shorts

noun

1. 短裤
   short trousers/pants that end above or at the knee
2. 短裤
   short trousers/pants that end above or at the knee

ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES 形容词和副词用法

1. → see: Please look at category 24 to if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 以下义项中未列出的表达方式请参第24项。
2. ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;短促的;短期的
   If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long.
   1. The announcement was made a short time ago...
      通告是不久前才宣布的。
   2. How could you do it in such a short period of time?...
      你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的？
   3. Mr Annan took a short break before resuming his schedule...
      安南先生在继续自己的工作前先短暂休息了一下。
   4. Kemp gave a short laugh...
      肯普笑了一声。
   5. We had a short meeting.
      我们开了个短会。
3. ADJ-GRADED 似乎过得很快的;短暂的
   If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly.
   1. For a few short weeks there was peace...
      有过短短几周的和平。
   2. Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.
      仅短短 5 年时间后，你的钱就会增多 94,000 美元。
4. ADJ-GRADED (演讲、信件、书等)短的，简短的
   A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it.
   1. 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。
   2. This is a short note to say thank you.
      这是一封简短的致谢信。
5. ADJ-GRADED 矮的;个子矮的
   Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are.
   1. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
      我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。
   2. ...a short, elderly woman with grey hair...
      头发灰白的矮个子老妇人
   3. He's the shortest of four brothers.
      他是四兄弟中个子最矮的。
6. ADJ-GRADED (距离、长度等)短的，不长的，不远的
   Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other.
   1. The city centre and shops are only a short distance away...
      市中心和商店离得很近。
   2. A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway...
      一段短短的台阶通向一个气派的大门口。
   3. His black hair was very short.
      他的黑发很短。
7. ADJ-GRADED 短缺的;不足的
   If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left.
   1. Her father's illness left the family short of money...
      她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。
   2. Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel...
      政府军的弹药和燃料都快用完了。
   3. Supplies of everything are unreliable, food is short...
      各种补给都不稳定，食品也短缺。
   4. Time is running short.
      快没时间了。
8. ADJ 少于;不及;未达到
   If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.
   1. He stopped a hundred yards short of the building...
      他在离大楼 100 码处停下了。
   2. So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?...
      那么如果社会党人得票领先却又未达到绝对多数，那会怎么样呢？
   3. Inflation is just short of 11 per cent...
      通货膨胀接近 11％。
   4. They were still 91 short of their target.
      他们离目标还差 91。
9. PREP-PHRASE 除…之外;没有;如果不
   Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing.
   1. 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。
   2. They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.
      他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。
10. ADV 终止;中断;打断
    If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished.
    1. 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。
    2. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa...
       杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行。
    3. His voice stopped short as he saw the blade emerge from Desmond's pocket.
       当他看到从德斯蒙德口袋里露出的刀刃时，他突然不吭声了。
11. ADJ 简略的;缩写的;简称的
    If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name.
    1. Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears...
       她的朋友凯斯(凯茜娃的简称)眼泪汪汪。
    2. 'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'.
       O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外体验)的缩略形式。
12. See also: ...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper. short-tempered
13. ADJ-GRADED 说话简短粗暴的;简慢无礼的
    If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry.
    1. She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.
       她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。
14. (尤指在一时找不到厕所的情况下)内急，突然感觉要上厕所
    If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
15. PHRASE 作为简称;作为缩写
    If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name.
    1. Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)...
       我对面是一位名叫贾丝明德(简称杰丝)的女子。
    2. This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.
       这种病情叫做季节性情感失调症，或简称 SAD。
16. PHRASE 缺乏(尤指食物)
    If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need.
    1. Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials.
       有些人可能极不善于理财，因而不得不缺衣少食地将就过活。
17. PHRASE 总之;简而言之
    You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary.
    1. Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging...
       试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之，只要是有挑战性的。
    2. She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.
       她被医生、律师、家庭主妇——总之是一群像她一样的人——所包围着。
18. PHRASE 可以说是;简直;无异于
    You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous.
    1. The results are nothing short of magnificent...
       结果非常不错。
    2. His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.
       他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。
19. 冒傻气的;不聪明的;愚蠢的;不理智的
    If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy.
20. PHRASE 缺乏，缺少(某种优良品质)
    If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have.
    1. He was very short on enthusiasm...
       他太缺乏热情。
    2. The proposals were short on detail.
       这些提议缺少细节。
21. PHRASE 险些(做…)；差点没(做…)
    If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.
    1. He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government...
       他几乎要直言批评政府了。
    2. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.
       这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。
22. PHRASE (因雇主付不起全工时工钱而出现的)短工时，开工不足
    If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full time wage.
    1. Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand...
       因需求量大幅下降，全国的工人都开工不足。
    2. Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working.
       大多数制造商不得不推行短工时工作制。
23. PHRASE 使突然终止;使突然中断
    If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing.
    1. The name on the gate pulled me up short.
       大门上的名字让我突然停了下来。
24. PHRASE 干净利落地处理(或打败);迅速解决
    If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly.
    1. Agassi made short work of his opponent.
       阿加西干净利落地击败了对手。
25. short of breath → see: breath

NOUN USES 名词用法

1. N-PLURAL 短裤
   Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports.
   1. ...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts.
      两名身着色彩艳丽的棉质短裤和T恤衫的女子
2. (男式)内裤，衬裤
   Shorts are men's underpants with short legs.
3. 少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等)
   A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities.
4. (尤指正片放映前的)电影短片
   A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema.

1. My shorts were chafing my thighs
   我的短裤把大腿磨得生疼。
2. Women athletes wear cropped tops and tight shorts.
   女运动员穿着短上衣和紧身短裤。
3. The shorts had blue embroidery over the pockets
   这条短裤的口袋上有蓝色刺绣。
4. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs
   他穿着短裤，露出自己强壮多毛的长腿。
5. Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
   要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。
6. 'Why don't you wear your jogging shorts Mum?' — 'Well, my legs are too skinny, if you must know.'
   “妈妈，为什么不穿你的慢跑短裤呢？”——“哦，如果你非要问的话，因为我的腿太瘦了。”
7. Michael groaned and readjusted his shorts
   迈克尔一边发着牢骚一边整了整自己的短裤。
8. He was wearing a blue silk singlet and boxer shorts.
   他穿着一件蓝色丝绸背心和平脚短裤。
9. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts
   血流得太多，渗透了我的平脚短裤。
10. Raise a few eyebrows by stepping out in these tiny shorts this summer
    今年夏天穿上这条超短裤出门，让别人惊讶去吧。
11. Something was sticking from the pocket of the little man's grimy shorts
    小个子男人脏乎乎的短裤口袋里鼓鼓的，伸出来个什么东西。
12. A short horse wore orange shorts.
    一匹矮马穿着橙色的短裤。
13. This shop sells the latest fashion of shirts and shorts.
    这个店在卖最新流行的衬衫和短裤。
14. Shorts and T-shirts are suitable clothes for this hot weather.
    短裤和T恤是这炎热天气里合适的服装。
15. I'm wearing shorts and sandals.
    我穿了短裤和凉鞋。
16. Men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts.
    男人穿的一种包括绵T恤和短裤的内衣。
17. I wear my sunglasses, shorts and T-shirt.
    我会戴上我的太阳镜，穿上我的短裤和T恤。
18. We can go to the shop which sells fashionable shorts and shirts.
    我们可以去那家卖新潮短裤和衬衫的商店。
19. My favourite season is summer. I often wear my shorts and T-shirt.
    我喜欢的季节是夏季，我经常穿我的衬衫和运动衫。
20. I also had to buy a helmet and bike shorts.
    我也买了安全帽和自行车运动短裤。
21. May I wear my khaki shorts now?
    我现在该换卡其短裤穿了。
22. He put on a yellow T-shirt, yellow shorts and yellow socks.
    他穿上了黄色T恤衫、黄色短裤和黄色袜子。
23. No, wait. Not trousers. He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
    不，等等。不是长裤。他穿着T恤和短裤。
24. She's wearing a shirt, shorts, and shoes.
    她穿着衬衫，短裤和鞋子。
25. The party was casual, so we all wore shorts and T-shirts.
    聚会很随便，所以我们都穿着短裤和T恤。
26. He bought a new pair of shorts.
    他买了一条新的短裤。
27. She wore a T-shirt and white gym shorts.
    她穿了一件t恤和一条白色运动短裤。
28. In summer, I put on my shorts, T-shirt and sandals.
    夏天，我穿短裤、T恤衫和凉鞋。
29. So I wore my tennis shorts, a T-shirt, and sneakers.
    所以我穿了我的网球短裤，T恤衫和运动鞋。
30. I shall wear shorts tomorrow!
    我明天要穿短裤了！

noun

1. underpants worn by men

   Synonym:    drawersunderdrawersboxersboxershorts

2. trousers that end at or above the knee

   Synonym:    short pantstrunks