| 成句・複合語： |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| animated short n | (short animated film) | 短編アニメ 名
HHiraganaたんぺんあにめ |
| cut short vtr | (interrupt, finish prematurely) (予定など) | ～を切り上げる、～を途中でやめる 他動
HHiragana～をきりあげる、～をとちゅうでやめる |
| The sprained ankle caused us to cut short the vacation. |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) (目標に) | 届かない、達成できない 動詞句
HHiraganaとどかない、たっせいできない |
| The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short vi | (not be sufficient) | （目標、期待、水準などに）及ばない、達しない、不十分である 自動
HHiragana（もくひょう、きたい、すいじゅんなどに）およばない、たっしない、ふじゅうぶんである |
| I fell short in my sales numbers, so I need to work harder. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | 短期間、少しの間 副
HHiraganaたんきかん、すこしのあいだ |
| He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | 略して 副
HHiraganaりゃくして |
| The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| hold short v expr | (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (飛行機) | 手前で停止せよ
HHiraganaてまえでていしせよ |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | まもなく 副
HHiraganaまもなく |
| I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | 近いうちに 表
HHiraganaちかいうちに |
| In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | まもなく 副
HHiraganaまもなく |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | 近いうちに 副
HHiraganaちかいうちに |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | 簡潔に言えば、要するに 副
HHiraganaかんけつにいえば、ようするに |
| In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | 急いで、すぐに 副
HHiraganaいそいで、すぐに |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | 簡単な［簡潔な］答え 名
HHiraganaかんたんな［かんけつな］こたえ |
| Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| 彼は家族とうまくやっているかい？簡潔に答えるといいえだね。 |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | ショート、短絡 名
HHiraganaしょーと、たんらく |
| short description n | (brief account) | 簡潔な記述 名
HHiraganaかんけつなきじゅつ |
| Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | 短距離、すぐそこ 名
HHiraganaたんきょり、すぐそこ |
| (比喩) | 目と鼻の先 名
HHiraganaめとはなのさき |
| The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | ショートヘア、短い髪型 名
HHiraganaしょーとへあ、みじかいかみがた |
| Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) | 物忘れ 名
HHiraganaものわすれ |
| I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| 私は人の名前を忘れやすい。 |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | 短期記億 名
HHiraganaたんききおく |
| short notice n | (little warning) | 急な［緊急の、突然の、間際になってからの］知らせ［告知、通知、通達］ 名
HHiraganaきゅうな［きんきゅうの、とつぜんの、まぎわになってからの］しらせ［こくち、つうち、つうたつ］ |
| Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | ...以外は 表
HHiragana...いがいは |
| Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | …する以外には 表
HHiragana…するいがいには |
| Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) (比喩、日用品など) | ～が切れている 動詞句
HHiragana～がきれている |
～が足りない 動詞句
HHiragana～がたりない |
| I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) (衣類) | ショートパンツ、短パン 名
HHiraganaしょーとぱんつ、たんぱん |
| The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| その時の天気は短パンを履くには寒すぎた。 |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) (時間) | 短期 名
HHiraganaたんき |
| The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) (衣類) | ショートパンツ、ホットパンツ 名
HHiraganaしょーとぱんつ、ほっとぱんつ |
| I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) (衣類) | ミニスカート 名
HHiraganaみにすかーと |
| Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) (文学) | 短編小説 名
HHiraganaたんぺんしょうせつ |
| He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | 短編小説家 名
HHiraganaたんぺんしょうせつか |
| Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| エドガーアランポーは19世紀の有名なアメリカ人短編小説家だ。 |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | 短期間の 形
HHiraganaたんきかんの |
| My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| short time n | (brief period) | 短期間、短い間 名
HHiraganaたんきかん、みじかいあいだ |
| During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | 操業短縮 名
HHiraganaそうぎょうたんしゅく |
| short version n | (abridged or condensed form) | 簡略版、縮約版、簡易版 名
HHiraganaかんりゃくばん、しゅくやくばん、かんいばん |
要約版、概略版 名
HHiraganaようやくばん、がいりゃくばん |
| This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. |
| short version n | informal (concise account) | 簡潔な説明、簡単な説明 名
HHiraganaかんけつなせつめい、かんたんなせつめい |
| I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. |
| short way n | (little distance) | 少しの距離、短い距離 名
HHiraganaすこしのきょり、みじかいきょり |
| It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | ショートする、短絡する 自動
HHiraganaしょーとする、たんらくする |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | ～をショートさせる、～を短絡させる 動詞句
HHiragana～をしょーとさせる、～をたんらくさせる |
| The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | 端折る、カットする、飛ばす 他動
HHiraganaはしょる、かっとする、とばす |
| The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) | ～をダメにする、～をおじゃんにする 動詞句
HHiragana～をだめにする、～をおじゃんにする |
| Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-haired adj | (having short hair) | 髪の短い 形
HHiraganaかみのみじかい |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | 短命な、寿命の短い 形
HHiraganaたんめいな、じゅみょうのみじかい |
束の間の、長続きしない 形
HHiraganaつかのまの、ながつづきしない |
| The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| short-run adj | (short period of time) | 短期的な 形
HHiraganaたんきてきな |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | 袖の短い 形
HHiraganaそでのみじかい |
| (服飾) | 短袖の 連体句
HHiraganaたんそでの |
| Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | 短気な、気の早い、気の短い 形
HHiraganaたんきな、きのはやい、きのみじかい |
| I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
| short-term memory n | (capacity for recall over a brief period) (心理学) | 短期間記憶 名
HHiraganaたんきかんきおく |
| His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. |
| 彼の短期間記憶は、80歳になったら不安定になり始めた。 |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth]) | ～をだます 他動
HHiragana～をだます |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) | ショートクラスト 名
HHiraganaしょーとくらすと |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | 端折る 他動
HHiraganaはしょる |
| Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| この段階を端折ってはいけないよ。うまくいかなくなるから。 |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) | 近道する 自動
HHiraganaちかみちする |
| This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | 人手不足の 連体句
HHiraganaひとでぶそくの |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | US, Can (sports team: lacking players) (スポーツ) | 人数不足の 連体句
HHiraganaにんずうぶそくの |
shortlist,
short-list,
short list n | (list: chosen finalists) | 選抜候補リスト 名
HHiraganaせんばつこうほりすと |
| The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) | 近眼 名
HHiraganaきんがん |
| The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) | 目先のことしか考えない、先見の明のない 形
HHiraganaめさきのことしかかんがえない、せんけんのめいのない |
| Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
| 温室効果ガスを排出する会社の税を減らす法案を可決する議会は先見の明がない。 |
short-sightedness (UK),
nearsightedness (US) n | (vision clear at short distance only) | 近視、近眼 名 |
short-sightedness (UK),
shortsightedness (US) n | figurative (inability to plan long-term) | 浅はかさ、浅慮、近視眼 名 |
thick as two short planks,
as thick as two short planks expr | UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid) | おつむが弱い、頭が弱い、頭が悪い 形
HHiraganaおつむがよわい、あたまがよわい、あたまがわるい |
ton,
short ton n | US (907 kg) (重量単位) | トン 、 小トン 、 ショートトン 名
HHiraganaとん 、 しょうとん 、 しょーととん |
| The builder ordered a ton of gravel. |
| too short adj | (not long enough) | 短すぎる 形
HHiraganaみじかすぎる |
| Your essay was too short for the exam standards. |
| too short adj | (not tall enough) | 低すぎる 形
HHiraganaひくすぎる |
| He was too short to join the basketball team. |
| very short adj | (extremely brief) (時間) | ごくわずかな、あっという間の 形
HHiraganaごくわずかな、あっというまの |
| Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short. |
| very short adj | (not tall) (高さ) | とても低い 形
HHiraganaとてもひくい |
| He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short. |
| very short adv | (abrupt, rude) | 急に、またたく間に 副
HHiraganaきゅうに、またたくまに |
| She must be mad at me since she was very short with me when I asked her how she was. |
