Word · Frequency #500
shorts
短路
shorts is the plural of short.
A short circuit; accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
- 1.
A short circuit.
短路
- 2.
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
游击手防守的位置
- 3.
A short film.
短片
- 4.
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
电路中有电位差的两点意外接触
- 5.
A short version of a garment in a particular size.
特定尺码的短款服装
- 6.
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
游击手的防守位置
- 7.
A shortstop.
游击手
- 8.
A short seller.
卖空者
- 9.
A short sale or short position.
卖空交易或空头头寸
- 10.
A summary account.
摘要账目
- 11.
A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
短音(如短元音)或短音节
- 12.
An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
取值范围小于普通整数的整数变量,通常为两个字节长
短片；游击手防守位置；游击手；卖空者；卖空交易或空头头寸
In use
We watched a short about wild animals at the film festival.
Her latest short won first prize in a local film competition.
The theater showed several shorts before the main feature.
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。
play short
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。
cause a short
short 在此是 short circuit（短路）的简称。
Connections
Collocations
- electrical short
- 电路短路
- An electrical short caused the blackout.电路短路导致了停电。
- animated short
- 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。
- pair of shorts
- 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。
- play short
- 担任游击手
- He played short in yesterday's game.昨天那场比赛他担任游击手。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in short
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作名词时指棒球场上的游击手位置或电路短路
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the same /ɔrt/ sound as 'short': sort, port, fort, sport, report, resort. Watch out: 'shot' /ʃɑt/ and 'shoot' /ʃut/ look similar but do not rhyme with 'short'.
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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