short out
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- out adv.出;在外;完prep.向外;在外面v.出来;暴露;驱逐;熄灭;伸出;公开…的同性恋身份
- short adj.短的;矮的;短期的;短缺的;简略的;粗暴无礼的;[语]短音的adv.缺少;未达到;半中间(打断);过早地(终止)n.烈酒;电影短片;[电]短路v.(使)短路
用作动词 (v.)
- A short circuit put the machine out of action.
短路使机器停转。
- Even a short walk exhausted her.
即使走一段短路,她也疲惫不堪了。
- The petticoat becomes short at the moment when nudity becomes indecent.
恰恰是在赤脚露腿有碍观瞻的时候裙子变短了。
- But Mr Spitzer still has his work cut out.
不过斯皮策还有更进一步缩减开支的计划。
- The speech was clipped short by a cry from the audience.
演讲因为听众的尖叫而被缩减。