short

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自考高考雅思 Collins 2

英文释义

n. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
a. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
a. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
a. low in stature; not tall

中文翻译

a. 短的, 近的, 矮的, 短期的, 简短的, 少量的
adv. 简短地, 突然
n. 扼要, 短片, 缺乏
vt. 故意少给, 使短路

2
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
500
BNC 频率
627
使用频率

记忆技巧

short 是一个基本的形容词,没有明显的词根或词缀。但可以联想到它的派生词,如 shorten(缩短),意味着与 short 有关。

例句

1. She wore a short dress to the party.

她穿了一条短裙去派对。

2. The meeting was short, just lasting thirty minutes.

会议很短,仅持续了三十分钟。

3. He is too short to reach the top shelf.

他太矮了,无法够到最上面的架子。

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