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*short¹ /ʃɔrt; ʃɔːt/
adj
1 happening for only a little time or for less time than usual 〔时间〕短的，短期的，短暂的:
I'm afraid there might be a short delay. 恐怕会稍有延误。
She was here a short time ago. 她刚才在这里。
2 not long in distance or length 〔距离或长度〕短的; 近的:
Sophie's got short blond hair. 苏菲留着一头金黄色的短发。
It's only a short distance from here to the river. 这里离河边很近。
3 not as tall as average height 矮的:
a short fat man with glasses 一个矮矮胖胖的戴眼镜男子
4 not having enough of something you need 短缺的，不够的:
+ of I'm a bit short of cash at the moment. 我现在有点缺钱用。
sth is in short supply (=there is not enough of it available) 某物供应不足: Fresh fruit and vegetables were in short supply. 新鲜水果和蔬菜供应不足。
5 be short for to be a shorter way of saying a name …的简称［缩写］:
Her name's Becky, short for Rebecca. 她名字叫贝姬，丽贝卡的简称。
6 for short as a shorter way of saying a name 简称［缩写］:
It's called the Message Handling System — MHS for short. 这叫“信息处理系统”，简称 MHS。
7 at short notice BrE 【英】， on short notice AmE 【美】 with very little warning that something is going to happen 提前很短时间通知，在短时间内:
Sorry, we can't come on such short notice. 对不起，这么急我们来不了。
8 in the short term/run during a short period of time after the present and no longer 在短期内:
These policies will only help us in the short term — in 10 years things will change. 这些政策只在短期内有用 — 十年之后情况会变的。
9 be short with sb to speak to someone in a rude or unfriendly way 对某人粗鲁无礼:
Sorry I was so short with you on the phone. 对不起，我在电话里对你这么不客气。
10 have a short temper someone who has a short temper becomes angry very easily 脾气暴躁
11 be short of breath if you are short of breath, you have difficulty breathing 气喘，呼吸困难
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