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

• 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。
• 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。
• The days get shorter after the Summer Solstice.
  过了夏至，天就开始变短。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。
• Nope. He's too short. He's an inch shorter.
  不，他太矮了，他比玛丽.贝思矮了一英寸。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。