shorter

英 [ˈʃɔːtə]

美 [ˈʃɔrtər]

adv.  缺少; 不足; 未达到; 不及; 中间(打断); 过早地(终止)
adj.  短的; 个子矮的; 短期的; 短暂的
short的比较级

双语例句

• We would rather have less pay and shorter hours than have better pay and longer hours.
  我们宁可薪水少而工作时间短，也不愿薪水高工作时间长。
• What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays.
  让我不安的是现在杂志文章都短多了。
• Bess was self-conscious about being shorter than her two friends.
  贝丝因比她的两个朋友个子都矮而感到很不自在。
• The thermal radiation of shorter wavelengths than the visible are called ultraviolet.
  波长短于可见光的辐射称紫外线。
• The shorter children are to sit at the front.
  个子矮的孩子坐在前边。
• The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
• This code is not only shorter but it's also easier to understand and more efficient.
  该代码不仅更短，而且也更容易理解和高效。
• Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in his favour
  今天距离稍短的赛跑可能会对他占据优势大有助益。
• A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.
  附信不应超过一页，通常来说，一封相对非常简短的信就足够了。
• Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.
  自动化会使工作周缩短，也更为灵活。