• 基础释义
• 例句
• 四级真题

• Jack is shorter than Tom by a head. 杰克比汤姆矮一头。
• Very small tortoises must be given a shorter, carefully controlled hibernation. 非常小的龟龟需要短期的, 非常小心控制下的冬眠.
• Shorter hemlines are back in this season. 本季又重新时兴较短的衣裙。
• The horse's strides are shorter than in the other canters, without losing elasticity and cadence. 马的步幅比其他几种跑步较短, 但却不失弹性与弹力.
• This concept is well known to programmers, who recognize that better algorithms are clearer and shorter. 程序员们应当十分熟悉简约的概念, 他们知道好算法往往更简短且更清楚.
• To detect shorter wavelengths, astronomers must put instruments above the earth's atmosphere. 要探测到更短的波长, 天文学家们就必须把仪器送到地球大气层以外去.
• Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎,这个季节的裙圈比较宽大,裙裾却短一些.
• One can appear to be about two inches shorter by practicing a slouch. 装成没精打采的样子,可以使自己看起来矮两英寸.
• Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges. 战术核武器的威力范围较小。
• Toads have shorter legs and are generally clumsier than frogs. 蟾蜍的腿比青蛙短,而且通常比青蛙丑.

They wanted to work shorter hours.
出自-2011年6月听力原文