short

a short meeting.一个短会

Morris gave a short laugh..莫里斯笑了一声。

a short course on business English.商业英语短期课程

Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter..冬天来临，白天变短了。

I’ve only been in Brisbane a short time ..我才来布里斯班不久。

For a short while (= a short time ) , the city functioned as the region’s capital..这座城市曾经在很短的一段时间里是这个地区的首府。

I learned a lot during my short period as a junior reporter..在当初级记者的这段短暂时间里，我学到了许多。

Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time ..德国在相对较短的时间里取得了非凡的经济成就。

They met and married within a short space of time ..他们从相识到结婚时间很短。

I promise to keep the meeting short and sweet (= short in a way that is good, especially not talking for a long time ) ..我保证会议开得简短不拖拉。

For a few short weeks (= they seemed to pass very quickly ) the sun shone and the fields turned gold..短短的几个星期里，阳光照耀，田野变成了一片金黄。

short of,缺乏；不足；除…以外

in short,总之；简言之

for short,简称；缩写

short time,短时间；不足的工时

short term,[经]短期

short period,adj. 短周期的；短过期的

short supply,供不应求

short circuit,短路；漏电

short for,是…的略称

short on,缺乏；欠缺

cut short,v. 缩短；打断；缩减

short message,短讯；短报文

short distance,短距离；短程

fall short,不符合标准

short story,短篇小说（指一万字以内的小说）

fall short of,达不到；缺乏

short life,短使用期限；短寿命；不耐久的

for a short time,临时的

short hair,短头发

short in,缩短；在…方面短（缺）的