"a short life"
"a short flight"
"a short holiday"
"a short story"
"only a few short months"
"short skirts"
"short hair"
"the board was a foot short"
"a short toss"
"he was short and stocky"
"short in stature"
"a short smokestack"
"a little man"
"an inadequate income"
"a poor salary"
"money is short"
"on short rations"
"food is in short supply"
"short on experience"
"a short memory"
"a short sale"
"short in cotton"
"the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
"a light pound"
"a scant cup of sugar"
"regularly gives short weight"
"a short view of the problem"
"shortsighted policies"
"shortsighted critics derided the plan"
"myopic thinking"
"shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"
"a short flaky pie crust"
"try to cultivate a less brusque manner"
"a curt reply"
"the salesgirl was very short with him"
"he stopped suddenly"
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
"the car's axle snapped short"
"he fell short of our expectations"
"She took him up short before he could continue"
"I was caught short"
"he told me curtly to get on with it"
"he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
他找我談某個莫名其妙的計劃,可是,我對此采取十分冷淡的態度。
Gerald tried to borrow another ten pounds from me, but I give him very short shrift.
杰拉爾德想再向我借10英鎊,但我卻對他漠不關心。
安正在街上漫無目標地閑逛,我從街對面叫她,她便停了下來。
He brought the bus up short when the light changed to red.
紅色交通燈一亮,他突然把公交車停住。
The driver pulled the car up short just in time to prevent an accident.
司機及時地突然剎車,避免了一場事故。
他解釋了一半我就把他的話打斷了。
The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.
主席一生病,會議就中斷了。
湯姆叔叔突然停了下來,看了看我。
The professor opened his mouth to say something; but he stopped short.
教授開口說話,但又突然停止了。
He stopped short when he heard his name called.
他聽到有人叫他,就突然停了下來。
The horse stopped short when he heard my voice.
那匹馬一聽見我的聲音就突然停了下來。 stop sb/sth short
Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.
這輛汽車突然剎車使公路上的汽車排成長龍。
Your attitude is little short of being ridiculous.
句中(zhong)的(de)being做的(de)是of的(de)賓語,有(you)時可省略。
誤 The fellow is rather short in height.
正 The fellow is rather short.
析 short本身(shen)可(ke)表示“身(shen)材矮小”,無需加in height。
誤 He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's low.
正 He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's short.
析 表(biao)示“身體矮小(xiao)”用short,不用low。
誤 “Lab” is short of “laboratory”.
正 “Lab” is short for “laboratory”.
析 be short of意為“缺乏…”; 要表(biao)達“是…的(de)簡寫”,應說be short for。
誤 They are running shortly of gasoline.
正 They are running short of gasoline.
析 表(biao)示“缺少…”“快用完…”可說run short of, run在此為系動(dong)詞,故(gu)不說run shortly of。
誤 The supply of oil is running short of.
正 The supply of oil is running short.
誤 Our money is running short of.
正 Our money is running short.
析 “(某物)快用完”或“變(bian)得不夠用”可以用sth run short的(de)結構,這里作主語的(de)是物,不是人(ren)。如果用人(ren)作主語,則用 sb run short of sth 的(de)結構,作“(某人(ren))缺…”解。
誤 The poem is short to learn by heart.
正 The poem is short enough to learn by heart.
誤 Our vacation is short to take for a journey.
正 Our vacation is too short to take for a journey.
析 在short后接主動形式(shi)的(de)不定式(shi)表(biao)示被(bei)動意義時,它(ta)的(de)后面(mian)(mian)必須加enough,或者在它(ta)前面(mian)(mian)加too。
誤 The goods are in a short supply.
正 The goods are in short supply.
誤 Difficult to buy china cups, they are in a very short supply.
正 Difficult to buy china cups, they are in very short supply.
析 “(某(mou)種商品)供(gong)應不足”“不夠(gou)用(yong)”習慣用(yong)be in short supply,中(zhong)間不加任(ren)何冠詞; 但可以在short前(qian)加程度副詞very,表示“供(gong)應非(fei)常不足”。
誤 He was very short to me yesterday.
正 He was very short with me yesterday.
誤 He was so short to me that I felt hurt.
正 He was so short with me that I felt hurt.
析 “對…無禮或怠(dai)慢”,應該說be short with...,其中介詞 with不能改用 to。
誤 In a short, society must be reorganized.
正 In short, society must be reorganized.
析 in short是習慣(guan)用法, short前不加(jia)任何(he)冠詞。
誤 In short word, we must get well prepared.
正 In short, we must get well prepared.
析 “總之”“簡言之”用in short表示,這里short是名(ming)詞,不能再加(jia)word。
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