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

• You're shorter than I remembered.
  你比我记忆中矮了点儿。
• One sentence shorter is always better than one sentence longer.
  一个短一点的句子总比一个长一点的句子好。
• 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。
• 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。
• The shorter children are to sit at the front.
  个子矮的孩子坐在前边。
• Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges.
  战术核武器的威力范围较小。
• Increasing unionization led to demands for higher wages and shorter hours.
  随着工会越来越壮大，有了提高工资、缩短工作时间的要求。
• 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。
• A sidereal day is about 4 minutes shorter than a solar day.
  一个恒星日比一个太阳日大约短4分钟。
• 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。