英語是現(xiàn)在的國際通用語言，所以說掌握一些基本的英語是非常有必要的，那么下面咱們來說說short是什么意思。

簡要回答

short作形容詞時意為短的、個子矮的、短期的、短暫的。作名詞時意為少量烈酒、(尤指在正片前放映的)電影短片，作副詞時意為缺少、不足、未達到、不及、中間(打斷)、過早地(終止)。

詳細內(nèi)容

short
英 [???t] 美 [???rt]
adj. 短的;個子矮的;短期的;短暫的
adv. 缺少;不足;未達到;不及;中間(打斷);過早地(終止)
n. 少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)電影短片
vi. 故意少給…的零頭;騙取短路
第三人稱單數(shù)： short
復(fù)數(shù)： shorts
現(xiàn)在分詞： shorting
過去式： shorted
過去分詞： shorted
比較級： shorter
最高級： shortest
派生詞： shortness

習(xí)語
in short order 麻利；簡單省事
quickly and without trouble
in the short run 從短期來看；眼下
concerning the immediate future
In the short run, unemployment may fall.
從短期來看，失業(yè)率可能降低。
in short supply 不充裕；短缺；緊缺
not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand
Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.
基本食物緊缺。
Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast.
西海岸將不會有充足的陽光。
little/nothing short of sth
可以說是；無異于；近乎
used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
去年的數(shù)字簡直是災(zāi)難。
The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
這種變化堪稱奇跡。
make short work of sth/sb
干凈利落地打?。ɑ蛱幚恚?；三下五除二就打垮（或解決）
to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ soccer game) .
利物浦隊干凈利落地擊敗了對手。
He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly) .
他三下兩下吃完午飯。
short and sweet
(informal) 短暫而美好；簡明扼要；緊湊
pleasant but not lasting a long time
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.
我們時間不多，我就長話短說吧。
draw the short straw
NAmE get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉簽；被派做苦差事
to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.
我抽到了下下簽，只得打掃廁所了。
life's too short
(informal) 人生苦短；不可枉費此生
used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important

雙語例句
The announcement was made a short time ago
通告是不久前才宣布的。
For a few short weeks there was peace
有過短短幾周的和平。
They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona
他們正表演莎士比亞劇作《維洛那二紳士》中的一個片段。
I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。
The city centre and shops are only a short distance away
市中心和商店離得很近。
Her father's illness left the family short of money
她父親的病造成家里經(jīng)濟拮據(jù)。
He stopped a hundred yards short of the building
他在離大樓100碼處停下了。
Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road
除非爬過4米高的欄桿，否則從這條路沒辦法進到園子里。
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack
他輝煌的事業(yè)因心臟病發(fā)作而被迫終止。