short

• His hair was gray and he was short and fat .
  他头发灰白，长得又矮又胖。
• In summer the days are long and the nights short .
  夏季昼长夜短。
• He had been short of exercise for a long time .
  他长期缺乏锻炼。
• The allowance of fresh butter was short .
  新鲜黄油的分配量不足。
• Evans wrote me a short note from shanghai .
  埃文斯从上海给我写了封短简。
• The little boy came home with short skips .
  那个小男孩边走边跳地回了家。
• He's never been short of breath on exertion .
  他在用力时从来没有气短过。
• The old child may use a bib with short ties .
  较大的幼儿可用短带的围嘴。
• There is no way to cover a short position .
  没法子再补进空头了。
• He was handicapped by his short stature .
  他是因为个头小吃亏了。