jacky
beshortof
不及；少于；缺少
short1
/ʃɔːt;ʃɔrt/adj(-er,-est)
(a)measuringlittlefromoneendtotheother（长度方面）短的:ashortstick,line,dress,journey短棒、短线、短连衣裙、短途旅行*shortgrass,fur短的草、乱才结久袁随谁束歼斗毛皮*ashortdistancebetweenthetwohouses两所房子间的短距离*You'vecutmyhairve少体鸡做ryshort.你把我的头发剪得太短了.*Shewalkedwithshortquicksteps.她以小而快的步子走路.*Thecoatisrathershortinthesleeves.这件大衣的袖子有点短.Cf参改信看long11.(b)belowtheaverageheight矮的;低的:ashortperson身材矮的人*shortinstature身材矮小*tooshorttobecomeapoliceofficer因身材矮而不能当警察.Cf参看tall.(c)notlastin示科为拉培内刚精伤glong;brief（时间方面）短的,短暂的;简短的:ashortholiday,speech,film,ceremony短暂的假期、简短的发言、短片、简短的仪式*haveashortmemory,ierememberonlythingsthathavehappenedrecently短暂的记忆（只印庆田阻少因况只温能记住最近发生的事）*Thedaysgetshorteraswinterapproaches.冬天来临360问答,白天越来越短了.Cf参看long11.
~(ofsth)notreachingtheusualstandardorrequiredweight,length,quantity,etc（在重量、长度议露石史认结、数量等方面）未达到通常标准的,短缺的:Waterisshortatthistimeofyear.每年这个时候缺水.*Theshop屋创距keepergaveusshortweight:wegot7.5kilosinsteadof10kilos.店主给我们的分量不足:应该10公斤我们只得到路心谓争再雷7.5公斤.*T快山造常谓球当由样hesoldierscomplainedthattheyweregettingshortrations爱转有总司局约装.士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数.*Thesegoodsareinsh树品求程坏硫岩ortsupply,ieTherearenotenoughtosa日距tisfythedema农ndforthem.这些货物短缺（供不应求）.*Thispacket巴事领滑条然了issuppos轮料科队孔信edtocontaintenscrews,butit'stwoshort.这包应装有十个螺丝钉,可是短了两哗磨个.*Themissilelandedtenmilesshort(ofi造写都诉祖阻木tstarget).那枚导弹落在离目标十英里的地方.*We'veonlyraised2000sofar;we'restill500short(oftheamoun找八鲜失等附刑沙tweneed).我们到目前为止才筹集到2000英镑,（离所需数目）还差500英镑永便孙.
[pred作表语](a)~(ofsth)nothavingmuchorenoughofsth;lackingsth（某物）不够;缺乏（某物）字数极终步:shortoftime,money,ideas缺少时间、钱、主意*Thehospitalisgettingshortofcleanlinen.这所医院现在缺少乾净的被服用品.*Wecan'tlendyouanysugar,we'reabitshort(ofit)ourselves.我们无法借给你糖,我们自己（的糖）也不太够.*(infml口)I'mabitshort(ieofmoney)thisweek.我这星期手头不宽裕（缺钱）.(b)~onsth(infml口)lacking(acertainquality)缺少（某种特质）:He'sshortontact.他处事不够圆通.*Herspeechesarerathershortonwit.她的讲话不够风趣.
[pred作表语]~forsthservingasanabbreviationofsth作某事物的简略形式、缩写或简称:`Ben'isusuallyshortfor`Benjamin'.Ben通常为Benjamin的简称.
(a)[pred作表语]~(withsb)(ofaperson)speakingsharplyandbriefly;curt;abrupt（指人）说话尖刻而简短,简单粗暴,唐突无礼:Shewasrathershortwithhimwhenheaskedforhelp.他请她帮帮忙,她却不客气地把他顶了回去.(b)(ofaremarkorsb'smannerofspeaking)expressedinfewwords;curt（指言语或说话方式）简短的,唐突无礼的:Hegaveherashortanswer.他给了她一个简短生硬的回答.*Allhisobservationswereshortandtothepoint.他的观察报告都很简单扼要.
(a)(ofafielderorhispositionincricket)relativelynearthebatsman（指板球运动的外场员或其位置）距击球员较近的:shortleg,slip,etc距击球员近的在其左侧的、在其右后侧的...外场员.(b)(ofabowledballincricket)bouncingrelativelyneartothebowler（指板球中投出的球）反弹至较近投球手的位置.
(ofvowelsorsyllables)pronouncedforarelativelybrieftime（指元音或音节）短音的:theshortvowelin`pull'andthelongvowelin`pool'在pull一字中的短元音和在pool一字中的长元音.
(ofanalcoholicdrink)smallandstrong,madewithspirits（指烈性酒）少而浓的,烈性的:Irarelyhaveshortdrinks.我很少喝烈性酒.
[usuattrib通常作定语](commerce商)(ofabillofexchange,etc)maturingatanearlydate（指汇票等）短期的,即将兑现的:ashortbill,bond,etc短期票据、债券等*ashortdate,ieanearlydateforthematuringofabill,bond,etc短期（兑现票据、债券等的）.
[usuattrib通常作定语](ofcakeorpastry)richandcrumblyasaresultofcontainingmuchfat（指饼或面点心）油酥的:aflanwithashortcrust果馅酥饼.
