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

• 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。
• Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.
  自动化会使工作周缩短，也更为灵活。
• Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges.
  战术核武器的威力范围较小。
• I will strive for a shorter distortion at this time.
  这一次，我会努力使扭曲减少。
• The days get longer and the nights get shorter.
  白天变长了，黑夜变短了。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。
• 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。
• Nope. He's too short. He's an inch shorter.
  不，他太矮了，他比玛丽.贝思矮了一英寸。
• The shorter children are to sit at the front.
  个子矮的孩子坐在前边。
• The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。