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

• 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。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。
• 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。
• You're shorter than I remembered.
  你比我记忆中矮了点儿。
• Similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs.
  和香兰相似，但花较小、茎和花距较短。
• 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。
• Traditional PCs require more power and cooling than thin clients and have a shorter lifespan.
  与瘦客户机相比，传统的PC需要更多的电力和更强的冷却系统，寿命更短。
• The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
  这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。
• 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。