shortness

英 [ˈʃɔːtnəs]

美 [ˈʃɔrtnəs]

n.  不足; 短小

化学

BNC.22104 / COCA.19017

英英释义

noun

• an abrupt discourteous manner
  Synonym:abruptnessbrusquenesscurtnessgruffness
• the property of being shorter than average stature
• the property of being of short temporal extent
  1. the shortness of air travel time
• the property of being of short spatial extent
  1. the shortness of the Channel crossing
• the property of being truncated or short
  Synonym:truncation
• the condition of being short of something
  1. there was no shortness of money
  2. can cause shortness of breath

双语例句

• He was extremely sorry for the shortness of time.
  他对时间不足感到十分抱歉。
• I repine at the shortness of life, and envy the great river its eternal course.
  哀我生之须臾，羡长江之无穷。
• They might experience a burning sensation, increased heart rate, shortness of breath and headaches.
  他们可能有燃烧的感觉，心跳加快，呼吸短促还有头疼的症状。
• I often feel faint, cold feet, shortness of breath and numbness in my legs.
  常觉得头晕，脚冷，呼吸不顺，腿还发麻。
• Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.
  亚历克斯对帕梅拉的简慢语气很生气。
• In the eighth chapter, the advantages, shortness and application conditions of two types Systems are discussed.
  文中在第八章还讨论了两种系统的各自优缺点和实施环境与条件。
• Instead of feeling better, her shortness of breath got worse-signalling a problem.
  但她的呼吸短促更严重了，而不是感觉更好？这说明有问题。
• It takes two department heads to treat shortness of breath?
  要两个部门的头头来治疗呼吸短促？
• Symptoms of heart failure include shortness of breath and tiredness.
  心衰的症状包括气短、乏力、下肢水肿、腹水、颈静脉怒张。
• For example, medicines that help dilate major air passages of the lungs can improve shortness of breath.
  例如，帮助扩张肺部主要气道的药品能够改善呼吸困难。