short-change
['ʃɔ:t,tʃeindʒ]
- vt. 故意少给顾客找钱
英英释义
- 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
实用场景例句
- I think I've been short-changed at the bar.
- 我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。
牛津词典
- The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
- 收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.
- 实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Be careful in that shop — they have a habit of short change.
- 小心那家商店——他们总是会少找钱.
《简明英汉词典》
- The naughty little boy was given short change by his relatives.
- 那调皮的小男孩没能得到他亲戚很好的关照.
期刊摘选
中文词源
short-change 少找钱
short,不足的，change,零钱，找钱。
双语例句
- 1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
- 我用短波收音机收听最新的战事新闻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
- 信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
- 他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.
- 短期资金净流出额大约为5,000万英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.
- 我会开车去肖特山看看亚当斯夫人。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- short-change (v.)
- also shortchange, "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man, trick, etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.).
词态变化
第三人称单数: short-changes;过去式: short-changed;现在分词: short-changing;