shorter

英 ['ʃɔːtə] 美 ['ʃɔːtə]

• adj. 较短的；更矮的；更加不足的；更近的（形容词short的比较级）

英英释义

形容词 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

5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

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

9. lacking foresight or scope

10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Shorter hemlines are back in this season.
   本季又重新时兴较短的衣裙。
2. The firm is introducing a shorter working week.
   这家公司要采用较短的周工作时间。