竞选活动规定为九天也许太短了，但若选区划分之后有三个月的时间，让大家有时间布阵，竞选时间短一些也可以接受。 A nine-day election campaign is far too short. But if there was a three-month break for the parties to map out their strategies, then such a shorter campaigning period would be more acceptable.
一场简短有趣的歌剧。 a short amusing opera.
短暂的沉默。 A short silence ensued.
还有短传， And also short pass.
够短了吗？ Be it short enough?
短重索赔。 Claim for short weight.
截短的，缩短的 Cut short or docked.
短时期。 For a short time.
长有短的触角的蝗虫。 grasshopper with short antennae.
他的铅笔很短。 His pencil is short.
他的裤子短得可笑. His trousers wereludicrously short.
剪短些就行。 I want it short.
够短了吗？ Is it short enough?
发出短的连续的声音。 make short successive sounds.
绳子短了。 The rope fell short.
匆匆写出一篇短篇小说 Dash off a short story
短裙；短发；甲板只有一英尺长；一次投得很近的投掷。 short skirts; short hair; the board was a foot short; a short toss.
近期计划；短期租借；短期信贷。 short-run planning; a short-term lease; short-term credit.
短暂的生命；短程飞行；很短的假期；小故事；仅仅短短的几个月。 a short life; a short flight; a short holiday; a short story; only a few short months.
生存极短时间的事物 A markedly short-lived thing.
陶制短柄烟斗 A short-stemmed clay pipe.
一种短短的紧身上衣。 a short close-fitting coat.
削切击球一记短促向下的击球 A short, downward stroke.
瞌睡短而轻的觉 A short, light sleep.
食物短缺；饥荒 Shortage of food; famine.
严重短缺食物 A critical shortage of food.
饥荒食物严重的，普遍的短缺 A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage.
城市中之住宅短缺 A shortage of housing in the city.
投机商人利用石油短缺大捞一笔 Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.
汽油短缺是由司机罢工引起的。 The gasoline shortage caused by driver's strikes.
西红柿的短缺提高了它的价格。 The shortage of tomatoes kept the prices up.
战争期间常发生粮食短缺现象。 Food shortage often occur in times of war.