短

short

lack

owe

短[duǎn]

-（空间、时间两端之间的距离小）short;brief:
Inwinterthedaysareshortandthenightslong.冬季日短夜长。
Thecoatisalittleshortinthesleeves.那外衣的袖子稍短了些。
-（缺少;欠）lack;owe:
donotowehimmoney;不短他钱
lacksoundargument;理短
-（缺点）weakpoint;fault:
shieldashortcomingorfault;护短
pickonsb.'sweakness;揭人的短儿
-（姓氏）asurname:
DuanZhong短仲

这条裤子被改成了短裤。
This pair of pants was converted into shorts.

他的头发已剪短了。
His hair has been cut short.

干旱少雨使原本就很严重的粮食短缺问题更加严重。
The lack of rain aggravated the already serious shortage of food.

我们电影放映中途做了短暂的休息。
We had a short intermission halfway through a film.

为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。
It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.

因为她头发短，所以没有束发夹。
She has no hairpin because her hair is short.

鹪鹩是一种短翼的鸣禽。
A wren is a kind of short-winged songbird.

短发又开始流行起来了。
Short hair came back into vogue.

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