short /ʃɒ:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
• (adj.) primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
• (adj.) (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

Chinese translation

• a. 短的, 近的, 矮的, 短期的, 简短的, 少量的
• adv. 简短地, 突然
• n. 扼要, 短片, 缺乏

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/ʃɒ:t/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.33 · Common

Word forms

shorting, shorted, shorts, shorter, shortest

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shorts · shortly · shore · shortage · shorten · shortcut · shorthand · shortfall

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