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。
• Meanwhile, in the control group telomeres generally were shorter than they had been six months before.
  与此同时，控制组志愿者的端粒总体来说比六个月前更短了。
• 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。
• Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges.
  战术核武器的威力范围较小。
• The articles are noticeably shorter with strong headlines and graphics
  这些文章明显短了许多，并且配上了醒目的标题和图表。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。
• Setting this attribute lower or higher makes sort keys shorter or longer, respectively.
  将这个属性设置得更低或更高会分别使排序键变短或变长。
• 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。