shortest

英 ['ʃɔːtɪst] 美 ['ʃɔːtɪst]

• adj. 最短的
• 形容词short的最高级形式.

英英释义

形容词 short:

1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

3. low in stature; not tall

4. not sufficient to meet a need

5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

9. lacking foresight or scope

10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Which river is the shortest among them?
   哪一条河流是它们之中最短的？
2. We will answer you in our shortest time.
   我们会回答你，我们在最短的时间内。

词汇搭配

• The furthest way about is the shortest way home. 绕道路反近,捷径常误...
• The longest way about is the shortest way home. 绕道路反近,捷径常误...