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/ˈʃɔːtə/ /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/

Meanings
adjective

较短，更短，矮。

Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Examples :

"My younger brother is shorter than me. "
我弟弟比我矮。
appearance quality

Related Words

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

相对地，比较而言。

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

他衡量自己的成功是相对而言的，也就是说，通过与他人竞争来衡量。

Illustration inadequately

inadequately adverb

/ɪnˈædɪkwətli/ /ɪˈnædɪkwətli/

不足地，不够地。

"The student prepared for the test, but his notes were inadequately detailed, so he did poorly on the exam. "

学生准备了考试，但是他的笔记记得不够详细，所以考试考得很差。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration anticipating

anticipating verb

/ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/ /ənˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/

抢先，预料。

"Seeing the rain clouds gathering, she started bringing the laundry inside, anticipating a sudden downpour. "

看到乌云密布，她就开始往屋里收衣服，抢先一步以防突然下起倾盆大雨。

Illustration vertically

vertically adverb

/ˈvɜːtɪkli/

垂直地，竖直地。

"The ladder leaned vertically against the wall. "

梯子垂直地靠在墙上。

Illustration comparatively

comparatively adverb

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/

相对地，比较而言。

"My brother is comparatively quiet, while my sister is very outgoing. "

相对来说，我哥哥比较安静，而我妹妹非常外向。

Illustration constituting

constituting verb

/ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnstəˌtuːtɪŋ/

组成，构成。

"The school principal is constituting a new student advisory board to improve communication. "

校长正在组建一个新的学生顾问委员会，以改善沟通。

Illustration insufficient

insufficient adjective

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

不足，不够。

"Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem"

没有足够的时间来反思这个问题。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration horizontally

horizontally adverb

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒntəli/ /ˌhɑːrɪˈzɑːntəli/

水平地， 横向地

"The bookshelf was arranged horizontally, so the books lay flat instead of standing up. "

书架是水平摆放的，所以书都是平躺着，而不是立起来的。

Illustration abbreviation

abbreviation noun

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

缩写，简称.

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "

史密斯先生总是用缩写"etc."，而不是写出完整的"et cetera"。

Illustration insufficiently

insufficiently adverb

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/ /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/

不足，不够。

"The student prepared insufficiently for the exam and, as a result, failed. "

这个学生为考试准备得不够充分，结果没能通过。