short
翻译
短的, 矮的, 不足的, 简短的
例句
This is a very short book.
这是一本很短的书。
He is quite short for his age.
就他的年龄而言，他相当矮。
We are short of milk.
我们牛奶不够了。
I'll give you a short answer.
我会给你一个简短的回答。
语法模式
((sth.)) is short （某物）是短的 This is a very short book.
((sb.)) is short （某人）个子矮 He is quite short for his age.
to be short of ((sth.)) 缺少（某物） We are short of milk.
近义词
同义词: brief (简短的), concise (简洁的); 反义词: long (长的), tall (高的)
词源
源自古英语“sceort”，意为“剪短的”。
记忆技巧
想到短尺子可以记住长度的意思，想到矮个子可以记住身高的意思，这样就能记住它的两个主要含义。