short
翻譯
短的, 矮的, 不足的, 簡短的
例句
This is a very short book.
這是一本很短的書。
He is quite short for his age.
就他的年齡而言，他相當矮。
We are short of milk.
我們牛奶不夠了。
I'll give you a short answer.
我會給你一個簡短的回答。
文法模式
((sth.)) is short （某物）是短的 This is a very short book.
((sb.)) is short （某人）個子矮 He is quite short for his age.
to be short of ((sth.)) 缺少（某物） We are short of milk.
近義詞
同義詞: brief (簡短的), concise (簡潔的); 反義詞: long (長的), tall (高的)
詞源
源自古英語「sceort」，意為「剪短的」。
記憶技巧
想到短尺可以記住長度的意思，想到矮個子可以記住身高的意思，這樣就能記住它的兩個主要含義。