1.短的measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
He had short curly hair.他有一头短鬈发。
a short walk短距离步行
a short skirt短裙
2.个子矮的small in height
She was short and dumpy.她又矮又胖。
3.短的；短期的；短暂的lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
I'm going to France for a short break.我打算去法国度个短假。
Which is the shortest day of the year?一年中哪一天最短？
a short book(= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages)一本小书
She has a very short memory(= remembers only things that have happened recently) .她的记性很差。
Life's too short to sit around moping.人生苦短，不能整天坐在那儿自寻烦恼。
It was all over in a relatively short space of time .不一会儿工夫就完全结束了。
4.[obn]短短的seeming to have passed very quickly
Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的运动员。
5.[nbn]~ (of sth)不足；短缺not having enough of sth; lacking sth
I'm afraid I'm a little short(= of money) this month.这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.事情出了差错，她老有借口。
6.(informal)~ on sth缺乏，缺少（某种品质）lacking or not having enough of a particular quality
He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.他五大三粗，但头脑简单。
7.[nbn]紧俏；紧缺not easily available; not supplying as much as you need
Money was short at that time.那时候，钱紧缺。
8.[nbn]~ (of sth)少于；缺少；未达到less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed
Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.她的最后一掷距世界纪录只差三厘米。
The team was five players short.球队还缺五名球员。
She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died.她去世时就快过 90 岁生日了。
9.~ of breath（呼吸）短促，困难；（气）急having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness
10.~ for sth简略的；缩写的being a shorter form of a name or word
Call me Jo─it's short for Joanna.叫我乔好了，这是乔安娜的简称。
file transfer protocol or FTP for shortfile transfer protocol （文件传输协议）或简称 FTP
11.[nbn]~ (with sb)简单粗暴；简慢无礼speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude
I'm sorry I was short with you earlier─I had other things on my mind.对不起，我刚才怠慢你了，我脑子里在想别的事。
12.短音的ashort vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels
Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’.比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。
You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。
You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。
In the short run, unemployment may fall.从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
In the short run, unemployment may fall.从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.基本食物紧缺。
Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。
Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.基本食物紧缺。
Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.西海岸将不会有充足的阳光。
Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的数字简直是灾难。
The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.这种转化堪称奇迹。
Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的数字简直是灾难。
The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.这种转化堪称奇迹。
Liverpool made short work of the opposition(= in a football/ soccer game) .利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。
He made short work of his lunch(= ate it quickly) .他三下两下吃完午饭。
Liverpool made short work of the opposition(= in a football/ soccer game) .利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。
He made short work of his lunch(= ate it quickly) .他三下两下吃完午饭。
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。
1.缺少；不足if yougo short of orrun short of sth, you do not have enough of it
I'd never let you go short of anything.我什么都不会让你缺的。
Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough.为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥挨饿。
They had run short of(= used most of their supply of) fuel.他们燃料不够用了。
2.未达到；不及not as far as you need or expect
All too often you pitch the ball short.你投球老是距离不够。
3.中间（打断）；过早地（终止）before the time expected or arranged; before the natural time
a career tragically cut short by illness因病不幸中断的事业
I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out.时间快到了，恐怕我得就此打断你了。
The hotel fell far short of their expectations.旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。
The hotel fell far short of their expectations.旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。
Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。
Short of asking her to leave(= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation.要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。
Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.除非发生奇迹，否则我们输定了。
Short of asking her to leave(= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation.要是不请她走，我们也就没有多少办法应付这种局面了。
I was brought up short by a terrible thought.一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。
I was brought up short by a terrible thought.一个可怕的念头闪过，我一下子愣住了。
1.少量烈酒a small strong alcoholic drink, for example of whisky
2.（尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片a short film/movie, especially one that is shown before the main film
His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。
His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。
Meanwhile, it would be highly appreciated if you could send us 2 catalogues + some representative samples within the shortest possible time.
同时，我们尤其希望贵司尽快邮寄2套商品目录以及一些样品给我们。
" Then the shortest man who was only able to hold the leg of the elephant said: " My king, an elephant is just like the trunk of a tree.
那个矮小的，只能握著象腿的人接著说：陛下，这只象极像一棵树的躯干。
The shortest paths from routing group A to any other routing group in the topology have been determined.
从路由组A到拓扑中的其他所有路由组的最短路径都已确定。
The great-circle distance calculates the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of a sphere.
大圆弧长计算球面两点之间的最短距离。
Introduction of the principle that a wooden pail how much water charge, depending on the shortest of the plate.
短板原理说，一个木桶能装多少水，取决于最短的那块板。
With an estimated climbing time of just under five and a half hours, it is also one of the shortest.
从这条山道登顶估计要用五个半小时，也是所有登山道中最短的。
American children also have one of the shortest school days, six-and-a-half hours, adding up to 32 hours a week.
美国儿童每天在学校呆的时间也是最短的，六个半小时，加起来一周上学32小时。
The bottom layer is made up of the shortest running tests, which, as you can imagine, are the easiest to write.
底层由运行时间最短的测试构成，可以想象的到，它们也最易于编写。
Water Bottle Rule: how much the bottle contains water depends on its shortest wood.
水桶定律：一只水桶能装多少水，完全取决与它最短的那块木板。
the multinationals have been trying to deal with in the shortest time customer complaints.
这个跨国公司一直尽力在最短时间内处理顾客的投诉。
An immediate response is vital when it is a question of bringing fast-moving machinery to a standstill in the shortest possible time.
立即反应是非常关键的，如使快速运动的机器在很短的可能时间内停顿所产生的问题。
IT WAS one of the shortest-lived revolutions ever.
这是有史以来最短寿的革命之一。
His 33-day papacy was one of the shortest reigns in papal history, resulting in the most recent "Year of Three Popes. "
在位只有33天的他是宗教史上任职最短的教皇，当年也成了史上最近一次“三教皇年”；
For me, it was just a shortest instant of gratification.
对于我，只是短短的一瞬间满足。
A simple way to understand the efficient markets hypothesis is to think about the problem of finding the shortest queue at the checkout.
要理解有效市场假设，有个简单的方法：想想结账时如何找最短的队伍排队。
With a written map in hand, however, I enjoy the trip and arrive at my first destination in the shortest possible time.
总之，有一张写好的地图在手，我非常享受这个过程并且在也许是最短的时间里到达了我的第一个目的地。
If you need to see color and detail then likely the best choice is the dimmest white light for the shortest amount of time.
如果你需要看彩色及细节，用很暗的白光，并且尽可能缩短时间。
She then subtracts 18 days from her shortest cycle to find the first "unsafe" day of her present cycle.
然后用最短周期的天数减18，即为现在月经周期“不安全的”第一天；
The shortest man in the world able to walk has died in Rome at the age of 21 , according to Britain's Guinness World Records .
据英国吉尼斯世界纪录总部，世界上最矮的具备行走能力的人死于罗马，年仅21岁。
The company set up the team, a full-time staff delivery of goods in the shortest possible time accurate to your side.
公司成立车队，有专职送货人员将货品在最短时间内准确的送到您的身旁。
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