short

🇬🇧 UK/ʃɒ:t/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kIELTSA1

Definitions

adj.

Having little length or height; lasting only a brief time; not having enough of something.

短的;矮的;不足的;简短的

adv.

Suddenly; before the expected time.

突然地;提前地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shortother
=short

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The skirt was too short for the formal event.

  • 2.

    We took a short walk through the park after dinner.

  • 3.

    His attention span was too short to watch the entire film.

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