Dreye權威釋義

a.

短的；矮的
The railway station is only a short distance from here.
火車站離這裡很近。
Bob is shorter than his younger brother.
鮑伯比他弟弟矮。
縮寫的[F][（+for）]
UN is short for the United Nations.
UN是the United Nations（聯合國）的縮寫。
短暫的；短促的
短缺的；不足的[（+of）]
We are short of skilled labor.
我們缺少技術工人。
I'm short of money this week.
我這個星期缺錢。
弱的，差的[F][（+on）]
粗暴無禮的，簡慢的；暴躁的[（+with）]
He was short with me this morning.
他今天早上對我無禮。
（母音）短音的
鬆脆的；易裂的

ad.

突然地；出其不意地
He stopped short and looked back.
他突然止步，回過頭朝後面瞧。
簡短地；唐突地
Dad talked short with me before I went to bed.
爸爸在我睡覺前和我簡短地談了幾句。
達不到目標地
不足
（股票投機等中）以空頭方式

n.

【口】短片；短文；短篇小說[C]
【英】【口】烈酒
【口】【電】短路[C]
短褲；褲衩[P]
He bought a new pair of shorts.
他買了一條新的短褲。
【棒】游擊手位置[C]
賣空（的人）

片語

cut short

縮短
He had to cut his trip short.
他只得縮短自己的旅程。
打斷
He cut the discussion short by clapping loudly.
他大聲鼓掌，打斷了討論。
Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.
對不起，打斷你一下。

for short

簡稱
My name is Alexander, "Al" for short.
我叫亞歷山大，簡稱艾爾。

go short of

匱乏
The children mustn't go short of food.
孩子們不可以缺少食物。

in short

總之
In short, we must be prepared.
總之我們要有準備。

little/nothing short of

簡直可以說是，幾乎是
Our escape was little short of miraculous.
我們的脫險簡直可說是奇蹟。

run short of

快用完……
We've run short of oil.
我們已快把油用完了。

short of

少於，不及
缺乏，不足
除……外
Short of calling a meeting, they don't know how they can get their plan approved.
除非召開會議，否則他們真不知道他們的計劃怎麼才能獲准。

short on

欠缺
He's a nice fellow but short on brains.
他是個好人，但不夠聰明。

衍生

n. [U]

shortness

辨析

同義:

a.弱的，差的；小的

little small slight puny

a.簡明的；短暫的

brief concise succinct curt

反義:

a.「短的；矮的」的反義字

long tall

同義參見:

compact¹ terse abrupt summary momentary low¹

反義參見:

long¹ abundant

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

adj.

of a small length or duration.
▸(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing.
relatively small in extent.
(of a person) small in height.
(short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in.
▸in insufficient supply.
(of a person) terse; uncivil.
Phonetics (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good).
▸Prosody (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.
(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability.
Stock Exchange (of shares or other assets) sold in advance of being acquired.
▸(of a security) maturing at a relatively early date.
(of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.
▸(of clay) having poor plasticity.

adv.

(in sport) at, to, or over a short distance.

▸not as far as the point aimed at.

n.

Brit. informal a strong alcoholic drink, especially spirits, served in small measures.
a short film as opposed to a feature film.
a short sound, vowel, or syllable.
a short circuit.
(shorts) Stock Exchange short-dated stocks.
(shorts) a mixture of bran and coarse flour.

v.

short-circuit.

Phrase

be caught (or Brit. taken) short
1. be put at a disadvantage.
2. Brit. informal urgently need to urinate or defecate.
a brick short of a load (or two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.)
informal (of a person) stupid or crazy.
bring (or pull) someone up short
cause someone to stop or pause abruptly.
for short
as an abbreviation or nickname.
get (or have) someone by the short and curlies
informal have complete control of a person.
go short
not have enough of something, especially food.
in short
to sum up; briefly.
in short order
chiefly N. Amer. immediately; rapidly.
in the short run (or term)
in the near future.
in short supply
(of a commodity) scarce.
make short work of
accomplish, consume, or destroy quickly.
short and sweet
brief and pleasant.
short for
an abbreviation or nickname for.
short of
1. less than.
2. not reaching as far as.
3. without going so far as (some extreme action).
short of breath
panting; short-winded.
stop short
stop suddenly or abruptly.

Derivative

shortish adj.
shortness n.

Etymology

OE sceort, of Gmc origin; rel. to shirt, skirt.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

短缺；買空

以上來源於：《英漢法律詞典》