shorting

1. 短的; 简短的,短暂的 measuring little from one end to the other; not last long; brief
2. [A] 短期的,即将兑现的 maturing at an early date
3. 矮的,低的 below the average height
4. [P] 简称的,简略形式的 a shorter form of, way of saying
5. 短缺的,未达标的 not reaching the usual standard or required weight, length, quality, etc.
6. [P] 不够; 缺乏,缺少 not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth or a certain quality
7. 简单粗暴的,唐突无礼的 curt; abrupt
8. 短音的 pronounced for a relatively brief time
9. 少而浓的,烈性的 small and strong; made with spirits
10. 油酥的 rich and crumbly as a result of containing much fat

1. 突然,唐突地 suddenly; abruptly

1. [C] 短路 short circuit
2. [C] 短片 short film, especially one shown before the main film at a cinema
3. [P] 烈酒 small strong alcoholic drink, especially of spirits
4. [P] 短裤 short trousers that do not reach the knee, e.g. as worn by children, or by adults playing sports or in hot weather

• short cut捷径
• short house矮屋
• short stick短棍
• short tree矮树

• fall short of没有达到,未能满足,缺乏
• fall short of expectations辜负某人的期望
• fall short of goal未达到自己的目标

• short for是…的缩略
• short in在…方面短(缺)的
• short in needed material所需材料短缺
• short in the sleeves袖子短了些
• short in understanding缺乏了解
• short of缺乏,缺少,有一段距离,未达到
• short of breath呼吸短促
• short of cash现金短缺
• short of food食物短缺
• short of funds资金短缺的
• short of meeting the requirements满足不了这些要求
• short of men缺乏人力
• short of one million不足一百万
• short of ten dollars差10美元
• short of water缺水
• short on缺乏,缺少
• short on housing住房缺乏
• short on knowledge知识肤浅

• catch short突然便急
• cut short使突然结束,使突然中断
• pull up short突然停住
• sell short售光
• stop short突然停下来

• make short of the matter长话短说,简而言之
• squeeze the shorts轧空头,迫使卖空者用高价补进

• Bermuda shorts短裤
• walking shorts短裤

• for short作为简称,作为缩写
• in short简单地说,总之

• the long and the short of it总而言之,这事的概略

short of缺乏；不足；除…以外

in short总之；简言之

for short简称；缩写

short time短时间；不足的工时

short term[经]短期

short period adj. 短周期的；短过期的

short supply供不应求

short circuit短路；漏电

short for是…的略称

short on缺乏；欠缺

cut short v. 缩短；打断；缩减

short message短讯；短报文

short distance短距离；短程

fall short不符合标准

short story短篇小说（指一万字以内的小说）

fall short of达不到；缺乏

short life短使用期限；短寿命；不耐久的

for a short time临时的

short hair短头发

short in缩短；在…方面短（缺）的

1. You've cut my hair very short.
   你把我头发剪得太短了。
2. In contrast with his brothers, Tom is rather short.
   与几位兄弟相比,汤姆的个子相当矮。
3. Let's take a short break for lunch.
   让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭。
4. These goods are in short supply; the price will be high.
   这些商品现正供应不足，价格会上涨。
5. The usual word "pub"is short for "public house".
   常用的“pub”一词是“public house”的简略形式。
6. He was short with me this morning.
   他今天早上对我无礼。
7. Compare the short vowel in 'full' and the long vowel in 'fool'.
   比较 full 中的短元音和 fool 中的长元音。

1. The children mustn't go short of food.
   孩子们不可以缺少食物。
2. We often run short of staff in the summer.
   夏天我们的人手经常不够用。
3. All too often you pitch the ball short.
   你投球老是距离不够。
4. His achievements had fallen short of his hopes.
   他的成就没有达到他期望的那么大。
5. Excuse me, but I'll have to cut you short.
   对不起,打断你一下。
6. Her singing career was cut short by a car accident.
   她的歌唱事业被一场车祸所终结。