名詞 short:

1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
   同義詞：short circuit
3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
   同義詞：shortstop

動詞 short:

1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
   同義詞：short-change
2. create a short circuit in
   同義詞：short-circuit

形容詞 short:

1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
3. low in stature; not tall
4. not sufficient to meet a need
   同義詞：inadequate, poor
5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
   同義詞：unretentive, forgetful
6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
   同義詞：light, scant
9. lacking foresight or scope
   同義詞：shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic
10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
    同義詞：brusque, brusk, curt

副詞 short:

1. quickly and without warning
   同義詞：abruptly, suddenly, dead
2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
3. clean across
4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached
5. so as to interrupt
6. at a disadvantage
   同義詞：unawares
7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
   同義詞：curtly, shortly

1. All his observations were short and to the point.
   他的觀察報告都很簡單扼要。
2. His achievements had fallen short of his hopes.
   他的成就沒有達到他期望的那麼大。
3. Go and get some more oil so we don't run short.
   去多弄些油來以免到時候用光了。
4. These goods are in short supply; the price will be high.
   這些商品現(xiàn)正供應(yīng)不足，價格會上漲。
5. He seems much shorter without his shoes on.
   他沒穿鞋，看上去矮多了。
6. The driver stopped short when the children ran into the street.
   小孩跑進街道時，司機猛然煞車。