short adjective (DISTANCE)
A1 small in length, distance, or height
短的；矮的 a short skirt
短裙
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.
她的頭髮比過去短多了。
B2 used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of another name
（名字）簡稱的，縮略的 Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine.
她名叫喬，是約瑟芬的簡稱。
Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short.
她名叫約瑟芬，或簡稱爲喬。
Altri esempi
- Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin, short and tall.
- "I'm going to wear a short black skirt and thigh-length boots." "Ooh, you devil!"
- Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.
- It's not fashionable to wear short skirts at the moment.
- Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
short adjective (TIME)
short adjective (LACKING)
be short (of/on sth)
Altri esempi
- It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?
- Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.
- His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money.
- I'd love to come on holiday with you, but I'm a bit short of/low on funds at the moment.
- The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto.
B1 to not have enough of something
短缺的，缺乏的 The bill comes to £85, but we're £15 short.
賬單是85英鎊，但我們還缺15英鎊。
short of breath
be in short supply
short adjective (NOT PATIENT)
› [ after verb ] saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say
（說話時）簡短不耐的，簡短慍怒的short noun [ C ] (FILM)
short noun [ C ] (ELECTRICITY)
› informal for short circuit
短路› informal for short-circuit (short circuit)
短路
