| 其他翻译 |
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) (证券、股票等) | SCSimplified Chinese 卖空的，空头交易的 mài kōng de，kōng tóu jiāo yì de |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| short adj | (phonetics) (语音学) | SCSimplified Chinese 短音的 duǎn yīn de |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| | 短元音在英语里很常见。 |
| short adj | (of a small drink) (酒、饮料等) | SCSimplified Chinese 一小杯的 yì xiǎo bēi de |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| | 我想要一小杯鸡尾酒，谢谢。 |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | SCSimplified Chinese 简短的，简略的，缩写的 jiǎn duǎn de ，jiǎn lüè de
TCTraditional Chinese 簡短的，簡略的 |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| | “I'm”是“I am”的缩写形式。 |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺少…，缺乏…，欠缺… |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| | 党的新晋领导人缺乏魅力，他肯定不会赢得选民的支持的。 |
| short adv | (suddenly) | SCSimplified Chinese 唐突地 táng tū de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 突然地 táng tū de ，tū rán de |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| | 事故现场的景象使我们俩突然地停下了。 |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | SCSimplified Chinese 未达到目标 wèi dá dào mù biāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没达到靶子 wèi dá dào mù biāo，méi dá dào bǎ zi |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| | 那支箭中途坠落了。 |
| short adv | (baseball: position) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 处于游击手位置地 chǔ yú yóu jī shǒu wèi zhì de |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| | 外场手正处于游击手位置。 |
| short adv | (insufficient) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺少地 quē shǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不足地 quē shǎo de ，bù zú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短缺地 quē shǎo de ，duǎn quē de |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| | 那位出纳短了钱。 |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | SCSimplified Chinese 短的影片 duǎn de yǐng piàn
TCTraditional Chinese 短片 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短片 duǎn de yǐng piàn，duǎn piàn |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| | 比尔拍摄的一则短片赢了奖。 |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) (电路) | SCSimplified Chinese 短路，短路故障 duǎn lù，duǎn lù gù zhàng
TCTraditional Chinese 短路 |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| | 交叉的电线造成了系统短路。 |
| short n | (garment size) (衣服尺寸) | SCSimplified Chinese 短尺寸，个子矮的尺寸 duǎn chǐ cùn，gè zi ǎi de chǐ cùn |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| | 我的外套是四十二短尺寸的。 |
| short n | (baseball: position) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 游击手 yóu jī shǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 游擊手 |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| | 丹尼尔斯是三垒手，而詹姆士是游击手。 |
| shorts npl | (short pants) | SCSimplified Chinese 短裤 duǎn kù |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
| | 今天很热，我要穿短裤和凉鞋。 |
| shorts npl | mainly US (jockey shorts: men's underpants) (男士) | SCSimplified Chinese 内裤 nèi kù |
| | Steve pulled a pair of jeans on over his shorts. |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | SCSimplified Chinese 除了 chú le
TCTraditional Chinese 除了 |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) (电) | SCSimplified Chinese 短路 duǎn lù
TCTraditional Chinese 短路 |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| | 整个电路都短路了。 |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | SCSimplified Chinese 使短路 shǐ duǎn lù |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | SCSimplified Chinese 卖空 mài kōng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做空 |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
| short [sb]⇒ vtr | US, informal (cheat, shortchange) | SCSimplified Chinese 少付 |
| | My company shorted me two days' pay this month. |
复合形式：
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| come up short of [sth] v expr | informal (be insufficient) | SCSimplified Chinese 未达到 wèi dá dào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不足 wèi dá dào，bù zú
TCTraditional Chinese 不足 |
| | The employee received a warning for his untidy appearance; the boss said he had come up short of the standards expected by the company. |
| draw the short straw v expr | (stuck with an unwanted task, fate) | SCSimplified Chinese 不得不做最苦的差事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不得不做最困难的事 |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | SCSimplified Chinese 达不到（要求、目标等） dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不让人满意 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bú ràng rén mǎn yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不符合要求 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bù fú hé yāo qiú |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| | 那个男孩的成绩达不到父亲的要求。 |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏 quē fá
TCTraditional Chinese 缺乏 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不够 quē fá，bú gòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不夠 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不足 quē fá，bù zú
TCTraditional Chinese 不足 |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| | 今年水库的储水量没有达到我们的目标。 |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久 bù jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 不久 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短期地 bù jiǔ，duǎn qī de |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | SCSimplified Chinese 缩写 suō xiě |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简称 suō xiě，jiǎn chēng
TCTraditional Chinese 簡稱 |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| get short shrift from [sb] v expr | (be treated curtly by) | SCSimplified Chinese 受到某人的怠慢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 受到某人的冷遇 |
give [sb] short shrift,
give short shrift to [sb] v expr | (deal curtly with) | SCSimplified Chinese 怠慢 dài màn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轻慢 |
| have a short fuse v expr | figurative (lose your temper easily) | SCSimplified Chinese 容易发脾气，易怒 |
| hold short v expr | (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (飞机) | SCSimplified Chinese 在跑道外等待 |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 hěn kuài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不久 hěn kuài，bù jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 不久 |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期内 duǎn qī nèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短时间内 duǎn qī nèi，duǎn shí jiān nèi
TCTraditional Chinese 短時間內 |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | SCSimplified Chinese 不一会 bù yī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 不一會 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 bù yī huì，hěn kuài |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 短时间内 duǎn shí jiān nèi
TCTraditional Chinese 短時間內 |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | SCSimplified Chinese 总之 zǒng zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 總之 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简言之 zǒng zhī，jiǎn yán zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 簡言之 |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| | 总之，那部电影很值得一看。 |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 快速地 kuài sù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 快捷地 kuài sù de ，kuài jié de |
| in short supply expr | (few available) | SCSimplified Chinese 供应不足 gōng yìng bù zú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏 gōng yìng bù zú，quē fá
TCTraditional Chinese 缺乏 |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | SCSimplified Chinese 在短期内，短期内 duǎn qī nèi |
| | The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. |
| in the short term adv | (temporarily, for a brief time in the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期内 duǎn qī nèi |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) | SCSimplified Chinese 长话短说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 簡而言之 |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 迅速完成，迅速做 |
| | The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | SCSimplified Chinese 立即处理，立刻处理 |
| | The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | SCSimplified Chinese 只有 zhǐ yǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 只有 |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | SCSimplified Chinese 十足，简直 shí zú
TCTraditional Chinese 十足，簡直 |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期通知 duǎn qī tōng zhī |
| | Her appointment was cancelled on short notice. |
| | I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. |
| run short v expr | (stocks: get low) | SCSimplified Chinese 快用完，短缺 duǎn quē |
| | I see the sugar is running short; we'd better buy some next time we go shopping. |
run short of [sth],
run short on [sth] v expr | (have little or few left) | SCSimplified Chinese …短缺，…快用完了 |
| | We're running short of toilet paper. Could you pick some up on your way home? |
| | 我们的厕所卫生纸快用完了。你能在回家的路上买一些吗？ |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 低估自己 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 妄自菲薄 |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | SCSimplified Chinese 短暂而甜蜜 duǎn zàn ér tián mì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简明扼要 duǎn zàn ér tián mì，jiǎn míng è yào |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 简答 jiǎn dá |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | SCSimplified Chinese 短路 duǎn lù
TCTraditional Chinese 短路 |
| short commons n | archaic (shortage of food rations) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有足够的食物供食用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 食品不足 |
| short description n | (brief account) | SCSimplified Chinese 简短描述 jiǎn duǎn miáo shù
TCTraditional Chinese 簡短描述 |
| | Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | SCSimplified Chinese 短距离 duǎn jù lí
TCTraditional Chinese 短距離 |
| | The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | SCSimplified Chinese 短片 duǎn piàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 电影短片 |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short fuse | (quick temper) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏脾气 huài pí qì
TCTraditional Chinese 壞脾氣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 脾气暴躁 huài pí qì，pí qì bào zào |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | SCSimplified Chinese 短发 duǎn fà |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short haul n | (journey: short distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 短途旅行 duǎn tú lǚ xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 短途旅行 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. |
| short-haul n as adj | (over short distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 短途的 |
| short line | (short bus or rail route) | SCSimplified Chinese 短线 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短途 |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 健忘 jiàn wàng |
| | I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | SCSimplified Chinese 短时记忆 duǎn shí jì yì
TCTraditional Chinese 短時記憶 |
| short notice n | (little warning) | SCSimplified Chinese 临时通知 lín shí tōng zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 臨時通知 |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| | 代课教师通常在接到临时通知后开始备课。 |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | SCSimplified Chinese 除…外 chú wài |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| | 除了“突袭”饼干罐外，为了零食我们别无他法。 |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 除做…外 |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| | 要想解决这个问题，除了换掉整个引擎外别无他法。 |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) | SCSimplified Chinese 不足，短缺 bù zú，duǎn quē
TCTraditional Chinese 不足 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 未达到，少于 wèi dá dào，shǎo yú |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| | 我需要去采购了，面包和牛奶都不够了。 |
| short of breath adj | (having difficulty breathing) | SCSimplified Chinese 呼吸短促 hū xī duǎn cù
TCTraditional Chinese 呼吸短促 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 气短 |
| | When Phil reached the top stair, he was short of breath. |
short order,
short-order n | US (food at diner, etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 快餐 kuài cān |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | SCSimplified Chinese 短裤 duǎn kù |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) | SCSimplified Chinese 短时间 duǎn shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 短時間 |
| | The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| short range n | (limited distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 短程 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短距离 duǎn jù lí
TCTraditional Chinese 短距離 |
| short ribs npl | US (cut of beef) | SCSimplified Chinese 牛小排 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 牛仔排 |
short rib,
short-rib n as adj | (beef: short ribs) | SCSimplified Chinese 牛小排的 |
| 备注: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices. |
| short sale | (finance) | SCSimplified Chinese 亏本出售 |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) | SCSimplified Chinese 短阶 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短尺度 |
| short seller | (finance) | SCSimplified Chinese 卖空者 mài kōng zhě |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 空头 |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) | SCSimplified Chinese 热裤 rè kù |
| | I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| short shrift n | historical (prisoner: brief confession time) | SCSimplified Chinese 临终忏悔 |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) | SCSimplified Chinese 短裙 duǎn qún |
| | Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
short staffed,
short-staffed adj | (not enough employees) | SCSimplified Chinese 人手不足的 rén shǒu bù zú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 员工不足的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | SCSimplified Chinese 短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 短篇小說 |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | 他撰写关于生活在农村地区人民的短篇小说。 |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | SCSimplified Chinese 短篇小说作家 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō zuò jiā |
| | Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| short temper n | (tendency to be quick to anger) | SCSimplified Chinese 急性子 jí xìng zi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 暴躁脾气 |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期的 duǎn qī de |
| | My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| | 我短期的学业目标是从大学毕业。 |
| short time n | (brief period) | SCSimplified Chinese 短时间 duǎn shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 短時間 |
| | During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) (多指因工作不多) | SCSimplified Chinese 减工，缩减工时 |
| short version n | (abridged or condensed form) | SCSimplified Chinese 缩写版 suō xiě bǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 縮寫版 |
| | This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. |
| short version n | informal (concise account) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 缩略概括 suō lüè gài kuò
TCTraditional Chinese 縮略概括 |
| | I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. |
| short vowel n | (English: vowel with short sound) | SCSimplified Chinese 短元音 |
| short way n | (little distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 捷径 jié jìng |
| | It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | SCSimplified Chinese 短路 duǎn lù
TCTraditional Chinese 短路 |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | SCSimplified Chinese 导致…短路 |
| | The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…绕过 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使...避开 |
| | The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) | SCSimplified Chinese 阻碍 zǔ ài
TCTraditional Chinese 阻礙 |
| | Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-dated adj | (financial security: under 5 years to run) (金融) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期的 duǎn qī de |
| short-haired adj | (having short hair) | SCSimplified Chinese 短毛的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短发的 |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | SCSimplified Chinese 短暂的，短期的 duǎn zàn de ，duǎn qī de
TCTraditional Chinese 短暫的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短命的，短寿的 |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| short-order cook n | US (chef: prepares food quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 散点厨师 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 快餐厨师 |
| short-range n as adj | (covering a limited distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 短程的，近程的，近距离的 jìn jù lí de
TCTraditional Chinese 近距離的 |
| short-run adj | (short period of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期的 duǎn qī de |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | SCSimplified Chinese 短袖的 duǎn xiù de |
| | Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-stay adj | (accommodation: for short period) (住处) | SCSimplified Chinese 暂住的，短期停留的 |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | SCSimplified Chinese 易怒的 yì nù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 脾气暴躁的 yì nù de ，pí qì bào zào de |
| | I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
| short-term memory n | (capacity for recall over a brief period) | SCSimplified Chinese 短时记忆 duǎn shí jì yì
TCTraditional Chinese 短時記憶 |
| | His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. |
| short-winded adj | (short of breath) | SCSimplified Chinese 气喘吁吁的, 上气不接下气的 |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (return insufficient money to) (找钱时) | SCSimplified Chinese 少找零钱 |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK) vtr | informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 欺骗, 骗取 |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) | SCSimplified Chinese 小脆皮糕点 xiǎo cuì pí gāo diǎn |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…上走捷径 |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| | 不要在该流程上走捷径，否则会失败的。 |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) | SCSimplified Chinese 走捷径 zǒu jié jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 走捷徑 |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | SCSimplified Chinese 人手不足的 rén shǒu bù zú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 人员缺乏的 rén shǒu bù zú de，rén yuán quē fá de |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | US, Can (sports team: lacking players) (体育运动队伍) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏球员的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缺人的 |
shortlist,
short-list,
short list n | (list: chosen finalists) | SCSimplified Chinese 决选名单 jué xuǎn míng dān
TCTraditional Chinese 決選名單 |
| | The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-list,
shortlist vtr | often passive (choose as finalist) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…列入决选名单 jiāng liè rù jué xuǎn míng dān |
| | The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 近视的，近视眼的 jìn shì de，jìn shì yǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 近視的 |
| | The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 目光短浅的，没远见的，鼠目寸光的 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn de，méi yuǎn jiàn de，shǔ mù cùn guāng de |
| | Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
short-sightedness (UK),
nearsightedness (US) n | (vision clear at short distance only) | SCSimplified Chinese 近视 jìn shì |
short-sightedness (UK),
shortsightedness (US) n | figurative (inability to plan long-term) | SCSimplified Chinese 鼠目寸光，目光短浅 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn |