short的短语有哪些

2017-03-20

short的短语：

a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a

1. (非正式)(指人)愚蠢的

她太笨了。

she's two bricks short of a load.

bring (或 pull) someone up short

1. 使突然受阻(或中断)

他正要进办公室，突然见到约翰而止步。

he was entering the office when he was brought up short by the sight of John.

come short

1. 未达到目标(或标准)

我们就快把工作做完了，但是还是未能达到目标。

we're so close to getting the job done, but we keep &B{coming up} short.

get (或 have) someone by the short and curlies

1. (非正式)完全控制某人

go short

1. (尤指食物)短缺

我死后你不会缺衣少食的。

you won't go short when I die.

in short order

1. (主美)立刻;迅速

在发生残杀之后，营地马上关闭了。

after the killing the camp had been shut down in short order.

in the short run

1. 在不远的将来

in short supply

1. 缺少

in the short term

1. 在不远的将来

little (或nothing) short of

1. 差不多;等于;一点也不少于

在他看来，生活费用几乎是骇人听闻的。

he regarded the cost of living as little short of scandalous.

make short work of

1. 快速实现(或消费、毁坏)

我们很快吃掉份量很大的食物。

we made short work of our huge portions.

short and sweet

1. 短暂愉快的

他的评论很短、很愉悦。

his comments were short and sweet.

short of breath

1. 呼吸短促的;气喘的

未能消除全民警惕，我们什么事都做不了.

short的短语例句：

1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.

我用短波收音机收听最新的战事新闻。

2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.

信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。

3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.

他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。

4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.

短期资金净流出额大约为5,000万英镑。

5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.

我会开车去肖特山看看亚当斯夫人。

6. She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories.

她一直因其优秀的短篇小说享有很高的声望。

7. Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.

实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。

8. Food is in short supply all over the country.

全国普遍食品供应不足。

9. There's no one available at such short notice to take her class.

只提前这么短的时间通知，找不到人替她的课。

10. The guide book contains a short write-up of each hotel.

指南上有对每个饭店的简评。

11. People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.

人们还留着短发、穿着传统服饰。

12. He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.

他又矮又胖，挺着个大啤酒肚。

13. A short time later they sat down to eat.

过了一小会儿，他们坐下来吃东西。

14. This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain.

这是为了获取短期政治利益而损人利己地对局势进行操纵。

15. There was a short sharp shower followed by a strengthening breeze.

一场短时强阵雨后风势渐长。