时间:2022-07-30 01:33
short的名词形式有三种,一是short本身,二是shortage,三是shortness。short本身就具有名词词性,在用作名词时的意思是“少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)电影短片”,shortage的意思是“不足;缺少;短缺”,shortness的意思是“不足;短小”。
short除具有名词这一词性外,还有形容词、副词、和动词这三种词性,用作形容词时的意思是“短的;个子矮的”,用作副词时的意思是“缺少;不足”,用作动词时的意思是“故意少给…的零头;骗取短路”。
例句
His doctor suggested that he take a short leave of absence.
他的医生建议他请假短时期休息休息。
I rarely have short drinks.
我很少喝烈性酒。
shortage是可数名词,其复数形式是shortages,几本意思是“不足;缺少;短缺”。
常见句型
The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.
战争因军火不足而失败。
There is no shortage of things to do in the town.
城里不愁找不到活干。
shortness时short的派生词名词,基本意思是“不足;短小”。
He was extremely sorry for the shortness of time.
他对时间不足感到十分抱歉。
short读法:英 [ʃɔːt];美 [ʃɔːrt]
adj.短的;个子矮的;短期的;短暂的;不足;缺乏,缺少(某种品质);紧俏;少于;(呼吸)短促,困难;简略的;简单粗暴;短音的。
adv.缺少;不足;未达到;不及;中间(打断);过早地(终止)。
n.少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)电影短片。
vi.故意少给…的零头;骗取短路。
第三人称单数:short
复数:shorts
现在分词:shorting
过去式:shorted
过去分词:shorted
比较级:shorter
最高级:shortest
派生词:shortness
1、They've come a long way in a short space of time
他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
2、How could you do it in such a short period of time?
你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的?
3、The government is long on ideas but short on performance.
这个政府想法很多但执行的却太少。
4、They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.
他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。
5、The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.
实际情况是我们还缺少两名教师。
6、The short story is a difficult art form to master.
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
7、All candidates will be required to take a short test.
所有候选者都要参加一个小测验。
8、All candidates will be required to take a short test.
所有候选者都要参加一次小测验。
9、I'd never let you go short of anything.
我什么都不会让你缺的。
10、Money was short at that time.
那时候,钱紧缺。
11、This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
这是我们临时能弄到的最好的房间了。
12、Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.
就在两年前,他还是全国最优秀的运动员呢。
13、I was still in short trousers at the time.
我那时还在穿着短裤呢。
14、I'm afraid I'm a little short this month.
这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。
15、Small children have a very short attention span.
幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。
16、There are two versions of the game,a long one and a short one.
这游戏有两个版本,一长一短。
17、He made short work of his lunch.
他三下两下吃完午饭。
18、A short flight of steps led up to the door.
上几磴台阶就到了门口。
19、There are no short cuts to economic recovery.
恢复经济无捷径可走。
20、I'm going to France for a short break.
我打算去法国度个短假。