short [??rt /???t]n. 短片; 短篇小說; 短文; 烈酒adj. 短的; 縮寫的; 矮的; 短暫的adv. 突然, 不足, 缺乏v. 故意少給, 使短路shortadj.（形容詞） short.er,short.est1.Having little length; not long.短的：長度很短的不長的2.Having little height; not tall.矮的：高度很低的；不高的3.Extending not far or not far enough:近的：伸展得不遠的或不夠遠的：a short toss.一次投得很近的投擲4.Lasting a brief time:短時間的：延續(xù)時間很短的：a short holiday.很短的假期5.Appearing to pass quickly:短暫的：似乎很快就過去的：finished the job in a few short months.在短短幾個月內(nèi)就完成了工作6.Not lengthy; succinct:簡短的：不冗長的；簡潔的：short and to the point.簡短扼要的7.Rudely brief; abrupt.簡慢的；唐突的8.Easily provoked; irascible.暴躁的：很容易生氣的；性情暴躁的9.Inadequate; insufficient:短缺的；不中的：oil in short supply; were short on experience.石油短缺；缺乏經(jīng)驗10.Lacking in length or amount:不到、不足的：在長度或數(shù)量上缺少的：a board that is short two inches.一塊差兩英寸的木板11.Lacking in breadth or scope:短淺的：寬度或廣度上缺少的：a short view of the problem.對問題目光短淺的看法12.Deficient in retentiveness:保留性差的：a short memory.記憶力差的13.Not owning the stocks or commodities one is selling in anticipation of a fall in prices.賣空的：預計到價格可能下跌而出賣自己并不擁有股票或商品14.Of or relating to a short sale.賣空的或與賣空有關的15.Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:脆的：含有大量起酥油的；松脆的：a short pie crust.松脆的餡餅皮16.Not ductile; brittle:易裂的：不易變形的；易碎的：short iron.脆鐵17.Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin wordm2lus, “evil,” as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word m3lus, “apple tree.”【語言學】 音節(jié)持續(xù)時間短的：一個語音音節(jié)與同一個或近似的一個持續(xù)時間相對較長的音節(jié)相比持續(xù)時間相對較短的，與此相關的或是這種音節(jié)的，如拉丁詞“罪惡”malus， 中第一個元音音節(jié)與拉丁詞“蘋果樹” malus 中第一個元音音節(jié)相比持續(xù)時間相對較短18.Grammar Of, relating to, or being a pronunciation of vowel sounds, as the pronunciation (2) inpat, (μ) in pet, (&9{1}) in pit, (?) in pot, (?) in putt, and (?) in put.【語法】 短音的：元音音節(jié)發(fā)音很短的，與這種音節(jié)有關的或是這種音節(jié)的，如pat 中的（a）音， pet 中的（e）音， pit 中的（i）音， pot 中的（o）音， putl 中的（u）音， put 中的（?）音19.Historically descended from a vowel of brief duration.從短音來的：歷史上從一個持繼時間很短的元音而來的20.Unstressed; unaccented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody.非重讀的，非重音的：非重讀的；非重音的。用于形容根據(jù)重音定節(jié)奏的詩體中的音節(jié)21.Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.短音的：持續(xù)時間相對較短的用于形容由長短步構(gòu)成的詩體中的音節(jié)22.Slang Close to the end of a tour of military duty.【俚語】 軍事執(zhí)勤臨近結(jié)束的adv.（副詞）1.Abruptly; quickly:突然地；迅速地：stop short.突然地停住2.In a rude or curt manner.簡慢地：以一種粗魯或簡慢的方式地3.At a point before a given limit or goal:達不到目標地：在一個規(guī)定范圍或目標前面一點的：a missile that landed short of the target.一枚在目標前不遠停止飛行的導彈4.At a disadvantage:處于不利位置地：We were caught short by the sudden storm.我們被一切突如其來的風暴弄得狼狽不堪5.Without owning what one is selling:以空頭方式：沒有擁有自己所賣東西地：selling a commodity short.以空頭方式賣商品n.（名詞）1.Something short, as:比較短的事物，比如2.Linguistics A briefly articulated speech sound or syllable.【語言學】 短音（節(jié)）：一個發(fā)音很短的語音或音節(jié)3.A brief film; a short subject.短片：電影短片4.A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.矮個子的衣服尺碼：比一般人穿的碼要小的衣服5.shorts Short trousers extending to the knee or above.shorts 短褲：直到膝蓋或者膝蓋以上的短褲子6.shorts Men's undershorts.shorts 男用短襯褲7.A short sale.賣空8.One that sells short.賣空的人9.shorts A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ bran and coarse meal or flour.shorts 細麩粉：麥加工時的副產(chǎn)品，由麥麩芽，粗磨粉或面粉組成10.shorts Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.shorts 廢料：各種加工過程作為副產(chǎn)品而存留的存留物或剪屑，經(jīng)常用于制造該產(chǎn)品的低級品11.A short circuit.短路12.A malfunction caused by a short circuit.由短路引起的過障13.Baseball A shortstop.【棒球】 游擊手v.（動詞） short.ed,short.ing,shortsv.tr.（及物動詞）1.To cause a short circuit in.使短路：在…上引起短路2.Informal To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.【非正式用語】 欺騙：給（某）比他應得到的要少；少給…找頭3.To sell (a stock that one does not own) in anticipation of making a profit when its price falls; make a short sale.賣空：預計到價格下跌時可盈利而賣（自己并不擁有的股票）；賣空4.To sell unowned stock in (the stock market) in anticipation of making a profit when prices fall.賣空股：預計到當價格下降時可以盈利而在（股市中）出售并不擁有的股票