also shortchange, "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man, trick, etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.).
雙語例句
1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
我用短波收音機(jī)收聽最新的戰(zhàn)事新聞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
信寫得很短——只是簡(jiǎn)單地說了一下他們的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
他們?cè)诤芏痰臅r(shí)間之內(nèi)就大老遠(yuǎn)地趕了過來。
來自柯林斯例句
4. There was a net outflow of about ￡50m in short-term capital.
短期資金凈流出額大約為5,000萬英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.