| 词汇 | shortish |
| 释义 | shortish adjective uk /ˈʃɔː.tɪʃ/ us /ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪʃ/ shortishadjective (DISTANCE)fairly short: 有些短的 She has shortish black hair.她有一头比较短的黑发。 Low, short and shallow a step downidiom ankle-deep brief fubsy knee-high longish low low slung shallow shallowly shallowness short-range shorten shortness squat squatly squatty stumpy sunken unraised shortishadjective (TIME)not long, but not very short: 稍短的，有些短的 "Is it a short film?" "Well, shortish."“那是部短片吗？”“嗯，比较短。” 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 shortness snatched split second transient transiently You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Measuring & weighing Examples of shortishshortish The population of 60 million ensures over a shortish period enough incidents for statistical purposes. Not that he will be left to cope with a plain text, plus perhaps a shortish editorial preface. You can have periods, shortish periods, in which people will not spend at the usual rate, when they think that prices are going to fall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man is fired with the ambition to do well in this business, a shortish interim period will do him no harm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The house next door is let on a repairing lease for a shortish term of years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can fairly easily predict over a shortish period of time what is going to be the energy consumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He wants a shortish statistical summary of needs, accompanied by observations and suggestions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From that point of view a shortish period is probably wise in order to get the review under way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, in the shortish term redundancy payments will be an expensive cost, as they will be in the prison service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find that rather extraordinary for an amendment that deals with some fairly well covered ground and has given rise to another shortish debate on the subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Spire is shortish, but rather tapering, and blunt at the point. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was described as a cheerful, shortish extrovert with a better brain than most people thought he had. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The industry then created many characters which share her traits of pale skin, shortish bluish hair and a quiet personality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The same writer describes the language as futuristic too- sentences incomplete, compressed, abbreviated in a kind of shortish hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The posterior margins of these ganglions are united by a stout, shortish commissure, composed of two or three cords, which, passing below the gullet, form the great oesophageal collar. 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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