adjective🔗Share较短，更短，矮。 Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically."My younger brother is shorter than me. "我弟弟比我矮。appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share矮，较矮的 (of a person) Of comparatively small height."My brother is shorter than my father. "我弟弟比我爸爸矮。appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share较短的，短暂的 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."我们今天的会议只有短短的六分钟。过去一个月，每天的会议至少都有二十分钟。timequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share较短的，缩写的 (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”的缩写.languagegrammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share近距离的，靠前的. (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. "教练把外野手调到了更靠前的细腿位置，以接住可能从球棒上弹开的球。sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短的, 近身的 (of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman."The bowler delivered a shorter ball, bouncing near the pitch and surprising the batsman. "投球手投了一个短的近身球, 球在场地附近弹起，让击球手措手不及。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短了, 不够。 (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. "她的劈杆击球短了，没够到，球落在了果岭前的长草区。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酥脆，易碎。 (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." "我奶奶做的馅饼皮总是那么酥脆易碎，因为她放了很多黄油。foodqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share简短，生硬。 Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant."He gave a short answer to the question."他回答这个问题时，语气简短生硬。characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share短缺，不足。 Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty."a short supply of provisions"物资供应短缺。amountqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不足，缺乏。 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. "由于今年图书馆的预算不足，他们买不起那么多新书了。economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share较短，更短, 矮, 欠缺的 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amountqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share原味的，纯的 Undiluted; neat."My grandfather prefers his whiskey shorter, without any water or ice. "我爷爷喜欢喝原味的威士忌，不加水也不加冰。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share较近的, 临近的 Not distant in time; near at hand."The school year is getting shorter, so we need to finish our projects quickly. "学年越来越短了，所以我们需要尽快完成我们的项目。timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share卖空，沽空 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. "这家对冲基金经理卖空了特斯拉的股票，预计在下次财报发布前股价会下跌。financebusinesseconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share卖空者, 放空者 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. "这家对冲基金经理发现了投资者中潜在的“放空者”，因为他知道有人可能在做空这家公司的股票。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
