| 单词 | short |
| 释义 | short short /; AmE / adjective, adverb, verb
■ adjective HELP NOTE The forms shorter and shortest are not usually used in these meanings.
1 [not before noun] short of sth not having enough of sth: She never seems to be short of cash! Many companies in the area are short of qualified workers.
2 [not before noun] not easily available; not supplying as much as you need: Time is getting short so we'd better start working. Cash is very short at the moment.
3 ( lacking or not having enough of a particular quality: The industry is short on good leadership. The report was very short on details. 4 [not before noun] short (of sth) less than the number, amount, weight, etc. mentioned or needed: I think we're still two people short (= we need two more people) on the project. Last year's output was well short of our expectations. The delivery was short by 540 pairs of shoes. Some retailers gave short weight by adding extra packaging. 5 short (for sth) being a shorter form of a name or word: ‘Co' is short for ‘company'. file transfer protocol, or FTP for short 6 (Finance ; Stock Exchange ) relating to the situation when sb sells shares, currencies, etc. that they do not yet own, in the hope that their price will fall and they will make a profit by buying them later at a lower price: Investors who are short on stock will do well if prices continue to fall. OPP LONG IDIOMS at short notice (AmE also on short notice) at a moment's notice not long in advance; without much warning or time for preparation: The meeting was called at very short notice. She can set up interviews on short notice. in short supply if something is in short supply there is not enough of it available: Good managers are in short supply at the moment. on short notice (especially AmE) = AT SHORT NOTICE RUN verb, SHORT RUN ■ adverb HELP NOTE The forms shorter and shortest are not usually used in these meanings. 1 if you go short of or run short of sth, you do not have enough of it: We're running short of stock so we'd better put in an order. 2 (Finance ; Stock Exchange ) if you sell sth short or go short (on sth), you sell shares, currencies, etc. that you do not yet own, hoping that their price will fall and you will make a profit by buying them later at a lower price: Investors who went short on the stock made big profits when the share price fell. 3 before the time expected or arranged: I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you short there, as time is running out. FALL verb ■ verb [+ obj or no obj] (Finance ; Stock Exchange ) to agree to sell shares, currencies, etc. that you do not yet own, in the hope that their price will fall and you will make a profit by buying them later at a lower price: You have to be able to borrow shares to short them. Investors have been buying to replace the tech stocks they have shorted. |
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