| 词汇 | shortchanged |
| 释义 | shortchanged past participle, past simple ofshortchange shortchange verb[ T ] uk /ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ/ us /ˌʃɔːrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/ to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you: 少找给…零钱 I think I was shortchanged in the café, because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10.我觉得小餐馆少找给我钱了，因为我的钱包里本应该有10英镑，而现在只有5英镑。 to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve: 对…不公平，亏待;克扣，少给…应得的东西 Children who leave school unable to read and write are being tragically shortchanged.那些没学会读书写字就离开学校的孩子是不幸的，他们没有受到应有的教育。 Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power credit limit fund non-contributory outlay overpaid put someone through something put something on your/someone's card put something towards something run to something self-finance spend spent splurge sponsor tipper You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly Treating people or animals badly Examples of shortchangedshortchanged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Inevitably in such a digest some topics get shortchanged. By limiting women's pioneer ' ' achievements ' ' to the social and cultural, she argues, ' ' historians have traditionally shortchanged their accomplishments. Again, one can imagine quite justifiable reasons for such omissions, but again one has to feel shortchanged. In the trade-off (in which it is the classic which is consistently shortchanged), the actor substitutes behaviourism for elegance, contemporary speech patterns for literary constructs, and verisimilitude for period style. However, education was not shortchanged. Is not it a remarkable bit of vandalism that, although there is a surplus of £17 million, our schools are shortchanged? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the very suspicion of being shortchanged on time which often results in prolonging debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are dealing with people who, beyond a shadow of doubt, were shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that we have been shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a real danger that owners and occupiers of land that would be covered by the fast-track procedure will be shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, as the figures work through, people will find that they have been shortchanged again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not one reason why nurses get shortchanged, resulting in an increase lower than the cash limit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first point of principle that must be understood is that service men were shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, for five years those on pensions and benefits have, in effect, been shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He should be if he has been shortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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