單詞
short-change
['??:t,t?eind?]
基本信息
- vt. 故意少給顧客找錢
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?short-changes;過去式:?short-changed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?short-changing;
中文詞源
short-change 少找錢
short,不足的,change,零錢,找錢。
英文詞源
- short-change (v.)
- also shortchange, "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man, trick, etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.).
雙語例句
- 1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
- 我用短波收音機(jī)收聽最新的戰(zhàn)事新聞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
- 信寫得很短——只是簡單地說了一下他們的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
- 他們在很短的時(shí)間之內(nèi)就大老遠(yuǎn)地趕了過來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.
- 短期資金凈流出額大約為5,000萬英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.
- 我會開車去肖特山看看亞當(dāng)斯夫人。
來自柯林斯例句
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