单词：short
adv. 简短地, 突然
n. 扼要, 短片, 缺乏
vt. 故意少给, 使短路
a. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
a. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
a. low in stature; not tall
考试类型：[中考/高考/IELTS]
short的用法和样例：
例句
- You've cut my hair very short.你把我头发剪得太短了。
- In contrast with his brothers, Tom is rather short.与几位兄弟相比,汤姆的个子相当矮。
- Let's take a short break for lunch.让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭。
- These goods are in short supply; the price will be high.这些商品现正供应不足，价格会上涨。
- The usual word "pub" is short for "public house".常用的“pub”一词是“public house”的简略形式。
- He was short with me this morning.他今天早上对我无礼。
- 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。
- The children mustn't go short of food.孩子们不可以缺少食物。
- We often run short of staff in the summer.夏天我们的人手经常不够用。
- All too often you pitch the ball short.你投球老是距离不够。
- His achievements had fallen short of his hopes.他的成就没有达到他期望的那么大。
- Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.对不起,打断你一下。
- Her singing career was cut short by a car accident.她的歌唱事业被一场车祸所终结。
常见句型
- It will be a saving to take a short cut.走捷径能节省时间。
- His doctor suggested that he take a short leave of absence.他的医生建议他请假短时期休息休息。
- I never knew who could do so much in such a short time.我从未见过有人能在这样短的时间内做这么多的工作。
- She managed to pack a lot of sightseeing into the short period of time she had in London.她在伦敦逗留的短短一段时间中,紧凑地安排了一连串的观光活动。
- She worked the whole day with only a short interval at noon.她整天工作,仅仅在中午休息一会儿。
- He has a long trunk with short legs.他上身长而下身短。
- Short hair is cool in summer.短发在夏季很酷。
- A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.直线是两点之间最短的距离。
- She likes to cast her ideas in short sentences.她喜欢用短句表达自己的思想。
- He drew up a long list of good short stories.他列出很多篇好的短篇小说。
- He gave her a short answer.他给了她一个简短而生硬的回答。
- Tell them they must make the food last.We'll all be on short commons if the supply ship doesn't get through on time.告诉他们必须使食物多维持些时间。如果供应船不能按时来到,我们都要挨饿。
- The soldiers complained that they got short rations.士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。
- I rarely have short drinks.我很少喝烈性酒。
- There is a short vowel in “pull”.在pull一词中有一个短元音。
- Our group is two people short.我们组还需要两个人。
- This packet is supposed to contain ten screws, but it's two short.这包应装有十个螺丝钉,可是短了两个。
- The missile landed ten miles short.那枚导弹落在离目标10英里的地方。
- We should go on to the next item for time is short.时间不多了,我们应该谈下一项内容。
- The little boy's attention span was short.那个小男孩的注意力持续时间短。
- Jack is shorter than Tom by a head.杰克比汤姆矮一头。
- His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.他的演讲令人厌烦,但具有简短的特点。
- NATO is short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.NATO是“北大西洋公约组织”的缩写。
- This room is too short in relation to its width.和它的宽度相比这间屋子显得太小了。
- He is short on knowledge.他知识肤浅。
- He's a nice lad but he's a bit short on brains.他是个很好的小伙子,但是有时没有头脑。
- The book is rather short on illustrations, but has some useful information.这本书插图较差,但也有一些有用的资料。
- The tired salesman was short with the customers.这疲倦的售货员对顾客态度粗暴。
- You've cut my hair very short.你已把我的头发剪得很短。
- The shells fell short.炮弹没打中目标。
- The arrow landed short.箭未射到目标便落地了。
- This accident is due to an electrical short.这次事故是由电路短路引起的。
- There are a couple of shorts on before the main film.主片开映之前有几部短片。
- These shorts are too tight for me.这条短裤给我穿太紧了。
- The only time Dad shows his knees is on holiday, when he wears shorts instead of his long trousers.父亲只有在度假时才会露出膝盖,因为那时他不穿长裤而穿短裤。
常用短语
- 立即,仓促 with little warning
- 几乎和…相同; 简直是 nearly the same as
- 失望 miss; be less than what is expectedHe came short of our expectation.他令我们失望。
- 没有达到标准,不够,不足 fail to reach a required, or a specified standard
- 对…不太理睬,漠不关心 devote little time to sbgive sb/sth short shrift
He came to me with some crazy plan, but I gave it very short shrift.
他找我谈某个莫名其妙的计划,可是,我对此采取十分冷淡的态度。
Gerald tried to borrow another ten pounds from me, but I give him very short shrift.
杰拉尔德想再向我借10英镑,但我却对他漠不关心。
- 缺乏,不够 have less of sth than one should
- 〈非正〉过了一阵子 after a short time
- 供不应求 scare
- 快速完成; 迅速处理 complete〔conclude〕 quickly
- 完全相同 the same as
- 短缺,数量不足 not have enough of
- 〈口〉简单明了 brief and to the point
- 故意少给其找零头 give sb insufficient change
- 少量; 短距离 small amount; small distance
- 除了…之外 exceptHe will do anything short of murder to achieve his ends.为了达到目的,他除了凶杀什么都会干。
- 喘不过气来 breathless
- 比…重量要轻 less than the proper weight
- 不再,停止 not go as far as
- 简言之 recount sth briefly
- 使…忽然停止干某事 make sb/sth suddenly what one is doingbring〔pull〕 sb/sth up short (by v-ing)
Ann was strolling along aimlessly when I brought her up short by calling her name from the other side of the street.
安正在街上漫无目标地闲逛,我从街对面叫她,她便停了下来。
He brought the bus up short when the light changed to red.
红色交通灯一亮,他突然把公交车停住。
The driver pulled the car up short just in time to prevent an accident.
司机及时地突然刹车,避免了一场事故。
- 突然停止 stop suddenlycut sb/sth short
I cut him short in the middle of his explanation.
他解释了一半我就把他的话打断了。
The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.
主席一生病,会议就中断了。
- 突然停止 stop suddenlystop short
Uncle Tom stopped short and looked at me.
汤姆叔叔突然停了下来,看了看我。
The professor opened his mouth to say something; but he stopped short.
教授开口说话,但又突然停止了。
He stopped short when he heard his name called.
他听到有人叫他,就突然停了下来。
The horse stopped short when he heard my voice.
那匹马一听见我的声音就突然停了下来。
stop sb/sth shortStopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.
这辆汽车突然刹车使公路上的汽车排成长龙。
- 简称,缩写 in abbreviated form
- 简而言之 stated briefly
- 概要 speaking briefly
词汇搭配
- short cut捷径
- short house矮屋
- short stick短棍
- short tree矮树
- fall short of没有达到,未能满足,缺乏
- fall short of expectations辜负某人的期望
- fall short of goal未达到自己的目标
- short for是…的缩略
- short in在…方面短(缺)的
- short in needed material所需材料短缺
- short in the sleeves袖子短了些
- short in understanding缺乏了解
- short of缺乏,缺少,有一段距离,未达到
- short of breath呼吸短促
- short of cash现金短缺
- short of food食物短缺
- short of funds资金短缺的
- short of meeting the requirements满足不了这些要求
- short of men缺乏人力
- short of one million不足一百万
- short of ten dollars差10美元
- short of water缺水
- short on缺乏,缺少
- short on housing住房缺乏
- short on knowledge知识肤浅
- catch short突然便急
- cut short使突然结束,使突然中断
- pull up short突然停住
- sell short售光
- stop short突然停下来
- make short of the matter长话短说,简而言之
- squeeze the shorts轧空头,迫使卖空者用高价补进
- Bermuda shorts短裤
- walking shorts短裤
- for short作为简称,作为缩写
- in short简单地说,总之
- the long and the short of it总而言之,这事的概略
经典引文
The cathedral..is the shortest in England (155 feet long).
出自：Jan MorrisI don't like your hair as short as that.
出自：C. PriestWhen the little one sat down..her legs were..too short to reach the ground.
出自：P. Fitzgerald
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