short

同义

short

词性

n

解释

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

示例

None

同义

short short circuit

词性

n

解释

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

示例

None

同义

short shortstop

词性

n

解释

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

示例

None

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short short-change

词性

v

解释

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

示例

None

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short short-circuit

词性

v

解释

create a short circuit in

示例

None

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short

词性

a

解释

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

示例

a short life|a short flight|a short holiday|a short story|only a few short months

同义

short

词性

a

解释

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

示例

short skirts|short hair|the board was a foot short|a short toss

同义

little short

词性

a

解释

low in stature; not tall

示例

he was short and stocky|short in stature|a short smokestack|a little man

同义

unretentive short forgetful

词性

a

解释

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

示例

a short memory

同义

short

词性

a

解释

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

示例

a short sale|short in cotton

同义

short

词性

a

解释

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

示例

the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short

同义

suddenly short abruptly dead

词性

r

解释

quickly and without warning

示例

he stopped suddenly

同义

short

词性

r

解释

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

示例

he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash

同义

short

词性

r

解释

clean across

示例

the car's axle snapped short

同义

short

词性

r

解释

at some point or distance before a goal is reached

示例

he fell short of our expectations

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short

词性

r

解释

so as to interrupt

示例

She took him up short before he could continue

同义

short unawares

词性

r

解释

at a disadvantage

示例

I was caught short

同义

curtly short shortly

词性

r

解释

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

示例

he told me curtly to get on with it|he talked short with everyone|he said shortly that he didn't like it

同义

short poor inadequate jejune

词性

s

解释

of insufficient quantity to meet a need

示例

an inadequate income|a poor salary|money is short|on short rations|food is in short supply|short on experience|the jejune diets of the very poor

同义

short scant light

词性

s

解释

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

示例

a light pound|a scant cup of sugar|regularly gives short weight

同义

myopic short shortsighted unforesightful

词性

s

解释

lacking foresight or scope

示例

a short view of the problem|shortsighted policies|shortsighted critics derided the plan|myopic thinking

同义

short

词性

s

解释

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

示例

shortbread is a short crumbly cookie|a short flaky pie crust

同义

brusk brusque curt short

词性

s

解释

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

示例

try to cultivate a less brusque manner|a curt reply|the salesgirl was very short with him