short someone (on something)
The cashier shorted me on my change.
收银员少找了我零钱。
使短路
shorts — third person singular of short
短路;卖空;使(某物)短路。;短路。;卖出目前不拥有的东西,尤其是证券,以期在价格下跌时获利;卖空。
使(某物)短路。
To cause a short circuit in (something).
短路。
To short circuit.
卖出目前不拥有的东西,尤其是证券,以期在价格下跌时获利;卖空。
To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
一般现在时
The technician shorts the wires.
技术员使电线短路。
一般过去时
He shorted the circuit by accident yesterday.
他昨天意外地使电路短路了。
现在完成时
He has shorted the device again.
他又使设备短路了。
short是规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为shorted。
The damp cloth shorted the old radio, so it stopped working.
那块湿布让旧收音机短路了,所以它不工作了。
用法提示:此处 short 作及物动词,过去式 shorted,表示“使……短路”。
Be careful not to short the battery with the metal tool.
小心别用金属工具让电池短路。
用法提示:此处 short 作及物动词,原形,表示“使……短路”。
A loose wire shorted the entire system.
一根松动的电线让整个系统短路了。
用法提示:此处 short 作及物动词,过去式 shorted,表示“使……短路”。
The cashier shorted me on my change.
收银员少找了我零钱。
The wet wires shorted the circuit.
潮湿的电线使电路短路了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shorted me of my change.
正确表达He shorted me my change.
动词'short'表示故意少给时是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词'of'。正确的结构是'short someone something'(少给某人某物)。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cashier shorted me in the amount of $10.
正确表达The cashier shorted me $10.
动词'short'在表示少给钱时直接接被少给的人或钱数,无需使用'in the amount of'等短语。应直接说'short someone some money'。
short作为动词表示"故意少给",通常用于具体金额或数量的短缺;而shortchange更强调欺骗性地少给应得的钱或物品。
short作为动词表示"使短路",常指电路短路;short-circuit是更正式或具体的同义短语,但用法相同。
short作为动词不表示"缩短",而表示"故意少给"或"使短路";shorten指长度、时间、范围等的减少。
卖空股票
He decided to short the stock after the earnings report.
他决定在财报发布后卖空这只股票。
做空大盘
Many traders short the market during a recession.
许多交易者在经济衰退期间做空大盘。
做空货币
The fund shorted the dollar last month.
该基金上个月做空了美元。
使电路短路
Rainwater shorted the circuit in the basement.
雨水使地下室的电路短路了。
做空指数
She shorted the S&P 500 index before the crash.
她在股市崩盘前做空了标普500指数。
中断;提前结束
The meeting was cut short by the fire alarm.
会议因火警而中断。
未达到;不足
The film fell short of expectations.
这部电影未达到预期。
简而言之
In short, the project was a success.
简而言之,这个项目是成功的。
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