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short

¹ short /ˈʃoɚt/ adjective

shorter; shortest

¹ short

/ˈʃoɚt/

adjective

shorter; shortest

Learner's definition of SHORT

a : extending a small distance from one end to the other end : having little length : not long（长度）短的

Her hair is short. = She has short hair.她的头发很短。
It's just a short distance from here. = It's just a short distance away.距离这儿很近。
the shortest rope最短的绳子
One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other.我的一条腿比另一条稍短
The coat is short on him. = The coat is too short for him. [=the coat should be longer in order to fit him correctly]他穿这件外套太短了。

b : not great in distance距离短的

a short walk/drive/trip短距离散步/车程/旅行
This way is shorter.这条路比较近。

c : having little height : not tall个子矮的

He is short for his age.以他这个年龄，他算个头矮的。
a short girl矮个子女孩

a : lasting or continuing for a small amount of time : brief短暂的；短期的

a short delay/vacation/speech短暂停留/休假/讲话
the shortest day of the year一年中最短的一天
Life's too short to worry about the past.生命如此短暂，不要为过去烦恼。
The movie/meeting was very short.电影/会议很简短。
You have done a lot in a short space/period of time.你在短短的时间里做了很多工作。
a short burst of speed突然加速
I've only lived here for a short time/while.我在这里仅住了一小段时间。
It's just a short walk from here. [=you can walk there from here in a few minutes]从这儿步行没多远。
She has a very short memory. [=she forgets about events, conversations, etc., soon after they happen]她记性不好。

b always used before a noun : seeming to pass quickly短短的；过得快的

She has made great progress in a few short years.她在短短几年里进步很快。
He visited for two short weeks.他只访问了短短的两周。

: having few pages, items, etc.简短的；短篇的

a short book/poem薄薄的书；短诗
I have a list of things I need to do before we go, but it's pretty short.我们出发之前我有一些事情要处理，不过很简单。
short sentences短句

of clothing : covering only part of the arms or legs（衣服）短的

boys in short pants穿着短裤的男孩
a shirt with short sleeves [=sleeves that end at or above the elbows]短袖衬衣
a short skirt [=a skirt that ends above the knees and especially several inches above the knees]短裙

a : existing in less than the usual or needed amount短缺的；不足的

We should hurry. Time is short. [=we don't have much time]我们得快点，时间很紧。
Money has been short lately. [=I haven't had enough money lately]最近手头很紧。
Gasoline is in short supply. [=little gasoline is available]汽油供应短缺。
(US) We can be ready on short notice. = (Brit) We can be ready at short notice. [=very quickly]我们可以马上准备好。
(US) Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice. = (Brit) Thank you for meeting with me at such short notice. [=even though you did not know that I wanted to meet with you until a short time ago]感谢你在如此短的时间就能来见我。

b not used before a noun : having less than what is needed : not having enough of something短缺；缺少

I can't pay the bill. I'm a little short (of money). [=I don't have enough money]我钱不够，付不了账。
The team was short (by) two players. = The team was two players short.球队还缺两名队员。

— often + on

short on time/food/money缺少时间/食物/金钱
She's a little short on patience today. [=she is feeling somewhat impatient]她今天有点缺乏耐心。
He's not short on self-confidence. [=he has plenty of self-confidence]他很有自信。
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice. [=he was very critical but did not give any useful advice]他提出了很多批评，但是缺乏有用的建议。

c : less than少于 — used in the phrase nothing short of to give emphasis to a statement or description简直；无异于

His recovery is nothing short of a miracle. = His recovery is nothing short of miraculous. [=his recovery is a miracle; his recovery is miraculous]他的康复简直是个奇迹。

d : not reaching far enough不够远的；太近的

The throw to first base was short.给一垒的球太近了。
a short throw太近的传球

: made smaller by having part removed简略的；缩写的

a short tax form简略的税单

— often + for

“Doc” is short for “doctor.”*doc是doctor的缩写。
“Ben” is short for “Benjamin.”*Ben是Benjamin的缩写。
“www” is short for “World Wide Web.”*www是World Wide Web的缩写。

not used before a noun : talking to someone in a very brief and unfriendly way : rudely brief简单粗暴

I'm sorry I was short [=abrupt, curt] with you.对不起，我刚才对你粗暴了点。

linguistics, of a vowel — used to identify certain vowel sounds in English（元音）短音的

long and short vowels长元音和短元音
the short “a” in “bad”单词bad中发短音的字母a
the short “e” in “bet”单词bet中发短音的字母e
the short “i” in “sit”单词sit中发短音的字母i
the short “o” in “hot”单词hot中发短音的字母o
the short “u” in “but”单词but中发短音的字母u

— compare ¹long 6

a short fuse

— see ²fuse

draw the short straw

— see ¹draw

fall short

— see ¹fall

in short order

: quickly and without delay麻利地；利落地

In short order the group set up camp.这个小组麻利地搭起了帐篷。
The papers were organized in short order.文件迅即处理就绪。

make short work of

— see ²work

short and sweet

: pleasantly brief : not lasting a long time or requiring a lot of time紧凑的；简明扼要的

That's the way we like the meetings—short and sweet.我们喜欢会议这样进行——紧凑不拖拉。
I've got a few announcements, but I'll keep it short and sweet. [=I will talk for only a few minutes]我有几件事情要宣布，但是我就简单说几句。

short of breath

◊ If you are short of breath, it is difficult for you to breathe.气喘吁吁的；上气不接下气的

He is overweight and gets short of breath [=out of breath] just walking to his car.他超重了，就是走到自己车前那几步路也会气喘吁吁。
She was short of breath and unable to talk after her run.她跑完步后，上气不接下气，一句话也说不出来。

the short end of the stick

— see ¹stick

— shortness

/ˈʃoɚtnəs/ noun [noncount]

I was surprised by the shortness of the meeting.我对会议的简短感到惊讶。
One symptom is shortness of breath.一种症状是气促。

² short /ˈʃoɚt/ adverb

shorter; shortest

² short

/ˈʃoɚt/

adverb

shorter; shortest

Learner's definition of SHORT

: to or at a point that is not as far as expected or desired : to a point not reaching what is needed for something达不到标准（或预期）地

The ball fell short.球未射及目标。
He threw the ball short.他投的球太近了。
He began to run/answer and then pulled up short. [=stopped suddenly and did not finish]他开始跑步/回答问题，但突然间又停了下来。
We made as many cookies as we could, but we came up short [=we had fewer than we needed to have] and there weren't enough for everyone.我们尽可能地多做饼干，但还是不够分给每个人。
Time is running short. [=there is little time left to do, accomplish, etc., something]时间不多了。

— often + of

He finished in 30 seconds—just one second short of the world record. [=he finished in 30 seconds and the world record is 29 seconds]他用了30秒钟完成——仅差世界纪录1秒。
She quit school a month short of [=before] graduation.她毕业前一个月退学了。
We came up short of [=we did not achieve] our goal.我们未能达到目标。
Sales for the month came short of our estimates. [=we sold less than we had predicted we would sell]这个月的销量没有达到预期。
The attack was just short of a full invasion.这次袭击几乎是一次全面入侵。
She's just short of six feet tall. [=she is almost six feet tall]她身高接近六英尺。
The performance was just short of perfection. = The performance was (only a) little short of perfect.这场演出近乎完美。
The running back was stopped short of the goal line. [=was stopped just before the goal line]跑卫队员就在端线前遭到拦截。
He stopped well short of the line. [=long before reaching the line]他在离界线很远的地方停了下来。
The boss said that she was unhappy with some employees, but she stopped short of naming which ones. [=but she did not say which employees she was unhappy with]老板说她对某些员工不满，但她没有具体指明是谁。
We have plenty of shirts left, but we're running short of [=running out of] smaller sizes. [=the available supply of smaller sizes is almost used up]我们的库存里有很多衬衣，但是小号的几乎没有了。

: in a sudden manner突然

The hunter stopped short [=suddenly] when he saw the deer.猎人看到鹿时突然停了下来。
I was wandering through the exhibit when I was brought up short by a striking photograph. [=when a striking photograph made me suddenly stop]我在展会上闲逛，突然被一幅醒目的照片吸引，骤然停下脚步。

: for or during a short time短暂

Her career was short-lasting.她的职业生涯短暂。

: in a way that makes something short使变短

Keep the grass mowed short.不要让草坪长高。
Her dark hair was cut/cropped short. [=she had short hair]她的黑发被剪短了。

caught short

— see ¹catch

cut short

: to end (something) earlier than expected提前结束

We had to cut our vacation short.我们只好提前结束了假期。
The speech was cut short. [=the speech was interrupted and not finished]演讲被中断了。

fall short

— see ¹fall

sell (someone or something) short

— see ¹sell

short of

: except for (something) : other than (something)除了；除非

Short of replacing the motor, I have tried everything to fix the car.除了更换发动机，我已试过所有的办法来修这辆车。
Short of a catastrophe [=unless something terrible happens], I think we'll succeed.我想我们会成功的，除非有什么大乱子。

taken/caught short

British, informal

: suddenly needing to use a toilet when there is no toilet available突然想上厕所；内急

³ short /ˈʃoɚt/ noun

plural shorts

³ short

/ˈʃoɚt/

noun

plural shorts

Learner's definition of SHORT

shorts [plural]

a : pants that end at or above the knees短裤

a pair of shorts一条短裤
Your shorts are dirty.你的短裤脏了。
short shorts [=shorts that cover very little of the legs]超短裤

— see color picture on this page; see also bermuda shorts

b : boxer shorts

[count] : a short movie短片

The short before the main movie was very funny.电影正片前放映的短片很有趣。

[count] : short circuit

[noncount] baseball, informal : shortstop

Who's playing short?谁是游击手？

[count] British : a small amount of liquor that you drink quickly : shot少量烈酒

a short of vodka一小杯伏特加酒

for short

: in a shorter form : as an abbreviation简称；缩写

My name is Benjamin, or Ben for short.我叫本杰明，简称本。

in short

: in a few words总而言之；简单地说 — used to indicate that you are saying something in as few words as possible简言之

The trip was, in short, a disaster.简言之，这次旅行是场灾难。
In short [=in summary], the company is doing extremely well.总而言之，这家公司做得非常好。

the long and (the) short of it

— see ³long

⁴ short /ˈʃoɚt/ verb

shorts; shorted; shorting

⁴ short

/ˈʃoɚt/

verb

shorts; shorted; shorting

Learner's definition of SHORT

[+ object] : to cause (something) to have a short circuit : short- circuit使短路

The lightning shorted the TV.闪电使电视机短路了。

— often + out in U.S. English在美国英语中常与out连用

Water shorted out the flashlight.水使手电筒短路了。

[no object] : to stop working because of a short circuit : short- circuit短路

The hair dryer must have shorted.吹风机肯定是短路了。

— often + out in U.S. English在美国英语中常与out连用

The toaster oven shorted out.吐司炉短路了。

IELTS BNC: 500 COCA: 627

short

1 of 4

adjective

ˈshȯrt

: having little length

: not tall or high : low

: not extended in time : brief

a short vacation

: not retentive

a short memory

: expeditious, quick

made short work of the problem

: seeming to pass quickly

made great progress in just a few short years

of a speech sound : having a relatively short duration

: being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have duration as its chief distinguishing feature

short i in sin

c of a syllable in prosody

(1)

: of relatively brief duration

(2)

: unstressed

: limited in distance

a short trip

: not coming up to a measure or requirement : insufficient

in short supply

: not reaching far enough

the throw to first was short

: enduring privation

: insufficiently supplied

short of breath

short of cash

short on brains

: abrupt, curt

I'm sorry I was short with you

: quickly provoked

a short temper

: choppy sense 2

: payable at an early date

a short loan

: containing or cooked with shortening

also : flaky

short pastry

of metal : brittle under certain conditions

: not lengthy or drawn out

a short speech

: made briefer : abbreviated

: not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices

: consisting of, relating to, or engaging in the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale

short sale

a short seller

: near the end of a tour of duty

shortish

ˈshȯr-tish

adjective

shortness

ˈshȯrt-nəs

noun

short

2 of 4

adverb

: in a curt manner

: for or during a brief time

short-lasting

: at a disadvantage : unawares

caught short

: in an abrupt manner : suddenly

the car stopped short

: at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration

the bombs fell short

quit a month short of graduation

: clean across

the axle was snapped short

: by or as if by a short sale

short

3 of 4

noun

: the sum and substance : upshot

: a short syllable

: a short sound or signal

shorts plural

: a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and some flour

: refuse, clippings, or trimmings discarded in various manufacturing processes

: knee-length or less than knee-length trousers

—usually used in plural

shorts plural : short drawers

: a size in clothing for short men

: one who operates on the short side of the market

shorts plural : short-term bonds

shorts plural : deficiencies

: short circuit

: shortstop

: short subject

: a brief story or article (as in a newspaper)

short

4 of 4

verb

shorted; shorting; shorts

transitive + intransitive : short-circuit

The electrical system also received upgrades: Most rooms had only three or fewer outlets, and plugging in multiple devices usually shorted the circuit.

Steven Wyman-Blackburn

The housing association gave her a "temperamental" electric shower but this cannot be used as the time as other electric items—including the television—as it will cause the circuit to short.

Anna Slater

—often used with out in U.S. English

… microscopic particles of airborne dust are large enough to short out the chip's circuitry.

Michael Rothschild… were sabotaging the system by deliberately entering incorrect information into the computers and, if all else failed, hosing the computers down until they shorted out.

John Sedgwick

transitive, informal : shortchange, cheat

When she returned minutes later, she handed me a twenty-dollar bill and a five. No change and no receipt, which meant I couldn't call her on the fact that she'd shorted Henry by sixty-six cents.

Sue Grafton

transitive, finance : to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices

a heavily shorted stock

Today [in 2003], only two per cent of all United States stock-market shares are shorted, and even with looser restrictions short selling is likely to remain uncommon.

James Surowiecki

Example Sentences

Adjective One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other. He is short for his age. the shortest day of the year Life's too short to worry about the past. The movie was very short. You have done a lot in a short space of time. a short burst of speed I've only lived here for a short time. She has made great progress in a few short years. He visited for two short weeks. Adverb He threw the ball short. the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him Noun The short before the main movie was very funny. Verb The lightning shorted the TV. The hair dryer must have shorted. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The National Hurricane Center has shifted Fiona’s path a bit to the south in the short term, which could keep the center of the storm from crossing over Puerto Rico but put the island in line to receive some of the worst wind and rain.

Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Sep. 2022 The treatment likely works in the short term because ice has a numbing effect, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022 In the short term, homeowners and prospective buyers alike will keep eyeing the market, wondering if a big correction is on the way.

Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 The suspect 16 to 20 years old with short hair, according to police.

Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 The defense countered that if Packer had short hair, no beard, and was wearing a different shirt, he might be viewed differently.

Nicole Moeder, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 This program may be an appropriate step for someone who has experienced a short-term involuntary hospital hold (either 72 hours or 14 days) or who can be safely diverted from certain criminal proceedings.

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 So the authors hypothesized that running speed would increase in the short term and decrease as the constipation became severe.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 The Federal Reserve was already going to increase short-term rates next week in its effort to restrain inflation.

Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022

Adverb

But that breakthrough against Kikuchi was short-lived; the Blue Jays retired the next 11 Orioles in order before rookie Gunnar Henderson’s seventh-inning single.

Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 Even outflows triggered by the March 2020 Covid-19 market crash were short-lived; by that June, money was flowing back in.

Heather Gillers, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The union was short-lived, and Hall later married the American civil rights activist Haywood Hall.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022 Salt Bae’s online reign was powerful but short-lived, his memedom crumbling like plenty before him.

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2022 While recent rainfall has helped, officials with the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock said the relief will be short-lived as dry conditions begin to settle in again.

Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 The alliance ultimately proved short-lived when the Big Ten accepted USC and UCLA away from the Pac-12, throwing college football into another unstable period.

Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 19 July 2022 As the House passed the Women's Health Care Act on Friday to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land, its lead sponsor, Rep. Judy Chu, knew the celebration would be short-lived.

Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 But beware: This cinematic butterfly is short-lived.

Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022

Noun

The debris and moisture can cause an electrical short, and may spark a fire while the cars are driving or parked.

CBS News, 23 Aug. 2022 Anthony Vaccarello, the brand’s designer, who loves a micro short, cited another famed hot-pants wearer as his spring 2021 muse: Canadian electro-clash musician and performance artist Peaches.

Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, 22 June 2022 Hall starred in Anderson’s breakthrough short, Cigarettes and Coffee, and its subsequent feature-length adaptation, Hard Eight, as well as classics like Magnolia and Boogie Nights.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2022 The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center.

Jesse Ryan, Scientific American, 13 June 2022 On into the feature it's become — one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short's faux-documentary vérité style.

Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 13 May 2022 Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short.

Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 Apr. 2022 Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina.

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 May 2022 Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short.

Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2022

Verb

Austin Hedges scored the winning run from third on Amed Rosario’s two-out grounder to short that Carlos Correa couldn’t handle for an error.

Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 With one out, Tim Anderson hit a grounder to short for what should have been an inning-ending double play, but Donovan Walton threw wildly to second.

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022 But Patty sandwiched a swinging strikeout and a popup to short around an intentional walk to escape the inning with a tie.

Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2022 The weapon delivers a surge of energy that can short out anything from cell phones to power grids.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2022 With Coinbase reporting a $430 million first-quarter loss, some hedge funds are starting to short the stock, meaning Wall Street is betting on Coinbase's value dropping even further.

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 July 2022 Meanwhile, funds shorting bitcoin saw inflows totaling $15 million in the same week thanks to the launch of ProShares' Short Bitcoin ETF, which debuted Tuesday and marks the first U.S. fund designed to short the world's largest cryptocurrency.

Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning.

al, 11 June 2022 The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year.

Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2022 See More

Phrases Containing short

IELTS BNC: 500 COCA: 627

short

adjective¹

not measuring much from one end to the other長度短

VERBS | ADVERB

VERBS

➤be, look, seem短；看上去短；好像短

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常短小

▸➤comparatively, relatively比較短；相對較短

◇a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles一段介於 50 到 100 英里之間的相對較短的距離

short

adjective²

not lasting a long time時間不長

VERBS | ADVERB

VERBS

➤be, feel, seem短暫；感到時間短；好像短暫

▸➤become, get變得短暫

◇The days are getting shorter and shorter.白天正變得越來越短。

➤make sth使⋯短暫

▸➤keep sth使⋯保持短暫

◇Do you mind if we keep the meeting short?我們把會議開得短些，你不介意吧？

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常短暫

▸➤remarkably, surprisingly明顯／出奇地短暫

▸➤reasonably還算短

▸➤comparatively, relatively比較／相對短暫

◇It was all over in a relatively short space of time.沒一會兒功夫，一切就都結束了。

➤mercifully幸而短暫

◇The interview was mercifully short.幸而面試時間不長。

➤tragically不幸很短暫

◇a young woman whose life was cut tragically short一位不幸英年早逝的年輕女子

short

adjective³

not having enough of what is needed短缺

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES

VERBS

➤be, look短缺；看起來不足

◇Our team was one player short.我們隊缺一名隊員。

➤become, get開始短缺

◇We're getting short of funds.我們的資金開始不足了。

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常短缺

◇If space is very short, that door can be moved.如果空間非常緊張，那扇門可以移開。

➤terribly, woefully非常緊缺；少得可憐

◇His performance was woefully short of conviction.很遺憾，他表現得一點兒都不堅定。

◇United looked terribly short of menace in attack.聯隊的進攻看上去一點兒威脅也沒有。

➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些短缺

PREPOSITION

➤of缺乏⋯

◇Mike was a little short of cash just then.邁克當時正好手頭有點兒緊。

PHRASES

➤in short supply供應短缺

◇Safe drinking water is in desperately short supply.安全飲用水極度短缺。

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short

a short fuse

draw the short straw

fall short

in short order

make short work of

short and sweet

short of breath

the short end of the stick

— shortness

caught short

cut short

fall short

sell (someone or something) short

short of

taken/caught short

for short

in short

the long and (the) short of it

short

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short

a short fuse

draw the short straw

fall short

in short order

make short work of

short and sweet

short of breath

the short end of the stick

— shortness

caught short

cut short

fall short

sell (someone or something) short

short of

taken/caught short

for short

in short

the long and (the) short of it

short

adjective

adverb

noun

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing short

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