noun🔗Share短路 A short circuit."The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "故障的电线导致了短路，整个房子顿时陷入一片黑暗。electronicstechnicalphysicsenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短片，短电影 A short film."My sister's film class made a short about their dog. "我妹妹的电影课拍了一部关于他们家狗狗的短片。mediaentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短款，小号。 A short version of a garment in a particular size."38 short suits fit me right off the rack."38码的短款西装我买来就能穿，很合身。wearitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share游击手 A shortstop."Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."琼斯打出一记地滚球，穿过三垒手和游击手之间的空档。sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share空头，卖空者 A short seller."The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."市场下跌得很厉害，但那些做空者却在开香槟庆祝。businessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短售，简称。 A short sale."He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."三个月后，他以小额亏损平仓了他的短售头寸。businessfinancepropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share概要，梗概。 A summary account."The teacher gave a short of the chapter's main points before the test. "考试前，老师对这一章的要点做了一个概要。storywritingliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短音, 短促音 A short sound, syllable, or vowel."The "short" of the word "butter" is just one syllable. "“butter”这个词里，那个“短音”只有一个音节。languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticssoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短整型 An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long."The program used a short data type for storing student IDs, as they are always less than 65,536. "程序使用短整型数据类型来存储学生ID，因为学生ID总是小于65536。computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share砸车，撬车。 An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles."The thieves used a short to get into the parked cars. "小偷们用砸车/撬车的方式进入了停放的汽车。vehiclepoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使短路，发生短路。 To cause a short circuit in (something)."The faulty electrical cord shorted the entire room's lighting system. "那个坏掉的电线使整个房间的照明系统都短路了。electronicstechnologyelectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短路 Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit."The faulty wire in the lamp short-circuited, causing a small fire. "灯里的那根坏电线短路了，引起了一场小火灾。electronicselectrictechnicaltechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短斤少两, 欺骗 To shortchange."The store owner shortchanged my grandmother by a dollar on her grocery bill. "那个店主在奶奶的购物账单上少算了一美元， 欺骗了她。businesseconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短缺，少给。 To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount."This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."这已经是第三次我发现他们短斤少两，少给我们东西了。businesseconomyfinanceamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share做空 To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short."The student decided to short-sell some stock options, hoping the price would fall before the delivery date. "这个学生决定做空一些股票期权，希望在交割日之前价格下跌。businessfinanceeconomycommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缩短，使变短。 To shorten."The teacher shortened the lesson to fit the time remaining. "老师缩短了课程，好配合剩余的时间。actionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短，矮。 Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically."The table was short, so we couldn't all sit around it comfortably. "这张桌子很矮，所以我们没法舒服地围坐在它周围。appearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share矮， 较矮的 (of a person) Of comparatively small height."My little sister is short for her age. "我妹妹按她的年龄来说，个子有点矮。appearancepersonbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短暂， 快的 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."今天我们的会议只有短短的六分钟。过去一个月每天至少都有二十分钟。timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share缩写，简写。 (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” 是 “telephone” 的缩写，“asap” 是 “as soon as possible” 的简写。grammarlanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share近距离的，贴近击球手的 (of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman."The shortstop quickly fielded the grounder. "游击手迅速接住了那个近距离滚地球。sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短, 近. (of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman."The tennis ball bounced short, landing well in front of the player. "这个网球弹跳得很近，落在球员身前很远的地方。sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短, 不够. (of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole."The golfer's short approach shot landed several feet short of the green. "那个高尔夫球手的进攻短杆打短了，落在了离果岭还有好几英尺的地方。sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酥，松脆。 (of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)"The pastry chef made a delicious, short crust for the apple pie. "这位糕点师做的苹果派，派皮酥脆可口，入口即化。foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短， 简短， 尖刻 Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant."He gave a short answer to the question."他回答这个问题时，语气很冲。characterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不足，缺乏，短缺。 Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty."a short supply of provisions"食物供应短缺。amountqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share缺乏，短缺 Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking."The family was short on money this month, so they had to cut back on groceries. "这个月家里手头有点紧，所以只能减少食品开支了。amountbusinessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短的，不足的 Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard."an account which is short of the truth"一份不完全属实的陈述qualityamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share纯的，不掺水的 Undiluted; neat."The recipe called for short, undiluted vanilla extract. "这个食谱要求用纯的、不掺水的香草精。drinkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短暂的，顷刻的 Not distant in time; near at hand."The meeting is short; it starts in fifteen minutes. "会议时间很短，十五分钟后就开始了。timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share做空，卖空 Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future."My aunt has a short position on the stock of the local bakery, expecting its price to fall. "我阿姨做空了本地面包店的股票，预计它的价格会下跌。businessfinanceeconomyassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share简短地， 仓促地 Abruptly, curtly, briefly."He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."在会议上，他总是打断我，而且每次都很不客气。communicationcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share猝不及防，突然。 Unawares."The recent developments at work caught them short."最近工作上的发展让他们猝不及防。attitudecharacterstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share白白地，徒劳地。 Without achieving a goal or requirement."His speech fell short of what was expected."他的演讲没有达到预期的水平，白白浪费了大家的时间和期待。achievementoutcomeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share短促地 (of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full."The cricket ball bounced short, so the batter had to move back to hit it. "板球弹跳得短促，所以击球手不得不后退才能击中它。sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share做空 With a negative ownership position."We went short most finance companies in July."七月份我们大量做空了金融公司股票。financebusinesseconomypositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗Share缺乏，不足。 Deficient in."The student's performance was short in effort; he didn't try hard enough. "这位学生的表现缺乏努力，他不够努力。amountqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗Share在…中不足，缺乏 Having a negative position in."I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend."我不想在周末前持有市场空头头寸/不想周末前做空市场。positionnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
