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a short about sth
short 作名词指“短片”，相当于 a short film。
We watched a short about the city's history.
我们看了一部关于这座城市历史的短片。
短路
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
短路
A short circuit; accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
We watched a short about the city's history.
我们看了一部关于这座城市历史的短片。
短路
A short circuit.
游击手防守的位置
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
短片
A short film.
电路中有电位差的两点意外接触
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
We watched a short about wild animals at the film festival.
我们在电影节上看了一部关于野生动物的短片。
Her latest short won first prize in a local film competition.
她的最新短片在当地电影比赛中获得了一等奖。
The theater showed several shorts before the main feature.
影院在主片放映前播放了几部短片。
short 作名词指“短片”，相当于 a short film。
We watched a short about the city's history.
我们看了一部关于这座城市历史的短片。
棒球中 short 指“游击手”或“游击手防守位置”。
She has played short for the team for three years.
她已经为这支球队打了三年游击手。
short 在此是 short circuit（短路）的简称。
A damaged wire caused a short in the circuit.
一根损坏的电线导致电路短路。
shorts 表示“短裤”时通常只用复数形式，搭配 a pair of 表示一条。
He bought a pair of shorts for the beach.
他为去海滩买了一条短裤。
Not this
I bought a short for the beach.
Use this
I bought shorts for the beach.
短裤是只有复数的名词，须用 shorts 或 a pair of shorts，不能说 a short。词典中 a short 可指短片或短路，但没有‘短裤’的意思。
Not this
The circuit is short, so the lights went out.
Use this
The circuit has a short, so the lights went out.
表示‘短路’时，short 是名词，常用 have a short 表示‘发生短路’。The circuit is short 只能理解为‘电路很短’（长度短），不能表达‘短路’之意。
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电路短路
An electrical short caused the blackout.
电路短路导致了停电。
动画短片
The animated short follows a lost puppy.
这部动画短片讲述了一只走失的小狗的故事。
一条短裤
She bought a pair of shorts for the beach.
她买了一条去海滩穿的短裤。
担任游击手
He played short in yesterday's game.
昨天那场比赛他担任游击手。
简而言之；总之
In short, the weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed the trip.
简而言之，天气很好，大家都很享受这次旅行。
缩短；提前结束；打断
The meeting was cut short because of the fire alarm.
会议因火警而提前结束了。
未达到；不符合（标准或期望）
The film fell short of our expectations.
这部电影没有达到我们的期望。
Use short naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
short 的本义是“短”：电路意外相碰成“短路”，短片也是“短”片，记住 short 就是“短”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：electrical repair、car maintenance、home appliance troubleshooting 在表示“短路”时，这个名词多用于电工、维修等具体场合；日常口语中较随意，正式技术文档里更常写完整的 short circuit。因此语域比较混合，需根据场合选择说法。
作名词时指棒球场上的游击手位置或电路短路
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