short /ʃɔ:t/ I. adj.1. 短的，近的：make a long story short 长话短说，简而言之The coat is too short on him. 这上衣他穿太短了。She's a little short on patience today.(=she is feeling somewhat impatient)她今天缺乏耐心。 (be) short of 缺乏(作表语)：We are short of money. 我们缺钱。 The farm is short of men. 农场人手不够。 cut short 打断：cut short the discussion 打断讨论； cut one’s holiday short 突然停止假期 fall short of 未达到要求（见fall条）in short 简言之： In short — no! 简言之—不同意! 2. 短期的，短暂的：The hero’s life is short but brilliant. 英雄的一生是短暂而光辉的。 ‖II. n. (pl.) 短裤：wear shorts 穿短裤；a new pair of shorts 一条新短裤
shorten vt. 缩短
shortly /ˈʃɔ:tli/ adv. 1.立刻，不久: shortly before (after) noon 中午前(后)不久；shortly after the war 战后不久 2. 不耐烦地：answer sb. rather shortly 很不耐烦地回答某人
