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/ˈʃɔːtɪst/ /ˈʃɔɹtɪst/

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adjective

最短的，最矮的

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

Examples :

"The red crayon is the shortest crayon in the box. "

这盒蜡笔里，红色的那支是最短的。

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adjective

最矮的，个子最矮的

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

Examples :

"Of all the students in her class, Maria is the shortest. "

在班里的所有学生中，玛丽亚个子最矮。

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adjective

最短的，最快的

Having little duration.

Examples :

"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."

今天的会议只有短短的六分钟。过去一个月里，每天至少都有二十分钟。

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adjective

最短的，缩写的.

(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

Examples :

"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

“Phone” 是 “telephone” 的缩写，而 “asap” 是 “as soon as possible” 的缩写.

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adjective

最近的，离击球手最近的

(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.

Examples :

"The shortest fielding position on the infield was occupied by the second baseman, right next to the base. "

内场上离击球手最近的防守位置由二垒手占据，他就在垒旁边。

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短的，近的

(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.

Examples :

"The shortest bounce from the ball during practice was the one that landed farthest away from the batter. "

练习时，球落地后弹跳最远的那一次，是落地位置离击球手最近的一次。（或者：练习时，球弹跳起来离击球手最近的那一次，是球落地后弹跳最远的一次。）

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adjective

太短, 距离不够

(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.

Examples :

""Her shortest putt rolled only halfway to the hole, leaving her a tricky second shot." "

她推的最短的那一杆，只滚到洞口一半，留下了一个棘手的第二杆补推。

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adjective

酥脆的，易碎的

(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)

Examples :

"The baker explained that the pie crust was wonderfully shortest because he had used plenty of butter. "

烘焙师解释说，这个馅饼皮非常酥脆，入口即化，因为他用了大量的黄油。

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adjective

简短，生硬，唐突。

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

Examples :

"He gave a short answer to the question."

他对这个问题回答得很简短，而且语气很生硬。

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adjective

最少的，不足的。

Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

Examples :

"a short supply of provisions"

粮食供应短缺。

amount quality condition

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adjective

最不足的，最匮乏的

Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

Examples :

"Due to being shortest on funds this month, the family decided to skip their usual weekend trip. "

由于这个月资金最是拮据，一家人决定取消通常的周末旅行。

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adjective

最短的，最矮的，不足的

Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

Examples :

"an account which is short of the truth"

一份不够真实的描述 (Yī fèn bù gòu zhēnshí de miáoshù)

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adjective

最纯的，未稀释的

Undiluted; neat.

Examples :

"He drank his coffee shortest, without any milk or sugar. "

他喝咖啡喜欢最纯的，一点牛奶和糖都不加。

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adjective

最近的，即將來臨的

Not distant in time; near at hand.

Examples :

"The shortest path to success is through hard work and dedication. "

通往成功的最短路径是努力和奉献。(Tōng wǎng chénggōng de zuìduǎn lùjìng shì nǔlì hé fèngxìan.)

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adjective

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.

Examples :

"The hedge fund took the shortest possible position on the overvalued tech stock, expecting its price to fall. "

这家对冲基金对那只估值过高的科技股采取了最激进的做空策略，预计其价格会下跌。

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