- Từ điển Anh - Anh
Short
Nghe phát âm
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Adjective
having little length; not long.
having little height; not tall
extending or reaching only a little way
brief in duration; not extensive in time
brief or concise, as writing.
rudely brief; abrupt; hurting
- short behavior.
low in amount; scanty
- short rations.
not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.
below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.
- short measure.
having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often fol. by in or on )
- He was short in experience.
being below a necessary or desired level; lacking
Cookery .
- (of pastry and the like) crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening.
- (of dough) containing a relatively large amount of shortening.
(of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.
(of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back.
Stock Exchange .
- not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.
- noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.
Phonetics .
- lasting a relatively short time
- Bit has a shorter vowel-sound than bid or bead.
- belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto ( opposed to long ).
- having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.
Prosody .
- (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.
- unstressed.
(of an alcoholic drink) small
Chiefly British . (of whiskey) undiluted; straight.
Ceramics . (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled.
Ropemaking . hard ( def. 39 ) .
Adverb
abruptly or suddenly
briefly; curtly.
on the near side of an intended or particular point
Baseball .
- with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual
- He held the bat short and flied out.
- in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.
Noun
something that is short.
that which is deficient or lacking.
the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually prec. by the ).
shorts,
- trousers, knee-length or shorter.
- short pants worn by men as an undergarment.
- knee breeches, formerly worn by men.
- Finance . short-term bonds.
- Mining . crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade. Compare fine ( def. 29a ) .
- remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.
a size of garment for men who are shorter than average
a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.
Military . a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.
Electricity . short circuit.
Prosody . a short sound or syllable.
Baseball . shortstop ( def. 1 ) .
Movies . short subject.
Finance . short seller.
a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.
Chiefly British . a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.
Verb (used with object)
to cause a short circuit in.
to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.
Verb (used without object)
to short-circuit. ?
Idioms
come or fall short
- to fail to reach a particular standard.
- to prove insufficient; be lacking
- Her funds fell short, and she had to wire home for help.
cut short
for short
in short
make short work of. work ( def. 52 ) .
run short
sell short
- Stock Exchange . to sell stocks or the like without having them in one's actual possession at the time of the sale.
- to disparage or underestimate
- Don't sell Tom short; he's really an excellent engineer.
short and sweet
short for
short of
- less than; inferior to.
- inadequately supplied with (money, food, etc.).
- without going to the length of; failing of; excluding
- Short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted.
Antonyms
adjective
- large , lengthy , long , unabridged , high , tall , adequate , enough , sufficient , courteous , kind , polite , thick , diffuse , prolix
adverb
Synonyms
adjective
- abbreviate , abbreviated , aphoristic , bare , boiled down , breviloquent , brief , compendiary , compendious , compressed , concise , condensed , curtailed , curtate , cut short , cut to the bone , decreased , decurtate , diminished , epigrammatic , fleeting , in a nutshell , laconic , lessened , little , momentary , not protracted , pithy , pointed , precise , sententious , short and sweet * , shortened , short-lived , short-term , succinct , summarized , summary , terse , undersized , unprolonged , unsustained , chunky , close to the ground , compact , diminutive , low , not long , petite , pint-sized , pocket , pocket-sized , runty , sawed-off , skimpy , slight , small , squat , squatty , stocky , stubby , stunted , thick , thickset , tiny , wee , deficient , exiguous , failing , inadequate , lacking , limited , low on , meager , needing , niggardly , poor , scant , scanty , scarce , short-handed , shy , slender , slim , sparse , tight , wanting , bad-tempered , blunt , brusque , curt , direct , gruff , impolite , inconsiderate , irascible , offhand , rude , sharp , short-spoken , short-tempered , snappy * , snippety , snippy * , straight , testy , thoughtless , unceremonious , uncivil , ungracious , brittle , crisp , crunchy , delicate , fragile , friable , expeditious , fast , flying , hasty , hurried , rapid , speedy , swift , lean , crusty , under , abrupt , contracted , deciduous , ephemeral , fugitive , gnomic , insufficient , momentaneous , transient , transitory , truncated , unsupplied
adverb
- aback , by surprise , forthwith , sudden , suddenly , unanticipatedly , unaware , unawares , unexpectedly , without delay , without hesitation , without warning , abruptly , unawarely , abbreviated , abridged , abrupt , brief , briefly , compact , compendious , concise , condensed , crisp , crumbling , curt , curtail , deficient , diminutive , hasty , inadequate , incomplete , insufficient , lilliputian , little , momentary , petite , rude , scant , scanty , scarce , skimpy , slight , small , spare , squat , stunted , succinct , summary , terse
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Short-change
cheat someone by not returning him enough money, deprive of by deceit; "he swindled me out of my inheritance"; "she defrauded the customers who trusted... -
Short-circuit
electricity ., to bypass, impede, hinder, or frustrate, electricity . to form a short circuit or become inoperable due to a short circuit., to make (an... -
Short-commons
a scanty allowance of food. -
Short-cut
to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut., to use or take a shortcut. -
Short-dated
of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption -
Short-haired
with short hair; "a short-haired dog" -
Short-handed
not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc. -
Short-headed
having a brachycephalic head[syn: broad-headed ] -
Short-lived
living or lasting only a little while., adjective, adjective, enduring , ethereal , lasting , lengthy , long-lived , permanent, brief , deciduous , ephemeral... -
Short-order
of, pertaining to, or specializing in short orders, performed or supplied quickly, a short -order cook ; short -order diner ., they obtained a short -order... -
Short-range
having a limited extent, as in distance or time, adjective, a short -range shot ; a short -range plan ., impermanent , interim , provisional , short-term -
Short-sighted
adjective, astigmatic , blind , careless , foolish , headlong , ill-advised , ill-considered , imperceptive , impolitic , impractical , improvident , imprudent... -
Short-spoken
speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner., adjective, blunt , brief , brusque , crusty , curt , gruff , short -
Short-tempered
having a quick, hasty temper; irascible., adjective, cranky , grouchy , grumpy , huffy , irascible , irritable , snappish , testy , touchy -
Short-term
covering or applying to a relatively short period of time., maturing over a relatively short period of time, (of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or pertaining... -
Short-time
a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced, the recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time . -
Short-winded
short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing., brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing. -
Short change
to give less than the correct change to., to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, esp. to cheat. -
Short circuit
an abnormal, usually unintentional condition of relatively low resistance between two points of different potential in a circuit, usually resulting in... -
Short fall
the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage., the act or fact of falling short.
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