adjective🔗Share短いHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically."My younger brother is shorter than me. "弟は私より背が低い。appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share背の低い, 小柄な(of a person) Of comparatively small height."My brother is shorter than my father. "私の兄は父より背が低い。appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短いHaving little duration."Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."今日の会議は短い6分でした。先月は毎日少なくとも20分はかかっていました。timequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share略された, 短縮された(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another)."“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."「Phone」は「telephone」の略で、「asap」は「as soon as possible」の略です。languagegrammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share打者に比較的近い(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman."The coach moved the fielder to shorter fine leg to catch a potential deflection off the bat. "コーチは、バットから逸れる可能性のある打球を捕球するために、野手を打者に比較的近い位置に移動させました。sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短い(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman."The bowler delivered a shorter ball, bouncing near the pitch and surprising the batsman. "ボウラーは短いボールを投げ、ピッチの近くでバウンドし、バッターを驚かせた。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短い(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole."Her approach shot was shorter than she wanted, and the ball landed in the rough just before the green. "彼女のアプローチショットは彼女が望んでいたよりも短く、ボールはグリーンの直前のラフに着地した。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareサクサクした(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)""My grandmother's pie crust is always so shorter because she uses a lot of butter." "祖母のパイ生地は、バターをたくさん使うのでいつもサクサクしている。foodqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短い, 手短な, ぶっきらぼうなAbrupt; brief; pointed; petulant."He gave a short answer to the question."彼はその質問にぶっきらぼうに答えた。characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短い, 不足のLimited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty."a short supply of provisions"食料の供給が不足している。amountqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不足の, 短い, 乏しいInsufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking."Because the library's budget was shorter this year, they couldn't buy as many new books. "図書館の予算が今年は不足していたため、そんなに多くの新刊を買うことができませんでした。economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短い, より少ないDeficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard."an account which is short of the truth"真実よりも短い説明。amountqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share原液の, そのままのUndiluted; neat."My grandfather prefers his whiskey shorter, without any water or ice. "祖父は水や氷を入れずに、ウイスキーをそのまま飲むのが好きです。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share近い, 間近のNot distant in time; near at hand."The school year is getting shorter, so we need to finish our projects quickly. "新学期が近づいているので、プロジェクトを急いで終わらせる必要があります。timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share将来、原資産の価格が下落した場合に利益が出るように構成された金融投資ポジションにあることBeing in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future."The hedge fund manager was shorter on Tesla stock, anticipating a price drop before the next earnings report. "ヘッジファンドマネージャーは、次回の決算報告の前に価格が下落すると予想し、テスラ株について、将来、原資産の価格が下落した場合に利益が出るように構成された金融投資ポジションにあった。financebusinesseconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share空売りをする人A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling."The hedge fund manager identified the potential "shorter" among the investors, knowing that someone was likely betting against the company's stock. "ヘッジファンドマネージャーは、誰かが会社の株式に賭けている可能性が高いことを知って、投資家の中で潜在的な「空売りをする人」を特定した。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading