形容词 short:

1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

3. low in stature; not tall

4. not sufficient to meet a need

5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

9. lacking foresight or scope

10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

shortadj.短的；矮的；短期的；短缺的；简略的；粗暴无礼的；[语]短音的adv.缺少；未达到；半中间(打断)；过早地(终止)n.<英口>烈酒；电影短片；[电]短路v.(使)短路short fusen.<美>急性子； 火爆脾气short bond短期债券short game短传配合short type短类型short plug[电] 短路插头short acts小品short chop削短球,用削球控制短球Shortlidgen.肖特利奇short slot短路槽, 短路裂缝short cash现金短缺

1. Shorter hemlines are back in this season.
   本季又重新时兴较短的衣裙。
2. The firm is introducing a shorter working week.
   这家公司要采用较短的周工作时间。