shortness

英 [ˈʃɔːtnəs]

美 [ˈʃɔrtnəs]

n.  不足; 短小

化学

BNC.22104 / COCA.19017

英英释义

noun

• an abrupt discourteous manner
  Synonym:abruptnessbrusquenesscurtnessgruffness
• the property of being shorter than average stature
• the property of being of short temporal extent
  1. the shortness of air travel time
• the property of being of short spatial extent
  1. the shortness of the Channel crossing
• the property of being truncated or short
  Synonym:truncation
• the condition of being short of something
  1. there was no shortness of money
  2. can cause shortness of breath

双语例句

• Women are more likely to have shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and back or jaw pain.
  妇女更易发生气短、恶心、呕吐，以及背部或颌部疼痛。
• Other reactions include stomach pains, sickness, diarrhea and shortness of breath.
  他在用力时从来没有气短过。1其它反应还有胃痛、恶心、腹泻和气短。
• I often feel faint, cold feet, shortness of breath and numbness in my legs.
  常觉得头晕，脚冷，呼吸不顺，腿还发麻。
• Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.
  亚历克斯对帕梅拉的简慢语气很生气。
• Women are more likely than men to experience vague symptoms such as shortness of breath or back pain.
  与男人相比，女人更可能会出现一些模糊的症状，比如呼吸短促和后背疼痛。
• Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped.
  任何导致呼吸出现困难的锻炼都应停止。
• Shortness of breath may occur with or before chest discomfort.
  呼吸急促在胸部不适时或不适之前发生。
• Asbestosis can cause severe shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, and lead to heart problems.
  石棉可导致严重气促，疲倦，胸痛，并导致心脏问题。
• On further questioning, he denies having weight loss, hemoptysis, or shortness of breath.
  进一步询问，患者否认消瘦、咯血和气短。
• Instead of feeling better, her shortness of breath got worse-signalling a problem.
  但她的呼吸短促更严重了，而不是感觉更好？这说明有问题。