| 词汇 | short-and-sweet |
| 释义 | short and sweetidiom informal surprisingly short in a way that is pleasing: 短且令人高兴的 This morning's meeting was short and sweet.今天早上的会很短很棒。 continuing for less time than usual shortHe received a short jail sentence. quickI need to make a quick phone call - I'll be right back. briefWe had a brief chat this morning. short and sweetThe business meeting was short and sweet. momentaryIt was just a momentary lapse in judgment - I won't do it again. Short in time abbreviated at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom awhile be short noticeidiom bite-sized blink bout brief dose in small dosesidiom in the blink of an eyeidiom instant jiffy mayfly minute snatched split second transient transiently trice Examples of short and sweetshort and sweet The common phrase 'shortandsweet' was used on a number of occasions. His contribution was shortandsweet but at this stage most of the talking has been done. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I look forward to some interesting, shortandsweet debates on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall try to be shortandsweet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hope that on many occasions we shall hear them in speeches so shortandsweet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report is concise, shortandsweet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It's shortandsweet, with no time or need for more complex instrumentation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The film is shortandsweet with a good heart. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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