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

• A cape is similar to a cloak, but it is usually shorter.
  披肩同斗篷相似，但通常更短些。
• 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。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。
• What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays.
  让我不安的是现在杂志文章都短多了。
• The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
  这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。
• When the journey may have been shorter and easier.
  那时候的旅程应该会是较短和较容易。
• 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。
• The shorter children are to sit at the front.
  个子矮的孩子坐在前边。
• 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。
• Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges.
  战术核武器的威力范围较小。