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shortchanged

/ˈʃɔːrtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˈʃɔːrtʃeɪnʤd/

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verb

少找钱，克扣。

To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.

Examples :

"I got shortchanged! …I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back."

我被少找钱了！我给了他十块钱买一个五块钱的东西，他竟然只找了我一块钱。

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verb

克扣，亏待。

(by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.

Examples :

"The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself."

这门选修课虽然容易，但最终我其实是在亏待自己。

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verb

占便宜，坑骗

To make disadvantaged by design.

Examples :

"Being proud of mistreating shortchanged "enemies" is a likely sign of class consciousness, as well as thinking or speaking ill of them."

以虐待被刻意占便宜、坑骗的“敌人”为荣，很可能是阶级意识的一种表现，同时也伴随着对他们的恶意想法和言论。

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