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Short describes something that is not as long as usual. If your childhood bed is too short for you, your feet will dangle over the edge, and if a school day is short, you'll get out early.
The adjective short describes things that aren't long when you measure them, or have a small distance from one end to another, like your short hair or the short walk to the library. A small amount of time can also be described as short, like a short chat with your mom. As a verb, short can describe cheating someone out of money or not paying what is owed, like a friend who shorts you when the lunch bill arrives.
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单词用法
short指持续时间短时,有不完全、缩短或突然停止的意味。
short和表示时间的time,hour(s),year(s)等连用,可表示“不足”“不到”“短暂的”;修饰动作或声音,可表示“短促的”。
这两个词的共同意思是“短的”。其区别在于:
brief着重指时间、言谈、篇幅等“短暂”“简短”;
short是普通用词,泛指各种“短”。例如:
My acquaintance with him was brief.我与他相识的时间不长。
I went on a short trip.我作短暂的旅行。
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词根:short
adj.shortish显得短的;稍短的
adv.shortly立刻;简短地;唐突地
n.shortage缺乏,缺少;不足
shortening缩短;起酥油;缩略词
shortness不足;简略
shortener缩短器;搅面机;油缩机
v.shortening缩短(shorten的ing形式)
vi.shorten缩短;变短
vt.shorten缩短;减少;变短