误The fellow is rather short in height.
正The fellow is rather short.
析short本身可表示“身材矮小”,无需加in height。
他患了一种因自己身材矮小而产生的自卑情结症。误He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's low.
正He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's short.
析表示“身体矮小”用short,不用low。
Lab是laboratory的缩略形式。误“Lab” is short of “laboratory”.
正“Lab” is short for “laboratory”.
析be short of意为“缺乏…”; 要表达“是…的简写”,应说be short for。
他们的汽油快用完了。误They are running shortly of gasoline.
正They are running short of gasoline.
析表示“缺少…”“快用完…”可说run short of, run在此为系动词,故不说run shortly of。
油的供应短缺了。误The supply of oil is running short of.
正The supply of oil is running short.
我们的钱快用完了。误Our money is running short of.
正Our money is running short.
析“(某物)快用完”或“变得不够用”可以用sth run short的结构,这里作主语的是物,不是人。如果用人作主语,则用 sb run short of sth 的结构,作“(某人)缺…”解。
这首诗很短,可以背诵下来。误The poem is short to learn by heart.
正The poem is short enough to learn by heart.
我们的假期太短了,不能用作旅行。误Our vacation is short to take for a journey.
正Our vacation is too short to take for a journey.
析在short后接主动形式的不定式表示被动意义时,它的后面必须加enough,或者在它前面加too。
商品供应不足。误The goods are in a short supply.
正The goods are in short supply.
很难买到瓷茶杯,供应非常不足。误Difficult to buy china cups, they are in a very short supply.
正Difficult to buy china cups, they are in very short supply.
析“(某种商品)供应不足”“不够用”习惯用be in short supply,中间不加任何冠词; 但可以在short前加程度副词very,表示“供应非常不足”。
昨天他对我非常无礼。误He was very short to me yesterday.
正He was very short with me yesterday.
他对我如此粗鲁,以至于我的自尊心受到了伤害。误He was so short to me that I felt hurt.
正He was so short with me that I felt hurt.
析“对…无礼或怠慢”,应该说be short with...,其中介词 with不能改用 to。
误In a short, society must be reorganized.
正In short, society must be reorganized.
析in short是习惯用法, short前不加任何冠词。
总而言之,我们要作好充分准备。误In short word, we must get well prepared.
正In short, we must get well prepared.
析“总之”“简言之”用in short表示,这里short是名词,不能再加word。
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