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  1. adjective
    2. DISTANCE
    TIME
    LACKING
    NOT PATIENT
    Idiom(s)
  2. noun
    3. DRINK
    FILM
    ELECTRICITY
  3. verb
  4. adverb
    5. Idiom(s)
  5. prefix
shortadjectiveuk/ʃɔːt/ us/ʃɔːrt/

short adjective DISTANCE

A1 small in length, distance, or height短的；矮的

a short skirt短裙
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.她的頭發比過去短多了。
It's only a short walk to the station.去車站只需走很短一段路程。
I'm fairly short but my brother's very tall.我們家人都比較矮，可我弟弟卻很高。

B2 used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of another name（名字）簡稱的，縮略的

Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine.她名叫喬，是約瑟芬的簡稱。
Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short.她名叫約瑟芬，或簡稱爲喬。

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Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin, short and tall.

"I'm going to wear a short black skirt and thigh-length boots." "Ooh, you devil!"

Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.

It's not fashionable to wear short skirts at the moment.

Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.

short adjective TIME

A1 being an amount of time that is less than average or usual短的，短暫的

a short film/visit短片／短暫的訪問
He's grown so much in such a short time.他在如此短的時間裏長高了這麽多。
I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.如果每小時我都休息一小會兒，我的工作效率會高很多。

A2 Short books, letters, and other examples of writing do not contain many words and do not take much time to read.（書、信等）簡短的

It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour.這是一本篇幅很短的書——你1個小時就能讀完。

More examples

She closed the meeting with a short speech.

Act Two begins with a short dialogue between father and son.

We were there for such a short time, we didn't really get the feel of the place.

He made a short speech at the graveside, then the body was finally buried.

Life's too short to worry about money!

short adjective LACKING

be short (of/on sth)

B1 to not have enough of something短缺的，缺乏的

to be short of space/time空間／時間不足
We're short on coffee - I'd better get some more.我們的咖啡不多了——我最好去再買一些。
The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short.賬單是85英鎊，但我們還缺15英鎊。
I'm a little short (= I do not have much money) this week - could you lend me ten dollars?我這星期錢有點兒不夠用——能借我10美元嗎？

More examples

It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?

Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.

His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money.

I'd love to come on holiday with you, but I'm a bit short of/low on funds at the moment.

The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto.

short of breath

unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise喘不過氣，上氣不接下氣

She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs.她爬樓梯時總是上氣不接下氣。
be in short supply

to be few or not enough in number不夠用，數量不足

Free desks are in short supply in this office.這間辦公室裏的可用的桌子不夠。
go short mainly UK

to not have something, especially when it is something you need in order to live（尤指生存必需品）缺少，缺乏

My parents didn't have much money, but they made sure we didn't go short (of anything).我父母並沒有多少錢，但他們總是確保我們不會缺衣少食。

short adjective NOT PATIENT

[ after verb ] saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say（說話時）簡慢的，簡短無禮的

I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning.我很抱歉今天早上我在電話裏對你有點不耐煩。

Idiom(s)

be caught/taken short
be short notice
draw/get the short straw
get the short end of the stick
have (got) sb by the short and curlies
have a short memory
in short
make short work of sth
not be short of a bob or two
short and sweet
short sharp shock
shortnoun [ C ]uk/ʃɔːt/ us/ʃɔːrt/

short noun [ C ] DRINK

UK informal US shot a drink of spirits (= type of strong alcohol) without water or any other liquid added（未摻兌的）純烈性酒

She only drinks shorts, never wine or beer.她只喝純烈性酒，從不喝葡萄酒或啤酒。

short noun [ C ] FILM

a short film, especially one made for showing before the main film at a cinema（尤指正片播映之前播放的）電影短片

short noun [ C ] ELECTRICITY

informal forshort circuit 短路（同 short circuit）

shortverb [ I or T ]uk/ʃɔːt/ us/ʃɔːrt/

informal forshort-circuit (short circuit) 短路（同 short circuit）

The plumber shorted the washing machine.水管工把洗衣機弄短路了。
shortadverbuk/ʃɔːt/ us/ʃɔːrt/

before the arranged or expected time or place早；提前

We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss.我們想完整地介紹這些計劃，但是主席提前打斷了我們的發言，因爲還有其他重要的事情需要討論。

Idiom(s)

cut sth short
short-prefixuk/ʃɔːt-/ us/ʃɔːrt-/

used with adjectives ending in -ed formed from nouns to describe something with a short part（與以 -ed 結尾、由名詞變化而來的形容詞連用）短…的

a short-haired dog (= a dog with short hair)短毛狗
a short-sleeved shirt (= a shirt with short sleeves)短袖襯衫

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