adj (1)短的(having little length)：～hair/grass/fur 短頭發(fā)/草/毛;～steps 小碎步; a～stick/line/dress 短棒/線/連衣裙; a～journey 短途旅行; a～flight of steps 一截短短的臺(tái)階; a～distance between the two places 兩地之間的短距離; the～est way home 回家最近的路; cut sb's hair～剪短某人的頭發(fā);The shirt is rather～in the sleeves. 這件襯衣的袖子有點(diǎn)短?！挤础絣ong;
?(2)短暫的;簡(jiǎn)短的(not lasting long;brief)： a～life 短暫的生命; a～wait/visit/time/holiday 短暫的等待/旅行/時(shí)間/假期;a～ceremony/film 簡(jiǎn)短的儀式/短片; have a～memory 短暫的記憶; in a few～months 在短短的幾個(gè)月中; a～cry of surprise 一聲短促的驚叫; speak in～sentences 說(shuō)話簡(jiǎn)短;Our vacation was far too～. 我們的假期太短了。The nights are getting～er in summer. 夏天的夜晚越來(lái)越短了。〖反〗long，longish，lengthy，extended;
?(3)矮(低)的(having little height)： a～person 個(gè)子矮的人; be～in stature 身材矮小;He is too～to be a basketball player. 他因個(gè)子太矮而不能當(dāng)籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員?！纪絣ow;〖反〗tall，big，high;
?(4)短缺的，不夠標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的(lacking enough or insufficient)[A (of)]：It's 4 pounds～. 缺了四磅。a board～of two inches 一塊短兩英寸的木板; get～rations 得到的配給不足; give～weight 缺斤少兩; The plane had only a～fuel reserve. 這架飛機(jī)燃料儲(chǔ)存不足了。 use～weight/measures 使用不合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的砝碼/量器; I'm 200 dollars～. 我還缺200美元。Watermelon is～at this time of season. 這個(gè)季節(jié)西瓜稀少。be～of money/time/funds/ideas 缺少錢/時(shí)間/資金/主意; The shell fell～of the target. 炮彈未擊中目標(biāo)就落了下來(lái)。He is only a year～of fifty. 他僅差一歲就50歲了。stop the car just a mile～of the summit 離山頂一英里處停下汽車; He was a bit～on/in experience. 他有點(diǎn)經(jīng)驗(yàn)不足。be～in one's accounts/one's payments 賬面短款/付款不足; cotton in～supply 棉花供應(yīng)不足; have a～view of... 對(duì)……目光短淺;〖同〗low，tight，insufficient，deficient;〖反〗adequate，sufficient;
?(5)簡(jiǎn)單粗魯?shù)?，唐突無(wú)禮的(being rude or sharp in manner)[A (with)][作pred]：He has a～temper. 他脾氣暴躁。give sb a～answer 簡(jiǎn)短生硬地答復(fù)某人;Why are you～with me today? 今天你為什么對(duì)我這樣無(wú)理?That shop assistant was～with customers. 那位售貨員對(duì)待顧客粗暴無(wú)禮。She's on a～fuse today. 她今天動(dòng)不動(dòng)就發(fā)火?！纪絩ude;〖反〗patient，polite，civil;
?(6)短音的((of sound) being relatively brief in duration)：～sounds of vowels 短元音; The vowels are～in “fat， pin and up.”“fat、pin 和up”中的元音是短元音?！挤础絣ong;
?(7)烈性的(small and strong)： She often has～drinks. 她經(jīng)常喝烈性酒。
?(8)(商業(yè))短期的，即將到期的(maturing early)[通常作attrib]：a～bill/note/bond 即將到期的票據(jù)/票據(jù)/債券; a～date 短期兌現(xiàn);
?be short on sth 缺少(某種特性)(infml)：This book is～on illustration. 這本書(shū)缺少例證。He is a nice man，but～on brain/tact. 他是一個(gè)好人，但缺乏頭腦/心計(jì)。His speech is～on humour/wit. 他的講話不夠幽默/機(jī)警。
?be short for sth 縮寫(xiě)，簡(jiǎn)稱： Sept. is～for September.Sept.是September(9月)的縮寫(xiě)。
?for short 縮寫(xiě)，簡(jiǎn)稱： His name is Victor，but we call him Vic for～. 他叫維克多，而我們叫他維克。
?give (sb/sth) short shrift 怠慢某人：He came to me with some crazy plan， but I gave him/it～shrift. 他拿著有些狂熱的計(jì)劃來(lái)找我，可我對(duì)他/它很冷淡。
?in short 簡(jiǎn)言之： In～，I don't want to help you. 總之一句話，我不愿意幫助你。
?little/nothing short of sth 幾乎就是： Charging prices like that is little～of robbery. 那樣收費(fèi)近乎于搶劫。To do that would be nothing～of suicide. 那樣做無(wú)異于自殺。
?make short work of sth/sb 很快對(duì)付某事/某人： The children made～work of the ice cream. 孩子們很快吃完了冰激凌。
?a short cut 近路，捷徑： There are really no～cuts in studying English. 學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)實(shí)在無(wú)捷徑可言。The school children take a～cut to school every day. 孩子們每天抄近路去上學(xué)。
?short and sweet 簡(jiǎn)短而輕松愉快的： His reply was～and sweet. 他的答復(fù)既簡(jiǎn)潔又干脆。
?→′shortness n 短的;′shortly adv 短地;′shortbread n 油酥甜餅;′shortcake n 油酥蛋糕;?short-′change v 少找錢;short-′circuit vt(使電路)短路;′shortcoming n 缺點(diǎn)(陷);′shortfall n 虧空;′shorthand n 速記法;?short-′handed adj人手不夠的;′shorthorn n 短牛角;′short-list vt 列入決選名單;?short-′lived adj 短命的;?short-′range adj 短期間的;短程的;?short-′sighted adj 近視的，目光短淺的;?short-′staffed adj 人員不足;?short-′tempered adj 脾氣暴躁的;?short-′term adj 短期的;?short-′winded adj 容易氣喘的;
?adv(1)突然地，唐突地(suddenly or abruptly)： Stopping the car～caused a pileup on the highway. 急剎車使公路上數(shù)輛汽車碰撞在一起。I stopped～when hearing my name called. 聽(tīng)到有人叫我的名字，我急忙停下腳步。 The horse pulled up～. 那匹馬突然停下來(lái)了?！纪絪uddenly，abruptly;〖反〗slowly，gradually，gently;
?(2)未達(dá)到某種程度(not as far as intended)：The arrow landed～. 箭沒(méi)射到目標(biāo)就落了地。The chair had to cut～the proceedings. 會(huì)議主席不得不提早結(jié)束議程。
?be caught/taken short 突然感到要去廁所(infml)： She was caught/taken～before the interview. 面試前她突然感到要去廁所。
?cut sth/sb short 打斷某人談話/中斷某事： It's rude to cut a man～. 打斷一個(gè)人的談話是不禮貌的。The war cut～his education. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中斷了他的學(xué)業(yè)。
?go short (of sth) 缺少，欠缺： I don't want you to go～of bread， although I need some. 我不想讓你缺吃的，盡管我也需要食物。
?run short (of sth) 已快用完：We're running～of food/oil. 我們的食品/油快用盡了。
?short of sth 沒(méi)有，除非： S～of murder，there is nothing they wouldn't have tried. 除了殺人之外，沒(méi)有他們沒(méi)干過(guò)的事。S～of a miracle， we can do nothing about it. 除非出現(xiàn)奇跡，我們是無(wú)能為力了。
?n(1)短片(short film)[C](infml)： There are a couple of～s before the main film. 放映主片之前有兩三個(gè)短片。
?(2)烈性酒(strong alcohol) (infml) [C，尤pl]：I only drink～s at a party. 宴會(huì)上我只喝烈性酒。
?(3)短褲;短運(yùn)動(dòng)褲(trousers up to the knee length or shorter)[C，通常pl]：football/running/rowing～s 踢足球/跑步/劃船穿的運(yùn)動(dòng)短褲;
?v(使)短路(cause to get short-circuit)[I，T+n](infml)：Something in TV must be～ing. 電視機(jī)一定有地方短路了。The burning fuse～ed the video machine. 保險(xiǎn)絲燒了，造成攝像機(jī)短路。