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

• 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。
• The days get shorter after the Summer Solstice.
  过了夏至，天就开始变短。
• The days get longer and the nights get shorter.
  白天变长了，黑夜变短了。
• Meanwhile, in the control group telomeres generally were shorter than they had been six months before.
  与此同时，控制组志愿者的端粒总体来说比六个月前更短了。
• The shorter children are to sit at the front.
  个子矮的孩子坐在前边。
• Traditional PCs require more power and cooling than thin clients and have a shorter lifespan.
  与瘦客户机相比，传统的PC需要更多的电力和更强的冷却系统，寿命更短。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bess was self-conscious about being shorter than her two friends.
  贝丝因比她的两个朋友个子都矮而感到很不自在。
• We would rather have less pay and shorter hours than have better pay and longer hours.
  我们宁可薪水少而工作时间短，也不愿薪水高工作时间长。