人生苦短：short有幾種意思
My mom would tell me, "Don't give up, just be you, cause life's too short to be anybody else."
——Step Up
媽媽對我說：“不要放棄，做自己就好了。因爲人生很短，根本沒時間模仿別人。”
——《舞出我人生》
一、下面我們來看看short有幾種含義
adj.
1.短的，矮的，低的 measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual
His trousers were too short and his coat and vest too loose.
他的褲子太短，外套和背心又太肥大。
2.短暫的，短期的 lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual
Can these bonds berealized at short notice?
這些債券能在短期內兌現嗎？
3.短缺的，不足的 not having enough of sth; lacking sth
The trouble is that we are short of money.
困難是我們資金短缺。
4.簡略的，縮寫的，簡稱的 being a shorter form of a name or word
In this book GK is short for Greek.
這本書中GK是希臘的縮寫。
5.說話簡短粗暴的，簡慢無禮的；暴躁的，易怒的 to sb using few words in a way that seems rude
He was short with me this morning.
他今天早上對我無禮。
adv.
1.突然，唐突地 in an abrupt manner
The horse stopped short at the fence.
馬跑到籬笆處突然停了下來。
2.不足 at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration
Supplies are running short.
供應品短缺。
n.
1.短褲 knee-length or less than knee-length trousers
Do you still have your shorts?
你那超短褲還留着嗎？
2.短路 a shut down of electrical circuit
A short of circuit will blow the fuse.
短路會燒斷保險絲的。
二、含有short的常見短語
break short
v.使突然停止,終止
cut short
v.打斷,縮減(有時作cut shorter)
fall short
不足,缺乏;達不到,不符合
fall short of
v.不足,缺乏,達不到,不符合
for short
adv.簡稱,縮寫
三、學會short的用法了嗎？來做個填詞遊戲吧
This short novel was stuffed out with _____ conversation.
這部短篇小說用無聊的對話拉得很長。
