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【释义】：

a．❶ 短的，短期的，矮的：a short fat man一个矮胖子．a short way off隔不远，离不远．a short journey短途旅行．a short bill短期票据．short service临时工作．in a short time短时期内．do sth．at short notice突然做某事．take short views目光短浅，只顾目前利益．The days are getting short er now that winter has set in．冬天到了，天短起来了．short cut捷径，近道：There is no short cut to learning．求知识没有什么捷径．short sight 1)近视眼．2)目光短浅．short wave【无】短波．make short work of 1)迅速处理(事务)．2)急急忙忙咽下．have a short temper性情急躁．A short horse is soon curried．【谚】容易作的事成功快．❷ 不足的，短少的，没达到标准的：short measure尺寸不足．short weight分量不足．a short mile不足一哩．in short supply供应不足．have a short memory记忆力不强．be short of 1)短少，缺乏：be short of hands(goods)缺乏人手(货物)．be short of time(money)缺少时间(钱)．2)有距离，没达到：be short of the mark没打中目标．be short of the standard没达到标准．little(or nothing) short of不下于，简直是：Their achievements are little short of(being)miraculous．他们的成就简直是奇迹．❸ (言语)简短的：to be short 总之．make a long story short 简言之．He(His answer)was short and to the point．他的语言(他的回答)扼要中肯．❹ 态度生硬的，无礼貌的：He was very short with me yesterday．他昨天对我态度很生硬．❺ (点心)松脆的，酥的：This cake eats crisp and short．这点心吃起来松脆．❻ 【语音】短音的：a short vowel短元音．❼ 【商】卖空的：short sale卖空．shortness n．

－ad．❶ 突然地，唐突地：He stopped(or pulled up) short in the midst of his speech．他在谈话中突然停下来．I took him up short(=I cut him short)．我突然打断了他的话．be taken short【口语】忽然感到急需上厕所．❷ 不足，缺乏：short of除外，例外：Sshort of this，I’ll do what I can for you．别的事我都愿意替你做，就是这件事不行．come(or fall) short of不够，未达到(期望)：The outcome of the experiment fell short of our expectations．试验的结果未达到我们原来的期望．go short(of)无需；使自己不能有．I don’t want you to go short(of money)in order to lend me what I need．我不要你为了借给我所需要的(钱)而自己感到短缺．run short(of)用尽：We are running short of gasolene．我们的汽油快用完了．sell short【商】卖空．

－n．❶ 概略，总括：the long and the short of it总而言之，概括起来说．in short 总之．❷ 简称：Benjamen is called‘Ben’for short．本杰明简称为本．❸ (pl．)短裤(尤指运动员的短裤)．❹ (pl．)边角料，废料等(用来做次品)．❺ 【电】短路(=short circuit)．❻ 【军】射击不中．❼ 【语音】短音，短音节．❽ 【影】短片．