短

短 [duǎn] 形

1. ■ （空间、时间两端之间的距离小） short; brief:

冬季日短夜长。 In winter the days are short and the nights long.

那外衣的袖子稍短了些。 The coat is a little short in the sleeves.

他说话简短。 He is brief of speech.

我给他写了封短信。 I dropped him a few lines.

这条路最短。 This is the shortest way.

动

1. ■ （缺少; 欠） lack; owe:

不短他钱 do not owe him money;

理短 lack sound argument;

别人都来了， 就短他一个。 All the others are here; he's the only one missing.

名

1. ■ （缺点） weak point; fault:

护短 shield a shortcoming or fault;

揭人的短儿 pick on sb.'s weakness;

说长道短 gossip

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

短仲 Duan Zhong