搜尋結果
shortness
- IPA[ˈSHôrtnəs]
美式
- the quality of being relatively small in height or length;the quality of lasting a small amount of time
noun: shortness
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the quality of being relatively small in height or length because of my shortness I had to crane my head to see the unnatural shortness of the bed
- 2. the quality of lasting a small amount of time the shortness of the lease shortness of memory
- 3. the quality of being relatively small in extent I apologize for the shortness of this letter his speech was excellent because of its shortness
- ▪ the state of not having enough of something; lack the school had to close due to shortness of staff because of the shortness of time, question 4 remained unanswered
- 4. the quality of being abrupt or rude in speech my shortness with people contributed to my demise
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- IPA[ˈʃɔːtnəs]
英式
- the quality of being relatively small in height or length: because of my shortness I had to crane my head to see the unnatural shortness of the bed
Oxford Dictionary