shorter
- adj.缺乏；不足；短缺；缺少；短的；短暂的；矮的；低的
- adv.不足；缺少；未达到；不及；缺乏；不足；突然；忽然
- n.概略；要点；不足；缺乏；少量烈酒；（尤指在正片前放映的）电影短片
- v.卖空(股票)；故意少给；欺骗；【电】使短路；欺骗；卖空(股票)；故意少给；【电】使短路
- 网络更矮的；较短地；更短的
比较级：shorter 最高级：shortest 复数：shorts 现在分词：shorting 过去式：shorted
shortershorter
长度；距离length/distance
1.短的measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
高度height
2.个子矮的small in height
时间time
3.短的；短期的；短暂的lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
4.[obn]短短的seeming to have passed very quickly
不足not enough
5.[nbn]~ (of sth)不足；短缺not having enough of sth; lacking sth
6.(informal)~ on sth缺乏，缺少（某种品质）lacking or not having enough of a particular quality
7.[nbn]紧俏；紧缺not easily available; not supplying as much as you need
8.[nbn]~ (of sth)少于；缺少；未达到less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed
名称；单词name/word
10.~ for sth简略的；缩写的being a shorter form of a name or word
无礼rude
11.[nbn]~ (with sb)简单粗暴；简慢无礼speaking to sb using few words in a way that seems rude
元音vowel
12.短音的ashort vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels
a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.
冒傻气的；不大聪明的stupid; not very intelligent
get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
give sb/sth/get short shrift
不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）to give sb/get little attention or sympathy
have/be on a short fuse
动辄发火；性情暴躁；脾气不好to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily
in short order
麻利；简单省事quickly and without trouble
in the short run
从短期来看；眼下concerning the immediate future
in short supply
不充裕；短缺；紧缺not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
little/nothing short of sth
可以说是；无异于；近乎used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
make short work of sth/sb
干净利落地打败（或处理）；三下五除二就打垮（或解决）to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
short and sweet
短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑pleasant but not lasting a long time