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short

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英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

adj. 短的；不足的；矮的，低的
n. 短；缺乏；短路；短裤
adv. 不足；突然；唐突地
n. (Short)人名；(英)肖特

实用场景例句

The announcement was made a short time ago...: 通告是不久前才宣布的。

How could you do it in such a short period of time?...: 你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的？

For a few short weeks there was peace...: 有过短短几周的和平。

Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.: 仅短短 5 年时间后，你的钱就会增多 94,000 美元。

They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona...: 他们正表演莎士比亚剧作《维洛那二绅士》中的一个片段。

This is a short note to say thank you.: 这是一封简短的致谢信。

I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.: 我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。

...a short, elderly woman with grey hair...: 头发灰白的矮个子老妇人

The city centre and shops are only a short distance away...: 市中心和商店离得很近。

A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway...: 一段短短的台阶通向一个气派的大门口。

Her father's illness left the family short of money...: 她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。

Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel...: 政府军的弹药和燃料都快用完了。

He stopped a hundred yards short of the building...: 他在离大楼 100 码处停下了。

So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?...: 那么如果社会党人得票领先却又未达到绝对多数，那会怎么样呢？

Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road...: 除非爬过 4 米高的栏杆，否则从这条路没办法进到园子里。

They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.: 他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。

His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack...: 他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。

Jackson cut short his trip to Africa...: 杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。

Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears...: 她的朋友凯斯(凯茜娃的简称)眼泪汪汪。

'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'.: O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外体验)的缩略形式。

...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper.: 脾气暴躁、笨拙又忸怩的女人

She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.: 她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。

Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)...: 我对面是一位名叫贾丝明德(简称杰丝)的女子。

This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.: 这种病情叫做季节性情感失调症，或简称 SAD。

Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials.: 有些人可能极不善于理财，因而不得不缺衣少食地将就过活。

Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging...: 试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之，只要是有挑战性的。

She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.: 她被医生、律师、家庭主妇——总之是一群像她一样的人——所包围着。

The results are nothing short of magnificent...: 结果非常不错。

His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.: 他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。

He was very short on enthusiasm...: 他太缺乏热情。