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

• The thermal radiation of shorter wavelengths than the visible are called ultraviolet.
  波长短于可见光的辐射称紫外线。
• A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.
  附信不应超过一页，通常来说，一封相对非常简短的信就足够了。
• 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。
• The days get longer and the nights get shorter.
  白天变长了，黑夜变短了。
• One sentence shorter is always better than one sentence longer.
  一个短一点的句子总比一个长一点的句子好。
• 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。
• This code is not only shorter but it's also easier to understand and more efficient.
  该代码不仅更短，而且也更容易理解和高效。
• The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
  这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。
• 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。
• Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.
  蓝光的波长比红光的短。