shortly /'ʃɒ:tli/
Meaning
English definition
- (adv.) for a short time
- (adv.) at a short distance
Chinese translation
- adv. 不久, 简短, 唐突地
Word details
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Pronunciation
- /'ʃɒ:tli/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.47 · Rare
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