shortness
英 [ʃɔ:tnəs] 美 [ʃɔtnəs]

n.

短小；简略；不足；没礼貌

英英释义

shortness[ 'ʃɔ:tnis ]

• n.
  • the property of being of short spatial extent

    "the shortness of the Channel crossing"

  • the condition of being short of something

    "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"

  • the property of being truncated or short

    同义词：truncation

  • the property of being of short temporal extent

    "the shortness of air travel time"

  • the property of being shorter than average stature
  • an abrupt discourteous manner

    同义词：abruptnessbrusquenesscurtnessgruffness

词组短语

shortness of breath气促；呼吸浅短

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He was extremely sorry for the shortness of time.
   他对时间不足感到十分抱歉。
2. Some women don't have typical symptoms like chest pains, she said, but may have pain lower in their bodies or severe shortness of breath.
   有些女性没有心脏疼痛等病征，但在身体深处有疼痛感，或严重呼吸不足。

权威例句

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On shortness exponents of families of graphs
Mesomelic limb shortness: a previously unreported autosomal recessive type.
Suppression of Surface Hot Shortness due to Cu in Recycled Steels
Mental retardation with pterygia, shortness and distinct facial appearance A new MCA/MR syndrome
Height stereotypes of women and men: The liabilities of shortness for both sexes.
Pessimism correlates with leukocyte telomere shortness and elevated interleukin-6 in post-menopausal women
An autosomal dominant syndrome of short stature with mesomelic shortness of limbs, abnormal carpal and tarsal bones, hypoplastic mid...