Word · Frequency #500
short
突然;简短地;唐突地
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- 1.
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
突然地,简短地,简洁地。
- 2.
Unawares.
出其不意地。
- 3.
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
未达到目标或要求。
- 4.
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
距离击球手较远,因此弹跳比正常高;与全球相反。
- 5.
With a negative ownership position.
持有负面所有权。
未达到;不够;不足;出其不意地;冷不防地;以空头方式;做空;以短球方式;弹跳较高地;突然地,简短地,简洁地。
In use
She stopped short when she heard someone call her name.
This month's sales fell short of our original goal.
The rain cut the outdoor concert short, but everyone enjoyed it.
Connections
Collocations
- cut short
- 突然中断;打断
- The manager cut him short mid-sentence.经理在他话说到一半时打断了他。
- fall short
- 未达到;不够
- The results fell short of our expectations.结果未达到我们的预期。
- stop short
- 突然停下
- She stopped short when she saw the dog.她看到狗时突然停住了。
- sell short
- 低估;卖空
- Don't sell yourself short.别低估自己。
- run short
- 不足;快用完
- We are running short of time.我们时间快不够了。
- come short
- 未达标;不足
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 short 想成“说话短促”:副词 short 表示说话简短、突然停住,或没达到标准。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常表达(常用于 cut short、stop short 等搭配)、金融交易(常用 sell short)、板球解说(常用 bowl short) 该副词的意义随搭配变化,语域也因此不统一:固定搭配多用于日常或书面表达,sell short 属金融术语,bowl short 属板球专业用语。建议结合具体搭配理解,不宜一概而论。
Grammar Note
通常用于动词之后构成固定搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 short 的发音 /ʃoːt/ 押韵,元音都是 /oːt/(在非卷舌口音中 r 不发音)。注意拼写相似的词:shot /ʃɒt/、shoot /ʃuːt/、shirt /ʃɜːt/,它们的读音并不相同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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