verb🔗Share短路，使短路。 To cause a short circuit in (something)."The spilled water shorted the laptop, and it stopped working. "洒出的水把笔记本电脑弄短路了，然后就不能用了。electronicstechnicaltechnologyelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短路 Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit."The old wires in the lamp shorted yesterday, and the light wouldn't turn on. "昨天灯里的旧电线短路了，灯就打不开了。electronicselectrictechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share少给，短付。 To shortchange."The cashier accidentally shorted me five dollars when I paid for my groceries. "收银员付我买的菜钱的时候不小心少找了我五块钱。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短斤少两，缺斤短两 To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount."This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."这 是 我 第三 次 发现 他们 缺斤短两 了。amountbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share做空，卖空 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."To make extra money, he shorted some stock he didn't own, hoping the price would fall. "为了多赚点钱，他做空了一些他并不持有的股票，希望股价下跌。businessfinanceeconomycommerceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缩短，使变短。 To shorten."Since it was raining, we shorted our walk and went home. "因为下雨了，我们缩短了散步的时间就回家了。languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share穿短裤的，穿着短裤的 Dressed in shorts."Even though it was a formal occasion, he arrived shorted because he didn't understand the dress code. "虽然那是个正式场合，但他因为不了解着装要求，所以穿着短裤就来了。appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
