停下所做的事: Seeing her tears, he stopped short.看到她的眼泪，他猛然停了下来。5be cut short if something is cut short, it is stopped before you expect or before it is finished如果某事被中途打断，即在预期之前或完成之前被停止: His career was tragically cut short when, at the age of 42, he died of a heart attack.他在42岁时因心脏病发作去世，职业生涯就此悲剧性地戛然而止。6cut somebody short to interrupt and stop someone when they are speaking在某人说话时打断并制止其继续: I was halfway through my explanation when Walter cut me short.我正解释到一半，沃尔特就打断了我。7pull/bring somebody up short to surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment使某人感到惊讶或震惊，以至于停下所做或所说的事情，思考片刻: The question brought her up short, but, after a moment’s hesitation, she answered it.那个问题让她猛然一怔，但在片刻犹豫后，她还是回答了。83 metres/5 miles etc short of something without reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it因仍与目的地相距一定距离而未能到达: The plane touched down 200 metres short of the runway.飞机在距跑道200米处着陆。9two weeks/a month etc short of something two weeks, a month etc before something在某事发生前两周、一个月等时间: He died two days short of his fifty-sixth birthday.他在五十六岁生日的两天前去世。10short of (doing) something without actually doing something不实际去做某事: Short of locking her in her room, he couldn’t really stop her from seeing Jack.除非把她锁在房间里，否则他根本无法阻止她去见杰克。11come up short to fail to win or achieve something未能赢得或实现某事: We’ve been to the state tournament four times, but we’ve come up short every time.我们参加了四次州锦标赛，但每次都未能成功。12go short (of something) British English to have less of something than you need拥有的某物少于所需: She made sure that her children never went short.她确保孩子们从不缺任何东西。13be taken short/be caught short British English informal非正式 to have a sudden strong need to go to the toilet when you are not near one不在厕所附近时突然强烈想上厕所