short不是闭音节吗 怎么比较级是 shorter 不是 shortter( 二 )


make short work of sth/sb
干净利落地打败(或处理);三下五除二就打垮(或解决)
to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ soccer game)
利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手 。
He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly)
他三下两下吃完午饭 。
short and sweet
(informal) 短暂而美好;简明扼要;紧凑
pleasant but not lasting a long time
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet
我们时间不多,我就长话短说吧 。
draw the short straw
NAmE get the short end of the stick
抽到倒霉签;被派做苦差事
to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets
我抽到了下下签,只得打扫厕所了 。
life's too short
(informal) 人生苦短;不可枉费此生
used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important
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双语例句
The announcement was made a short time ago
通告是不久前才宣布的 。
For a few short weeks there was peace
有过短短几周的和平 。
They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona
他们正表演莎士比亚剧作《维洛那二绅士》中的一个片段 。
I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat
我又高又瘦,他又矮又胖 。
The city centre and shops are only a short distance away
市中心和商店离得很近 。
Her father's illness left the family short of money
她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据 。
He stopped a hundred yards short of the building
他在离大楼100码处停下了 。
Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road
除非爬过4米高的栏杆 , 否则从这条路没办法进到园子里 。
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack
他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止 。