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1. Oxford Dictionary

   short

   • IPA[ʃɔːt]

   英式

   • adj.
     measuring a small distance from end to end；(of a journey) covering a small distance
   • adv.
     (chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance；not as far as the point aimed at; not far enough
   • n.
     a drink of spirits served in a small measure.；a short film as opposed to a feature film.
   • v.
     short-circuit or cause to short-circuit；sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls

   • verb: short, 3rd person present: shorts, gerund or present participle: shorting, past tense: shorted, past participle: shorted

   • noun: short, plural noun: shorts

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. measuring a small distance from end to end short dark hair a short flight of steps 同義詞 small, little, tiny, minuscule, informalteeny, ... 更多teeny-weeny, low, squat, stubby, miniature, dwarf, wee, direct, straight反義詞 long, tall, roundabout
   • ▪ (of a journey) covering a small distance the hotel is a short walk from the sea
   • ▪ (of a garment or sleeves on a garment) only covering the top part of a person's arms or legs a short skirt
   • ▪ (of a person) small in height he is short and tubby 同義詞 small, little, petite, tiny, squat, ... 更多stocky, dumpy, stubby, elfin, dwarfish, diminutive, Lilliputian, wee, informalpint-sized, teeny, teeny-weeny, pocket-sized, knee-high to a grasshopper, fubsy反義詞 tall
   • ▪ (of a ball in cricket, a shot in tennis, etc.) travelling only a small distance before bouncing he uses his opportunities to attack every short ball
   • ▪ denoting fielding positions relatively close to the batter short midwicket
   • 2. lasting or taking a small amount of time visiting London for a short break a short conversation 同義詞 brief, momentary, temporary, short-lived, impermanent, ... 更多short-term, cursory, fleeting, passing, fugitive, flying, lightning, transitory, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, quick, meteoric, rarefugacious
   • ▪ seeming to last less time than is the case; passing quickly in 10 short years all this changed
   • ▪ (of a person's memory) retaining things for only a small amount of time he has a short memory for past misdeeds
   • ▪ (of stocks or other securities or commodities) sold in advance of being acquired, with reliance on the price falling so that a profit can be made.
   • ▪ (of a broker, position in the market, etc.) buying or based on short stocks or other securities or commodities.
   • ▪ denoting or having a relatively early date for the maturing of a bill of exchange.
   • 3. relatively small in extent a short speech he wrote a short book 同義詞 concise, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, ... 更多terse, curt, summary, economical, crisp, short and sweet, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated反義詞 long, overlong, verbose
   • ▪ not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in they were very short of provisions I know you're short on cash
   • ▪ in insufficient supply food is short 同義詞 scarce, in short supply, scant, scanty, meagre, ... 更多sparse, hard to find, hard to come by, not enough, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting, at a premium, like gold dust, not to be had, scarcer than hen's teeth, paltry, negligible, thin, informalnot to be had for love nor money, rareexiguous反義詞 plentiful
   • 4. (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).
   • ▪ (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.
   • 5. (of a person) terse; uncivil he was often sharp and rather short with her 同義詞 curt, sharp, abrupt, blunt, brusque, ... 更多terse, offhand, gruff, ungracious, graceless, surly, snappy, testy, tart, rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered反義詞 patient, courteous
   • 6. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability they have been backed at short odds to win thousands of pounds
   • 7. (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly. 同義詞 crumbly, crispy, crisp, brittle, friable, ... 更多fatty, shortcrust
   • ▪ (of clay) having poor plasticity.

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. (chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance you go deep and you go short
   • ▪ not as far as the point aimed at; not far enough all too often you pitch the ball short

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. British a drink of spirits served in a small measure.
   • 2. a short film as opposed to a feature film.
   • 3. a short sound such as a short signal in Morse code or a short vowel or syllable her call was two longs and a short
   • 4. a short circuit.
   • 5. a person who sells short.
   • ▪ short-dated stocks.
   • 6. a mixture of bran and coarse flour.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. short-circuit or cause to short-circuit the electrical circuit had shorted out if the contact terminals are shorted, the battery quickly overheats
   • 2. sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls the rule prevents sellers from shorting a stock unless the last trade resulted in a price increase

   shorts

   • plural
     short pants that reach only to the thighs or knees: cycling shorts

   Oxford American Dictionary

   shorts

   • plural
     short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs: cycling shorts

   Oxford Dictionary

   short-handed

   • adj.
     not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew: the kitchen was a bit short-handed because two cashiers were out with the flu, we worked short-handed

   Oxford American Dictionary

   short-sheet

   • v.
     make (a bed) as an apple-pie bed: let's short-sheet Carrie's bed

   Oxford Dictionary

   short-change

   • v.
     cheat (someone) by giving insufficient money as change: I'm sure I was short-changed at the bar
   • n.
     insufficient money given as change.

   Oxford Dictionary

   short circuit

   • n.
     an electrical circuit in a device of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, especially ... an office block had been set on fire by an electrical short circuit
   • v.
     (with reference to an electrical device) malfunction or fail, or cause to do this, as a result ... the birds caused the electricity supply to short-circuit water had leaked into the washing machine's motor, short-circuiting it

   Oxford Dictionary

   short circuit

   • n.
     in a device, an electrical circuit of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, typically ... an office block had been set on fire by an electrical short circuit
   • v.
     (with reference to an electrical device) malfunction or fail, or cause to do this, as a result ... the birds caused the electricity supply to short-circuit water had leaked into the washing machine's motor, short-circuiting it

   Oxford American Dictionary

   short-handed

   • adj.
     not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew: the kitchen was a bit short-handed the management worked short-handed

   Oxford Dictionary

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   片語

   • be caught short
   • a brick short of a load
   • a sandwich short of a picnic
   • bring someone up short
   • come short
   • for short
   • have someone by the short and curlies
   • have someone by the short hairs
   • go short
   • in short
   • in short order
   • in the short term
   • little short of
   • nothing short of
   • make short work of
   • sell short
   • sell someone/something short
   • short and sweet
   • short for
   • short of
   • short of breath
   • stop short
   • stop short of
3. • 更多解釋

   short

   • IPA[SHôrt]

   美式

   • adj.
     measuring a small distance from end to end: short dark hair a short flight of steps
   • adv.
     (chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance: you go deep and you go short
   • n.
     a drink of spirits served in a small measure.
   • v.
     short-circuit or cause to short-circuit: the electrical circuit had shorted out if the contact terminals are shorted, the battery quickly overheats

   Oxford American Dictionary