/ʃɔ:t ||; ʃɔrt/adj adv1 not measuring much from one end to the other 短的: a short line/distance/dress 短线╱距离╱连衣裙This essay is rather short. 这篇文章相当短。short hair 短发 [OPP] long 反义词为long ☞verb shorten 动词为shorten
2 less than the average height 矮的: a short, fat man 一个又矮又胖的男人 [OPP] tall 反义词为tall
3 not lasting a long time; brief （时间）短的，短暂的: a short visit/film 短暂的访问；短片She left a short time ago. 她不久前离开。to have a short memory (= to only remember things that have happened recently) 有短暂的记忆（只能记住最近发生的事） [OPP] long 反义词为long ☞verb shorten 动词为shorten
4 short (of/on sth) not having enough of what is needed 不足；短缺: Because of illness, the team is two players short. 因为有队员病了，所以该队缺了两名运动员。Good secretaries are in short supply (= there are not enough of them). 称职的秘书很缺乏。We're a bit short of money at the moment. 我们现在手头有点紧。Your essay is a bit short on detail. 你的文章写得有点不够详细。 ☞noun shortage 名词为shortage
5 suddenly 突然: She stopped short when she saw the accident. 她一见那宗事故连忙停下来。
6 short for sth used as a shorter way of saying sth or as an abbreviation 作…的缩写或简称: ‘Bill’ is short for ‘William’. Bill是William的简称。
7 short (with sb) (used about a person) speaking in an impatient and angry way to sb （指人）说话不耐烦或粗暴 ☞adverb shortly 副词为shortly
cut sth/sb short to not allow sb to finish speaking; to interrupt 打断（某人说话）
fall short (of sth) to not be enough; to not reach sth 不足；达不到:
The pay rise fell short of the workers' demands. 加薪幅度未能达到工人的要求。 for short as a short form 作…的缩写或简称:
She's called ‘Diana’, or ‘Di’ for short. 她叫“黛安娜”，简称“黛”。 go short (of sth) to be without enough (of sth) 缺乏；欠缺:
He made sure his family never went short of food. 他确保一家人永不缺少吃的。 in the long/short term→
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in short in a few words; briefly 简言之；总之
run short (of sth) to have used up most of sth so there is not much left 几乎用光；已快用完:
We're running short of coffee. 我们的咖啡差不多喝光了。 short of sth/doing sth apart from; except for 除…外:
Nothing short of a miracle will save the business now. 现在只有出现奇迹，才能挽救那家企业。 stop short of sth/doing sth→
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